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Originally Posted by GioforPM
Flames were letting Engelland go too, remember? They let him go by not protecting him (and I don't think they had an intention of re-signing him anyway).
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Yes. The Flames let everything go in the draft because there was literally nothing worth protecting. The Flames were hoping they would take some junk (Brouwer, Stajan, Bouma). Instead the Knights took a hometown veteran player and signed him to a no-risk contract - after they had negotiated with him.
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Originally Posted by GioforPM
I think you are missing the original point. Which was whether the Knights would have acquired a 37 year old defenceman (Gio). Whatever the circumstances, they did in fact acquire a 35 year old who was nowhere near that quality.
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Giordano will be 38 at that point and making 6.75M. Very possible the Flames might be thankful if they got out of that contract (hopefully not, be 38 year old players aren't always the best). The Seattle Seattlers will also have the opportunity to select some actual quality players apparently. If you protect Hanifin, Giordano (lol), and Valimaki, that leaves Andersson and Kylington available. Those are better than busts like Shinkaruk and Poirier.
What you're missing is that Vegas had nothing to select from. There was UFAs, who weren't interested in signing in Vegas, buyout candidates and busts. None of which were appealing. So they took Engelland. When Giordano becomes available, that's very likely not to be the case. So that's why Seattle won't pick him.
I can agree with you that if they have the option of picking Rychel or Giordano in 2021, they'll consider Giordano. But if that's the case, what happened to the rest of the Flames team?