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Originally Posted by Dogbert
- Nobody is trading for Raymond, Bollig, Wideman, Smid, or Engelland, unless we take back a contract that's just as bad. Might as well play the lot of them, see if they can show something, trade them at the deadline if they do, or let them walk next summer if they don't.
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Same old tired lines. Guess what? Engelland has tremendous value. Guy played at or above expectations this year. GM's love veteran defensemen more than your average fan. GM's value physical, stay at home defensemen far above your average fan. I have no doubt teams called asking about Engelland at the deadline and I have no doubt if Treliving wanted to shop him this summer he'd get good value back for Engelland.
Wideman also has value. He's a proven veteran top 4 defenseman who is a right shot and can play the power play. Market value for that is 5 million+. GM's know this and aren't afraid to pay market value for defensemen. You see it every July 1st. Fans sit back and say, OMG overpayment, wow overpayments. They do it at the trade deadline too. OMG that team just overpaid huge for a veteran depth defenseman! What does this tell us? That fans are underrating both their market salaries and their trade value! Wideman to many of us appears overpaid and therefore unmoveable. Wideman to a GM in need of a veteran top 4 defenseman who is a right shooter and can play the power play looks like he's paid market value and will probably cost something to acquire.
I have no doubt Treliving will be moving Wideman this summer. His salary doesn't make sense in our structure because we have better, young options ahead of him. There's teams out there that can use him where his salary will fit his role better.