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Originally Posted by Vinny01
Agree that Wideman has to go and agree that no team takes on that cap hit without the Flames sweetening the pot substantially. If Smid goes and Russell is brought in then there is likely not much of a chance that a guy like Spoon cracks the roster.
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I just can't see it. THe flames would have been better off buying out Wideman if this was their plan. If Wideman sits in the pressbox most of the year then his trade value is zero. The only reason they didn't buy him out was that they thought they could get an asset for him at trade deadline.