02-04-2019, 06:14 PM
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#8759
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by Oling_Roachinen
He was NMC and had to be protected.
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Anyways, yes, Giordano could play until he is 40, could even beat Howe for oldest NHL player.
But there's literally thousands of examples of defenders who don't even make it to 38. And we aren't talking bad, fringe players. Neidermayer, Pronger, Leetch, there's a lot of Norris winners who hung them up. Giordano would be an exception, a huge one, not the rule, if he was worth protecting at 38.
We'll have this answered in a couple years, but I'm playing the odds.
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Gio is already the exception to the rule, so we should proceed as though he's one of the best defensemen in the game until he shows he isn't.
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