Even when Wideman is putting up points he is a liability in the defensive zone. I just don't think his offensive contributions out weigh how poorly he plays the rest of the time.
At this point Wideman at best should split time with Engelland on the bottom pairing with limited even strength time, no PK time, using him as PP specialist on the 2nd pairing. If he is playing more than 15 mins a night we are in trouble.
If we are at the point where we are trading away players for picks at the deadline, then this upcoming season will be a failure.
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