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Originally Posted by Hockey_Ninja
Gio is currently in his 13th NHL season at age 35 and is having his best season and has a strong chance at winning the Norris. He's currently 3rd all-time in franchise history for games played, the 2nd longest running franchise captain behind Iginla, and he's only 7 points behind Paul Reinhart from cracking the top 10 all-time in franchise scoring. Where would y'all rank Gio among the best players in franchise history?
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Gio has yet to win a single playoff game, but his regular season performance especially this year is incredible. He is having a career year at age 35, one would think his window is closing fast to be a big contributor. He probably has this year and maybe one more year as a top pairing defenseman. He knows his time is now, which makes this season all the more exciting.
He is definitely a top 5 defenseman to ever play for Calgary as it stands now, and this is the second time he has been considered for the Norris, and we all know if he stayed healthy the first time, he probably would have won it. The race this season is tight, and Brent Burns is looking like the front runner, but if Calgary finishes first place in the West, that makes Gio look really good.
If he wins a Stanley cup, he climbs up the list in a hurry as maybe the best 1 or 2 defenseman in franchise history.