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 Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Xombie wrote on Thu, 22 November 2018 19:55 |
This aint negative guys.
I thought we wanted depth?
He's just keeping Bouchard/Bear's spot warm.
Wideman is small, but it's not 1999 anymore. The Hatcher mold of NHL d man is gone. Benning was hitting less regularly anyhow. Perhaps Wideman can turn to skate backwards at least.
I hope Sekera catches Hossa-itis.
Pistol Pete the Chia pet returns to familiar old stomping grounds to find a trade partner, but at least it was not back to the big apple!
Chiarelli must be on the hot seat, trying to show he's trying. I like that better than say, doing nothing ala Tambo.
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My biggest issue with the Wideman trade is that Chia's approach to the defence this year is starting to feel like MacTavish's approach to fixing the goaltending in Eakins' first season where he is constantly making another mediocre move to patch a hole.
I don't think that the 6/7 defenceman is the biggest issue for the team this season, but we've seen Jerabek, Gravel, Garrison, Benning, Wideman all there now at various points since training camp started. I think the Oilers just hoped that Bouchard would come in fully ready and they wouldn't have to worry about the slot at all. Wideman's a bandaid solution at best, and more expensive than most of the other options.
Yes - if Sekera stays gone, the Oilers have some room to bring in a little more money, but not a lot of money, and using all that space with bubble guys means that if the Oilers are close, they won't be able to afford anyone who can actually make an impact at the deadline.
As for Sekera, I hope you're wrong and he doesn't pull the chute on the season, because if we can get him to any semblance of his former self, he's better than any of these scrubs.
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