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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
Providing the owners are okay with paying Wideman $5.25 million not to play for them which is no sure thing.
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It would actually be less than that and it would help them protect another asset because unforseeable events (expansion and NMCs) have forced their hand. I'm assuming the owners aren't that stupid and would buyout Wideman if it meant protecting a player that is important to the team. Honestly if they are that stubborn where they won't buyout a guy if it got to that point, we're probably screwed as Flames fans because that would mean we have the dumbest owners in the NHL. You're paying $5.25m for him to be inconsequential to winning for one year just so he can cost us a player management would rather not lose for nothing? Might as well pay him $3m over two years to go away and save us the asset. $5m VS $3m to save an asset. Not really a tough call IMO, especially when the cheaper path helps the team. Who cares if Wideman is physically here or not? Think of of him as a sunk cost and pick the choice that makes the team better.