Um, Giordano has one year left on his deal after this one. He's a UFA-rental at best so I don't see how has small cap hit is a big deal.... he's the best player on an upward trending team and we have more to lose by letting him go so quickly than another team has to offer for getting him for a post-season run. Remember the Iginla return? Yeah, now imagine we're right back at 2013 having to kick off yet another rebuild without yet another captain. That's Oilers-esque.
There is about a 0% chance that they trade him. I fully expect him to be extended for another 3-5 years at the very beginning of next season, probably for about 6 mil per. That puts him on contract until he's 35-37, with yearlies after that until he wants to retire. He's a Flame for virtually life.
Now, Wideman, Engelland, maybe Russell when he's on the wrong side of 30... those guys will be moved to slowly make space for other pieces, and hopefully we get decent returns.
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