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Originally Posted by StrykerSteve
Buying Wideman out also gives away an asset you could have otherwise traded at next year's deadline. I don't see a buyout happening.
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I would have agreed until the Brooks article, that changes everything if true.
I had it in my head that Wideman to any team trading for him this summer could be flipped into the market again at the deadline for a 2nd round pick (estimate).
But if he harms the acquiring team's ability to protect a defenseman than his value has plummeted significantly.
Knowing Treliving, he'll look at protected lists of all of the other 29 teams and then offer to deal them Wideman 50% salary retained for like a 5th round pick and move him.
Then there's no cap issue next year, and less of an overall hit.