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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
I'd rather trade Wideman for picks and clear his cap hit out altogether.
As for getting a RWer with size and grit, I'd look to add Chris Stewart on a cheap one year deal.
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Yeah but I don't think that's happening. If it is, the Flames are retaining salary. And that means there's an extra 2.5M in dead money on the blue line that already includes $7m in dead weight in Smid/Engelland (contracts, not to disparage their heart or effort). If they couldn't deal Wideman after last year, the suspension and the season ending injury won't help his value.
If Treliving turns Wideman into Iginla, at least the money is redistributed to a position of need without tying us to another larger long term pact.