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And Dennis Wideman?

After an entire off-season — which, for the Calgary Flames defender, was extended by nearly month following a triceps injury in March that kept him out of the 12 final games of the season — he simply wants to move forward from what turned into a dramatic 2015-16 National Hockey League season.

For those that need a quick refresher, the 33-year-old had absorbed hit by Nashville’s Miikka Salomaki during a home game against the Predators on Jan. 27.

Not entirely pleased about it — and clearly rattled — he skated towards Calgary’s bench. En route, he encountered linesman Don Henderson and, shockingly, cross-checked the veteran official squarely in the back.

The incident dragged on for months and, after a neutral arbitrator found the collision was not intentional, it saw Wideman suspended for 10 games (after the initial 20-game ban was reduced). At that point, he’d served 19 games, attended three hearings and issued a public apology.