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Originally Posted by djsFlames
The better prosposition would be Giordano for team Canada consideration, me thinks.
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Before his injury, I was getting slightly optimistic, then thought he had no chance once he was injured. Now however, with the announcement for Team Canada pushed back to January, he has a few weeks again to prove that this point per game pace isn't a fluke, and he can keep up with these added responsibilities.
Looking at Team Canada's defense, you know it's going to be heavy on the right side. Pietrangelo, Weber, Doughty, Subban, Seabrook are all probably locks.
That leaves 3 spots for left handed defensemen. Of those invited to the summer camp, 8 were left handed D (Kieth, Bouwmeester, Alzner, Hamhuis, Methot, Staal, Phaneuf and Vlasic).
I would say Kieth and Bouwmeester would still be locks for this team. The player most likely Giordano would have to beat out for that last spot would be Vlasic. Right now I think Canada would still pick Vlasic, but give another month of the type of hockey we've seen from Giordano, and we might see him picked as the 8th defensemen. Flames fans can hope.