If Edmonton is going to put him on waivers and give him away, surely they would be willing to trade him wouldn't they?
Honestly, I think a Yakupov for Wideman trade could be really beneficial for both sides, especially if we retained salary. We're weak on the right side and Edmonton desperately needs to upgrade their defence; Adam Larsson just isn't it.
We can only retain half of Wideman's $5.25M ($2.625), which means it would be a small ($125k) salary dump on our part.
The hardest part would be convincing Wideman to waive his NMC. However, since this is a contract year for him, he's going to want all the minutes he can get. Would he play #1 pairing minutes in Edmonton?
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