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Originally Posted by dammage79
If his play craters next season, which could very well happen, then you can leave him safely exposed without much risk of losing him. An honor spot in my estimation is counter productive to the business of staying as competitive as an organization can be.
Flames have a bad history of allowing heartstrings dictate sound business decisions beneficial to the team (see iginla)
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Exactly this.
How Giordano plays and his intent on re-signing at a reasonable rate will determine whether he is left unprotected.
Can't let emotions dictate the decisions and only time will tell what the right hockey move will be. A steep drop off in play is not out of the question. In fact, if it were almost anyone but Gio, I would guarantee it.