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Originally Posted by Flash Walken
The value in moving Giordano is to a contender coveting his cap hit.
What makes Giordano so valuable is he is a 6 million dollar defender making 4.
A team like Pittsburgh, Washington, Anaheim, Montreal, Chicago or Los Angeles are desperate for players playing above their cap hit, and his addition would likely put any of those teams over the top next year. If Calgary retained 50%, you're talking about adding a potential Norris calibre defender for the price of #6 defender.
7 million dollar Giordano has a remarkably smaller valuation.
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He is not a $6M defenseman.
Right now, he is an $8M defenseman. At least. Making $4M.
Sekera just signed for $5.5M. For SIX years! That's the going rate for a 3/4 Dman.
One of the top 10 defensemen in the NHL right now, for one year, is worth $8 or $9M.
Some of you have to fast forward from 2007.