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Originally Posted by moon
Just trying to figure out why new guys get a pass and only thing I can come up with is the shiny, new toy is much easier to look at with rose colored glasses than the then returning guys.
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One is producing offensively and the other isn't.
Wideman's far from perfect in his own end, although I would argue much better than Giordano has been, but as long as the offensive defenseman is putting up points he'll get a pass. He's in the top 10 in scoring for defensemen in the league and is third on the Flames. The lustre will come off once his scoring dries up but until then we'll turn a blind eye to his defensive gaffes if he's QBing a decent PP.
What is Giordano now? He's not good defensively, he's definitely not good offensively, he's not hitting and he's not playing sound positionally. If Giordano had triple the points or was playing a decent shutdown role we wouldn't be so harsh on him. Until he plays like he did a year ago, he deserves the criticism.