SB Nation DC - Dennis Wideman Trade: Washington Deals Defenseman To Calgary For Jordan Henry, 5th Round Pick In 2013 Drafthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48897/dc-fave.png2012-06-27T17:11:24-04:00http://dc.sbnation.com/rss/stream/28858322012-06-27T17:11:24-04:002012-06-27T17:11:24-04:00Dennis Wideman Trade Reaction: 'Jay Feaster Loses What Little Mind He Has Left'
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<p>That statement above is <a href="http://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/2012/6/27/3121476/jay-feaster-loses-what-little-mind-he-has-left-signs-dennis-wideman">part of the headline</a> at SB Nation's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/">Calgary Flames</a> blog, <a href="http://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/">Matchsticks and Gasoline</a>, after it was announced Wednesday afternoon that Washington had traded Wideman to the Flames, who promptly signed the defenseman to a 5-year, $5.25 million-per-year contract.</p>
<p>The author of the headline, <span>Justin Azevedo</span>, went below the line to sum up his feelings.</p>
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<p>I'm not even mad. I've progressed into psychotic laughter </p>
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<p>Here's the take from <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nhl-puck-daddy/flames-sign-dennis-wideman-5-26-25-million-195343147--nhl.html#more-36829">Greg Wyshynski of Yahoo Sports</a>:</p>
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<p>That sound you just heard was <span>Jason Garrison</span> and <span>Ryan Suter</span> popping champagne.</p>
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<p>Does Wideman improve the Flames' blueline? Yes, based on the current personnel.</p>
<p>Will he frustrate the hell out of Calgary Flames with his occasional lapses? Yes.</p>
<p>Is he overpaid? Totally. But only based on what he was previously making and what the market dictates, maybe it makes a little sense. Maybe another coach cracks the code on Wideman, who was atrocious in the playoffs. Or maybe he'll be seen as a liability making too much coin. And lord knows salary never affects perception, right <span>Jay Bouwmeester</span>?</p>
<p>And five years of <span>Dennis Wideman</span> could lead to a therapist's couch. Good thing, as of now, there's not a no-trade clause listed for him.</p>
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<p>And here's what SB Nation's Caps blog, <a href="http://www.japersrink.com/2012/6/18/3093416/2011-12-rink-wrap-dennis-wideman">Japers Rink</a>, had to say about Wideman in their year-end wrap-up.</p>
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<p>As productive as he was offensively,there were times when Wideman appeared to be something of a liability in his own end... which is kind of the opposite of what you're going for at that position. His minus-8 rating was second-worst rating among Caps defensemen, a rating which at times reflected his poor - and sometimes downright head-scratching - decision-making with the puck.</p>
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<p><i>For more on this deal, visit SB Nation's <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.japersrink.com/">Capitals</a> blog, </i><a href="http://japersrink.com">Japers Rink</a><i>. For the Calgary perspective, check out </i><a href="http://matchesandgasoline.com">Matches and Gasoline</a><i>. For more news from around the NHL, visit </i><a href="http://sbnation.com/nhl">SB Nation's NHL</a><i> hub.</i></p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-capitals/2012/6/27/3121801/dennis-wideman-trade-reaction-jay-feaster-washington-capitals-calgary-flamesSamuel Chamberlain2012-06-27T15:41:54-04:002012-06-27T15:41:54-04:00Washington Capitals Trade Dennis Wideman To Calgary For Jordan Henry And A Fifth Round Pick
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<p>Dennis Wideman has been traded to the Calgary Flames for defensive prospect Jordan Henry and a fifth-round draft pick. Wideman then signed a 5-year deal with a $5.25 million cap hit.</p> <p>The <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.japersrink.com/">Washington Capitals</a> have made yet another move ahead of free agency opening on July 1, as they have traded defenseman <span>Dennis Wideman</span> to the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.matchsticksandgasoline.com/">Calgary Flames</a> for prospect <span>Jordan Henry</span> and a fifth-round draft pick in the 2013 NHL Draft.</p>
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<p>Dennis Wideman has been traded to Calgary in exchange for Jordan Henry and a 5th round pick in the 2013 NHL Draft. <a href="http://t.co/wLnHOLjh" title="http://goo.gl/SZfaI">goo.gl/SZfaI</a></p>
— RMNB (@russianmachine) <a href="https://twitter.com/russianmachine/status/218059747075686400" data-datetime="2012-06-27T19:14:29+00:00">June 27, 2012</a>
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<p>Right after the Capitals made the deal, Wideman signed a five-year deal with the Flames.</p>
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<p>RT @<a href="https://twitter.com/SUNRandySportak">SUNRandySportak</a>: <a href="https://twitter.com/search/%2523Flames">#Flames</a> have signed Dennis Wideman to a 5-year deal with a $5.25M cap hit</p>
— Katie Carrera (@kcarrera) <a data-datetime="2012-06-27T19:15:58+00:00" href="https://twitter.com/kcarrera/status/218060121031454720">June 27, 2012</a>
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<p>The deal is a straight up five-year deal, where he will get $5.25 million per season for the next five years. By way of comparison, Wideman counted against the cap for $3.9 million the last four seasons, so the Capitals are opening up a little space to do something in free agency.</p>
<p>Jordan Henry was an undrafted free agent, who impressed the coaches of the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.litterboxcats.com/">Florida Panthers</a> at training camp in 2007. He signed an entry-level deal with the Panthers that October. He has spent four seasons in the AHL with the Rochester Americans, Abbotsford Heat and Chicago Wolves. In his time in the AHL he has scored 22 goals and 44 assists and has accrued 385 penalty minutes.</p>
https://dc.sbnation.com/washington-capitals/2012/6/27/3121492/washington-capitals-trade-calgary-dennis-wideman-jordan-henryTim Blank