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Originally Posted by Bingo
Yikes ... what in your eyes did he do?
I think Giordano is a guy that has a lot of skill, but a good part of it comes from his work ethic and refusing to let down. When he gets to the playoffs he's matched in terms of effort by everyone on the ice and with that his game appears to slide.
But the guy shows up. On the ice, in the room, and after if things don't go well.
Not sure you're vitriol is well placed.
His contract was always going to be 2 good years, two average years, and two declining years. The fact that he won a Norris in year three, and by all measures was still a top pairing defenseman in year four is a huge bonus.
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Let's be honest here. Even in the regular season he is one of the main reasons why we were on a bubble to make the playoffs. His offensive touch went kaput this year. I'm sure there are advanced stats but he might have been the worst point man in NHL history on a 1st unit powerplay. A pp that only had 1 defenceman on the point. He had 2 goals in like 40 games and both of those were the other team's defencemen deflecting it in on their own net.
So now that we are past his 2 good years, 2 average year isn't it a good time to pitch him?
and it's mind boggling that he has ZERO playoff series win with him as captain. The only win we had when he was injured, had Wideman, Russell and Engelland playing better than Gio ever did in the playoffs. How many free passes does he get?