21-24-3 w/ Wideman - 45 pts in 48 games; 0.469 pt%
7-10-2 w/o Wideman 16 pts in 19 games; 0.421 pt%
9-9-1 in the 19 games before the suspension (13-9-1 if I cherry pick to the start of the win streak on Dec. 1). Our 7 game win streak occurred with Wideman in the lineup. Our 7 game winless streak (1 OTL) happened w/o Wideman. 5 games into Wideman's suspension the Flames went on a 1-9-1 stretch.
Is it likely the Flames' fortunes would have been any different if it were an IMO reasonable 5 game suspension? Probably not, but we'll never know.
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