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Originally Posted by Bingo
Missing team gatherings is an issue ... the suggestion he couldn't take criticism is an issue if true.
I think someone from TSN did a count on the number of times Giordano went back for the puck in X number of games and came in with a high 80s percentage or something. If true that's an issue too.
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This one is the big one to me.
Jermaine Franklin sent out a tweet immediately after the trade that referenced "And Brodie may even recover the puck for Giordano" or something like that when it was mentioned that pairing would play together again on trade day.
To me that tweet has stood out...because if Giordano was frustrated with Hamilton and his style of play on the ice then he likely needed to be moved.
The other thing I've found interesting is that even though he's been paired with Slavin for the most part so far in Carolina, he's not really getting top pairing minutes - he's been 4th, 6th, and 4th in total TOI among d-men through the first 3 games (5th in ES, 3rd in PP, and very little PK time).