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Originally Posted by skcli
Everyone has too high an expectation of him. He is not your top pair of D, I take Brodie over him, day in and day out. Having said that he is solid as the 2nd pair.
Gio >>> Butler
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Gio has a $4M plus long term contract with an NTC. People's expectations aren't too high. At that price tag, a D-man either needs to be an effective PP specialist, a key shutdown guy, or a well rounded player that should at the very least be effective playing anywhere in your top 4. Gio is more the latter and he hasn't been particularly effective so far this year or in the back half of last year. It's actually fairly concerning.