I am not worried about Giordano under-performing on that contract, even if it is only 2 years longer.
He didn't have a poor season. The Calgary Flames as a group had a poor season almost down to every single one of them. Peters adjusted the system and the Defence were jumping into the play a lot less.
When you look at Hartley's team, defence were in on a tonne of the goals - either goals, primary or secondary assists. We haven't seen as much this year in that regards. I think this slower transition creates less opportunities for defencemen to put up points.
How many players had an 'off year'? Most of the core, no? Because of that, I am not looking at Giordano and saying "The wheels are quickly falling off!".
As for his playoff performance... I will agree that it STARTED atrociously, but the last 3 or 4 games I thought he was much better. Brodie was awesome throughout most of it, while Giordano looked rather nervous and indecisive at times. I think when he got into the swing of things, his game calmed down and he didn't look like he was second-guessing himself all the time.
Let's see what this season brings. I don't think he fell off a cliff, and I still think that barring any moves (and having Brodie walk), that Giordano will be Calgary's best defencemen this season - and I mean ACTUALLY REALLY GOOD, not because I am anticipating everyone to suck.
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