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Originally Posted by Hugh Jahrmes
Provide data and let's have a discussion then, but I think guys are really looking at the number like "wow 7M is a lot of money for someone his age" without considering the actual slice of the pie that represents. Remember, our last captain played hardball and got 7M when the cap was what, 39M? It will literally be double that soon. Iggy was one of the best to do it at the time, and I would argue that Gio is currently playing near that level.
To effectively tell him he's 50-60% of that.. *Shrug*
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IMO Gio is not and never will be the same elite athlete Iggy was and is.
Gio what? almost got nominated for a Norris trophy? whereas Iggy did get nominated for the Hart and got robbed by the eastern media....and Iggy remained in the top for a decade.
Gio has what? played 2 pretty good seasons, the last one being great until he got injured.
Sometimes Flames fans over value their players. If you would ask around the league for a list of present elite defensemen, do you really think Gio would even be top 5?
I don't.
I love Gio as much as the next Flames fan and he is a great captain but IMO, you are over valuing him a lot if you say he is a top elite player in the NHL.