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Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus
You really think playoff teams would have been itching to add him to their playoff rosters even if that was the case?
Players like Hamhuis were barely even in demand as it was and Wideman isn't even in the same league. Someone with as many holes in his game as Wideman is certainly not going to improve a top teams depth as they are probably already full with similar cheaper and younger options.
The owners can most definitely afford the salary and we all got to see what some of our younger players can do because of it. If we lost out on a D level prospect or were unable to absorb some washed up face punchers contract in the process it's probably a saving grace.
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Hamhuis was in demand, he just had a NTC that limited what Van could do. If Wideman was around I could see him bringing back a similar package as John Michael Liles or Justin Schultz.