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Originally Posted by Calgary4LIfe
I think being a non-playoff team allows an organization to really get a better sense of what they have in the pipe before you lose a player to waivers because there were no good times to really see what someone brought.
I am starting to think that the Flames won't wait for next year's deadline to move Wideman. Good chance he goes in the off-season - though the return likewise probably won't be much. With Nakladal, Wotherspoon and Jokipakka (all small sample sizes - especially Jokipakka) all looking like at least legitimate bottom-pairing but dependable defenders, you can make the move now.
What makes me really interested, is how good is Kylington right now? He was playing top-pairing and looking good in the AHL doing so alongside Nakladal (though Nakladal was definitely leading that pairing). He was ahead of Wotherspoon in the lineup. Considering how well Wotherspoon has come in an played, that's pretty impressive.
Wotherspoon seemed like such a more mature and consistent guy out there than his other call-ups. I think he was trying to generate too much his first time out. Well, I think he was trying to be too safe his first time in the NHL, and then tried to generate too much. This time around, he just seemed like a smart guy out there that didn't put himself into dangerous situations, but would recognize a good opportunity to generate offence and he wouldn't hesitate. I really liked what I saw from him, and to be quite honest, I was very close to writing him off. Good to see!
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Yeah, they were talking about this on the FAN this morning and I agree - it's probably best to just move on. Move him in the summer, for whatever you can, and just move on.
With Engelland, Smid (maybe), Nakladal, Jokipakka, and Wotherspoon and Kulak knocking on the door, there are more than enough bodies for the 4-7 spots.