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Originally Posted by Textcritic
I think the consensus opinion of Wideman is a product of what happened in his final two seasons, which fairly effectively erased everything that transpired before then. Wideman was a consistint 0.5 pts/GP defenseman for his first three seasons in Calgary (albeit he only played half a season in 2013–14). After the 2015 run, his game fell apart. The NHL had become too fast for him to keep up, and he became a bottom-pairing defenseman practically overnight. That's what people remember. Nothing else.
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Wideman was good for one of the five years he was here, that's all. His first two were are lame as his last two.