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Originally Posted by Karl
Wideman's best moment was lifting Eberle's stick to prevent another goal, and he scored on the PP.
Still doesn't make up for how utterly overmatched he was for pretty much the entire rest of the game. The NHL game is passing Wideman by.
And Grossmann? GTFO...just GTFO, now!
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I don't have much issue with Wideman (hockey wise) or really even Grossman.
They both are what they are. Wideman should be a sheltered defensemen who gets PP time. Wideman already opened up the season with a PPG, he should have exceeded expectations at this point.
Grossman is a veteran defenseman for depth and injury callups. He should be playing if a defender is slumping or they need a warm body.
The problem is that the coach played Wideman for 24 minutes, more than Giordano, often times against the top line including a 4 on 4 vs McDavid. He had away ice, but it was quite clear that Glutzman had no issue playing him against McDavid...which is just baffling decision making.
Same with Grossman. He probably shouldn't have been in the game at all. This is on the coach, not on the players. In my opinion.