Dennis Wideman is expected to miss six to eight weeks with a broken hand. He was placed on injured reserve by the Flames on Thursday. Wideman saw 21:00 of ice time against Chicago on Wednesday night. He has 12 points and a minus-6 rating in 24 games this campaign. Wideman also takes plenty of shots and he plays a rugged game that Calgary will miss. He leads the team with 26:14 of average ice time per contest.