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Originally Posted by DoubleK
I'm ok with the forward lines.
Still want to see Wideman in place of Engelland on the 3rd pairing.
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That's crazy talk. I like Wideman and thinks he takes too much heat here but Engelland is easily the better choice. What he gives up in offense (although it's not like Wideman provided any in his first two games) he makes up for with better defense and far more physicality. Engelland-Kulak are a solid 3rd pair. Wideman isn't effective unless he's scoring and the odd PP point you get from him is outweighed by his poor defense, turnovers and ridiculously slow skating. What he did filling in for Gio 2 years ago is admirable and one of the reasons we made the post-season but he's not that player anymore. I think he'll be lucky if he gets some PTO offers next offseason.