[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Iggy Snipe

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.

Burns is not the front runner according to the last poll.