He just had his career season last year so there's no point in giving him a raise and tying him up for 3/4 more years when the Flames have already seen his best and a decline is on the horizon. He was a great pickup by the previous regime for the organization transition to rebuild and now his 4 year contract is over it's time to move on. The team has already vastly overpaid Giordano for his career season last year as he's back to his normal self now which is inconsistent/good but not close to Norris potential and the Flames can't afford another bad contract on the books as that one will be damaging enough.
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