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Wideman's rehab is going well.. May be able to return this year. There is an article link in the tweet
Wideman's rehab is going well.. May be able to return this year. There is an article link in the tweet
We need him more then we think
It wouldnt have changed a thing I know except sparring my eyes from watching Slowduya clowning from time to time.You are giving Chris Wideman way, way, way too much credit.
The problems this team has had this season would in no way be solved by an offence-first (while curiously never breaking 17 points in a season), defensively absent 3rd pairing defenceman.
Certainly given the limited ice time he gets when he plays he wouldn't have made that much of a difference. But maybe with a bigger role on the PP and maybe using him in OT he would have more points?You are giving Chris Wideman way, way, way too much credit.
The problems this team has had this season would in no way be solved by an offence-first (while curiously never breaking 17 points in a season), defensively absent 3rd pairing defenceman.
Certainly given the limited ice time he gets when he plays he wouldn't have made that much of a difference. But maybe with a bigger role on the PP and maybe using him in OT he would have more points?
It wouldnt have changed a thing I know except sparring my eyes from watching Slowduya clowning from time to time.
But he was having a good season before the injury and I put him in front of Claesson And Slowdu in the depth chart
Its not like were having an easy time getting out of the Dzone lately
Wideman would help
Look, Chris Wideman is not the reason we’ve given up the 5th most goals in the league.
Chris Wideman is not the reason 20+ guys have looked like they are playing with the drive of a bi-weekly beer league game for the majority of this season.
Having Chris Wideman in the lineup is like gaining an inch when you need a yard.
Sure, but an inch here, an inch there and pretty soon you are almost at a yard.
He is missed. We missed the puck moving on the bottom pair. He is defensively respectable. Not great, but not bad as some make him out. He looked better on the PP than Karlsson had looked all season, when Karl was out.
Sure, but an inch here, an inch there and pretty soon you are almost at a yard.
There are 36 inches in a yard.
Are we 36 Wideman away from being good?
At the end of last year I would have said ship Wideman out.. this year after watching the tire fire in our end with players that are supposed to be more reliable.. I am very willing to give Wideman another chance.. He started the year well, but he started it well last year as well. The move up to forward in a pinch is also another positive for Wideman.Have you been watching this season?
Have you been watching this season?
... I’ll be honest, that’s not the answer I was expecting to the question of “how many Widemans away are we from being good”.
I thought the first step would be to analyze exactly how large a “Wideman” is, as a unit of measurement?
I mean, it was originally meant as a rhetorical question, but if we’re taking it seriously then I feel as though we skipped some steps here.
I was replying to Bonk who was pointing out that Wideman has never had more than 17 pts in a season. Without expecting him to keep a .5 pt/game pace, I don't think it's outrageous to expect him to get 30pts over a full season with some decent PP time (more than what he usually gets). That, and 4 vs 4 and 3 vs 3 is where I wanted to see him more on the ice. I'm ok with him getting limited minutes 5 vs 5.How many more points do you want the guy to get??? He had 8 pts in 16 games. Production was definately there, despite his limited role.
I wasn't a big fan of his, but both he and Boro were having great years before getting injured. Their 10-13 mins a night wasn't an issue at all
I tottally get thatLook, Chris Wideman is not the reason we’ve given up the 5th most goals in the league.
Chris Wideman is not the reason 20+ guys have looked like they are playing with the drive of a bi-weekly beer league game for the majority of this season.
Having Chris Wideman in the lineup is like gaining an inch when you need a yard.
I tottally get that
All im saying is he’s an upgrade on Oduya and probably Claesson atm
That's fair. Agreed, though I like Claesson more going forward than Wideman, despite Claesson being a bit of a disappointment this season (along with 85% of the rest of the roster).
Oduya had a small handful of good games this year, but has been thoroughly brutal for the past 30+ games. I've heard he's been amazing in the dressing room, so I hope some other GM appreciates all of those elite intangibles he brings when they send us a mid-round pick for him at the deadline.