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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
This is a weird comment and i'm surprised to see it go unchallenged.
Giordano isn't a top pairing defender and Bouwmeester is a top pairing defender on just about every single team in the league.
Giordano is like a week younger than Bouwmeester and has played less than half as many games. I don't think Bouwmeester has missed a game he's been eligible to play in since he entered the league. Giordano wasn't a top 4 NHL defender until 3 years ago, while Bouwmeester was a top pairing free agent during the same time frame.
Giordano is getting progressively worse from his high-water mark while Bouwmeester seems to be the same or better than in previous years. They are essentially the exact same age and one guy plays 30 minutes a night and another struggles playing more than 20.
Bouwmeester is unquestionably better. At roughly a million more per year, it gets even sillier.
Sour Grapes at this point to think Giordano is on par with Bouwmeester.
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Playing on the same teams:
2010-11 Gio >>>> Bouw
Gio 82 games played 8 goals
43 pts -8 23:02 TOI
Bouw 82 games 4 goals 24 pts -2 25:59
2011-12 Gio >> Bouw (only >> because Gio missed 21 games)
Gio 61 games 9 goals 27 pts +0 23:01
Bouw 82 games 5 goals 29 pts
-21 25:57
2012-13 Bouw dumped for prospects and what St.L thought was a 25th+ draft pick... Gio , Baertschi, Brodie, Glencross only Flames that are un-touchables.
Gio has been the Flames clear cut #1 D for 3 years.....
The extra 3 minutes a game that Bouwmeester floats through does not make him a top d-man in the league on any team.