PHOTO: Flames, Wideman pull a fast one on deadline day
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Brian Burke steals the show once again.
The Calgary Flames pranked the hockey world in advance of Monday's trade deadline, staging a phone call that was accepted by Dennis Wideman mid-practice.
While it seemed to show he could be on the move, it was later revealed it was all for show.
Brian Burke and the #Flames prank mainstream media by giving Wideman a phone at practice. Classic. pic.twitter.com/pvoZRDm9V8
— NHL EXPERT PICKS (@NHLexpertpicks) March 2, 2015
Well played, Flames.
For a moment there, it actually seemed like a team was willing to take on Wideman's $5.25-million cap hit.