In all honesty, Wideman hasn't looked worse than Giordano and Brodie at times. I would argue that in a few games, he was the Flames' best defencemen too. In some other games, you can easily see why he was benched.
I have no problem with how Gulutzan is managing Wideman right now. If Kulak isn't get many games in for the next while, I would rather see him being sent down and get him seeing a lot of ice. Grossman can sub-in for when Wideman isn't playing up to snuff for a game or two. Seems to be working so far.
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