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Originally Posted by Cleveland Steam Whistle
Why would anyone want Wideman gone in the offseason? I'm all on board if it's to free up room to bring in a player we desparetly need (I.e. Top 6 winger to round us out), but I doubt that's likely. If that isn't the case, then why have cap space for the sake of it.
Wideman's trade value is at an all time low right now. Flames are better off hoping he bounces back even just a little and get more value at the deadline or mid season. No reason to rush out the door unless we have immediate need for the cap space.
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The reason why Wideman's value is low is because he's not a good hockey player. We have better options for his ice-time. Keeping Wideman could potentially cost us Nakladal and Wotherspoon. Lots of reasons to move Wideman that don't involve cap hit.