Proposal: M.Michalek and Hunwick for Dennis Wideman

[WTFMAN99]

Saves the Flames 50k on the cap (big whoop I know), provides a winger who could provide some offensive pop (especially if Bennett is playing 2C) and a depth defenseman.

Thoughts?

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[BigRangy]

Don't see why the leafs would be interested at all. Hunwick is a pretty decent bottom pair guy. I don't know anything about Michalek other than he's a salary dump though.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

Anything to get out from Widemans cloud. He will help the Leafs tank for Liljegrin with all the extra penalties he would get

 

[Rebels57]

Dennis Wideman should not be allowed to even play hockey unless that ref steps back on the ice again; which he might not thanks to this ****ing *******.

 

[WTFMAN99]

....I guess it's acceptable?

 

[hamzarocks]

I'd do it just to get hunwick away from rielly. He plays terrible on the top pairing, and I'm afraid babcock might like him a bit to much. Wideman isn't so bad, and can play on the third pair with carrick/polak

 

[TheProspector]

Dennis Wideman isn't an NHL defenceman. I can't think of a guy who has such a differential in icetime relative to his quality as a player. Only Kris Russell is probably worse in this respect. And they are both amongst the worst defencemen in the league bar none.

Hunwick is a poor player, but not quite as bad as those two.

So it's one bad defenceman for an awful defenceman + salary dump.

Yeah, I'm on board.

 

[TheProspector]

He plays terrible on the top pairing

This is really all that needs to be said about Hunwick.

 

[East Coast Icestyle]

We have a few hunwicks of our own, no thank you.

We don't need a michalek, no thanks.

We only have two right hand d and one is Wideman, who isn't as bad as people say, especially if used mostly as a pp player. Getting rid of him is to get rid of his cap hit, yet we save nothing here and gain nothing??

 

[LeafalCrusader]

Crap for Crap. Only reason I'd do it would be to save a spot on the 50 man roster limit.

 

[Lunatik]

Dennis Wideman says no

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

So we know why the flames do it because they save a few dollars why do we?

 

[Finnish your Czech]

I'm down. This would likely mean that Corrado gets waived though.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Dennis Wideman says no

He has family in Toronto (at the very least a brother), some maybe there is some incentive.

At the very least...it isn't getting crapped on by either fan base too much.

 

[Flames Fanatic]

I would do it for Michalek. For 40 ish games he gives up better depth in our top 9, and for the other 40 we can try out some younger guys.

I don't want Hunwick back though particularly.

 

[Paper]

We only have two right hand d and one is Wideman, who isn't as bad as people say, especially if used mostly as a pp player.

He's not going to be used on the PP this year when the refs refuse to call a penalty in favour of the Flames.

 

[WTFMAN99]

He's not going to be used on the PP this year when the refs refuse to call a penalty in favour of the Flames.

Not only that but Brodie plays the right side and Hamilton is a right handed shot.

Hunwick played a bit of the right side for the Rangers too.

I think if the deal went through, neither fan base is up in arms thinking they got ripped off, it's just a whole lot of "meh"

 

[Pyrophorus]

So we know why the flames do it because they save a few dollars why do we?

Roster spot.
If Hunwick is a possession darling, is Wideman better?

Matt is 2 years, 2mos younger too.
I see Tim Gleason in Wideman
Also a former Knight.

 

[DJJones]

He's not going to be used on the PP this year when the refs refuse to call a penalty in favour of the Flames.

I really hope that was just a statistical blip last year. Before and after the Wideman suspension our penalty minutes per game went up like 40%.

Hopefully the refs remain professional.

 

[bert]

So we know why the flames do it because they save a few dollars why do we?

Michalek is massively underated on HF, makes sense though no one around here lets veteran players that play a heavy game in all situations.

Terrible deal for Toronto.

 

[Toronto makebeleifs]

If Calgary throws in a 3rd. I'd do it. I really don't like hunwick though so you could offer almost anything for him and I'd agree. It's just both our guys contracts are over after this yr. So we can augment our team better next yr.

 

[Nordic*]

I miss Milan in Ottawa..

 

[Lunatik]

He has family in Toronto (at the very least a brother), some maybe there is some incentive.

At the very least...it isn't getting crapped on by either fan base too much.

no one is waiving a NMC to join the worst team in the league.

 

[WTFMAN99]

no one is waiving a NMC to join the worst team in the league.

uh....Milan Michalek left Ottawa to join the Leafs? (Waived his NTC)

I'm sure others could add other examples if they cared to. Either way, let's not pretend you know what is going on in Dennis Wideman's head and focus on the actual trade talk on here (a rarity in this section I know).

 

[Lunatik]

uh....Milan Michalek left Ottawa to join the Leafs? (Waived his NTC)

I'm sure others could add other examples if they cared to. Either way, let's not pretend you know what is going on in Dennis Wideman's head and focus on the actual trade talk on here (a rarity in this section I know).

Actually Wideman made it pretty clear he's not happy with the media, Toronto is the last place he will want to go if he wants to move on from last season. And anyone who puts one iota of thought into it would agree completely. And do we know for sure Michalek waived to go to the Leafs? His NTC is modified if he was dealt to Toronto I would wager either they weren't on his no trade list, or he just wanted out of Ottawa that badly.