TAMPA, FLA. - If the Calgary Flames can find a trade taker for Dennis Wideman, the 33-year-old defenceman isn’t going to stand in the way.
Wideman’s contract includes a full no-movement clause, giving him the right to kibosh any potential swap, but he told Postmedia after Thursday’s morning skate in Tampa that he would be open to a new address prior to Wednesday’s trade deadline.
“If that’s something that (the Flames) want to do, then they can call and I definitely would be open to it,” Wideman said. “I think, as a player, you don’t want to be anywhere that you’re not wanted.