Breaking: Veteran defenseman willing to waive his no-trade before the deadline.

It appears that the Dennis Wideman saga in Calgary may be about to come to an end.

While Wideman's fully protected no-movement clause would lead you to believe that he isn't a likely candidate to be moved prior to the deadline, Wideman opnely admitted on Thursday that he would be open to a change of scenery.

“If that’s something that (the Flames) want to do, then they can call and I definitely would be open to it,” Wideman said as per the Calgary Herald. “I think, as a player, you don’t want to be anywhere that you’re not wanted."

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Surprisingly there has been some mention of Wideman on the rumor mill in the past few days, especially surprising when you consider he carries a $5.25 million cap hit and a $6 million salary this season.  With that in mind interest in Wideman will largely depend on how much of the veteran's contract the Flames are willing to absorb in a trade.