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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Fair enough, to a point. I was never thrilled with the contract and didn't change my tune after the rough start. Many other posters were the same. Pretty disingenuous to label anyone that was against it as changing their tune.
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Saying you were against it is disingenuous on your part.
From his signing thread:
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Originally Posted by MrMastodonFarm
Good deal, Giordano turns 32 in a month and will be 38 when this new deal finishes (old 1 + new 6) so you're hoping he isn't chugging it up too much by the end of this contract.
Happy overall. Almost 7 million is a big pill to swallow for 6 years, for a guy his age but he was going to get paid by someone next summer if it wasn't us and this is a contract that will be very workable in our cap for the type of player and the role he plays for us. You hope injuries don't make him miss too much time.
Great off season for our GM, thought this contract was going to be around seven and a half.
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And for what it's worth, you're far from the worst offender on this topic. Here are Erik Estrada's (aka "This Contract in a Franchise Stunting Anchor"'s) two posts:
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I believe this is the first time the Flames have locked up a player in one of those pay later for today's performance. It's one of those juggling acts any team that fancies themselves as becoming a cup contender must face as the flip side is losing the player and taking a step back. Good to have this done before the season so the uncertainty doesn't linger.
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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I'm actually not too worried about Giordano's play in 2020 as I feel pretty confident there will be another round of compliance buyouts the next time the CBA is revisited. Hopefully it never comes to that but I feel the Flames should be protected either way.
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