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Giordano didn't trade Ferland and Hamilton for two less dynamic players.

Giordano didn't trade an 11th overall pick for a #4/5 defenseman.

Giordano didn't decide to build an annual playoff hopeful around a lead-footed 2C while everyone else has a pair of two-way burners down the middle.

Giordano didn't sign Troy Brouwer to play with the highest overall pick in franchise history trying to learn the most important forward position on the ice, completely breaking his confidence in the process.

Giordano didn't sign a poor man's Sam Gagner to a 3 year 3.125 million dollar deal.

Giordano didn't sign a 31 year old power forward no one else wanted in a league getting faster every season.

Giordano didn't trade for, then sign, Mike Stone to 3.5 million a year for 3 years to be a shakey #5-6 defenseman.

Giordano didn't trade away the steady Brett Kulak to save a few hundred thousand and gamble on a 19 year old defenseman.

Giordano didn't decide that Brodie's strengths - collapsing in the lane and using his stick, throwing long bomb passes, gorgeous backhand rushes, all needed to get taken away because that style didn't work for the Engellands of the world.

Talent and compete are the end all be all. Giordano is damn talented and he competes harder than anyone. He can't make his teammates more talented. If his compete isn't inspiring his teammates that says much more about them than it does about him.

So **** off with that garbage. Giordano is an exemplary captain. I don't know if this team can turn it around or not. They have before under Giordano as captain. But he did not build this roster. The only thing he might be guilty of is being the kind of captain who didn't let this team win the McDavid sweepstakes the year they were supposed to be gunning for that.