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Originally Posted by Love
No, Giordano is definitely too low. He consistently performs to the standard of a top 5 d in the league regardless of partner season in and season out and yet never really gets that kind of recognition.
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Okay, so what's your list? Are you going to put Giordano above Brent Burns? PK Subban? Drew Doughty? Erik Karlsson? Hedman? Keith? OEL? Because you have to if you want him up near the top five. And while he's a great defenseman (despite being past his prime now), he's just not as good as that crew. And there are other guys who will pass him shortly - I disagree with the consensus above; Hamilton already has. But they're both in the 10-15 range for me, with Hamilton closer to 10.
This is hardly an indictment on Giordano; being one of the top ~15 blueliners in the league is pretty damned high praise.