Dennis Wideman Traded to Washington

[Thrillhouse]

SUNRISE, Fla. – Florida Panthers General Manager Dale Tallon announced today that the club has acquired a third round pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft and F Jake Hauswirth from the Washington Capitals in exchange for D Dennis Wideman. The Panthers now have 10 total selections in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft including seven in the first three rounds. 


“We continue to set ourselves up to have another franchise-building Draft this summer,” said Tallon. "Our confidence in our current corps of defensemen – both in the NHL and throughout our organization – allowed us to make this trade and acquire yet another high pick in the 2011 Draft.”


Hauswirth, 23, has played 99 games for the South Carolina Stingrays (ECHL) registering 27 goals and 31 assists for 58 points.


[DaleHunter32]

the exact OPPOSITE type of defensemen this team needed
awesome.... should have known this was going to happen when i laughed at fla for getting him...... this is joe corvo all over again, how did that work out last year gmgm?

[Sugden Flu]

That was a short stay in the Sunshine State for Dennis.

[chilly666]

washington will go no further again as wideman can't play defense just like mike green...hahahahaha way to downgrade an already piss poor defensive corps mcphee

[Juha82]

Wideman is decent defenseman, but not best level in the defense.
Mike Green is also a player who sucks more or less in the defense but he helps a lot of his team in the offensive zone.
Mike Green is such like Top10 defenseman in the league but not Top3-5 guy.
Wideman has played only one solid season though in his career.,

[Mike Tython]

Yeah, don't really get this trade for Washington, but that's kind of become the norm recently, it seems.

[Thrillhouse]

That's the last of Washington's cap space. Wideman is signed for another year at $3.9 million and change

[Doug]

How good is Jake Hauswirth?

[caps05]

Trade tracker says the Cats get minor league forward Jake Hauswirth and a 3rd rounder in this year's draft.

[Mike Tython]

Florida's "rebuilding" process seems to be going no where real fast. Do they have any sort of hope for the future?

[Juha82]

Originally Posted by Mike Tython

Florida's "rebuilding" process seems to be going no where real fast. Do they have any sort of hope for the future?

Wideman and McCabe were the key-players but on the other hand they wants more younger and younger players, building the future.
But maybe it was too much to gives up either McCabe or Wideman.
I could to trade only Wideman, but not McCabe as he is the soul and heart of Florida Panthers Team and Captain.

[Doug]

Originally Posted by Juha82

Wideman and McCabe were the key-players but on the other hand they wants more younger and younger players, building the future.
But maybe it was too much to gives up either McCabe or Wideman.
I could to trade only Wideman, but not McCabe as he is the soul and heart of Florida Panthers Team and Captain.

McCabe wanted to stay in Florida to be part of the rebuilding process. But he went ahead and waived his no trade clause.

[caps05]

Originally Posted by Doug

How good is Jake Hauswirth?

His career stats

http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/p...php?pid=107642

[NJDevils17]

Originally Posted by chilly666

washington will go no further again as wideman can't play defense just like mike green...hahahahaha way to downgrade an already piss poor defensive corps mcphee

Not to mention that Dennis Wideman doesn't put up Mike Green's offensive numbers either!

[MattBurger]

Wideman is frigging awful. Caps fans will grow to hate him as much as B's fans did.