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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
Yeah. So he won the Norris trophy the season before last
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You're right, felt like longer to me I guess because of the split season last year. I thought he was rusty looking early, and I thought he was still rusty looking later when they picked up again and did the playoffs. Talking 2019-2020 season.
I thought Gio looked tired and slow when they played the Avs in the playoffs and got smashed in the face, he looked to me like he had no way to combat a fast team. That's the same year he won the Norris, yeah? 2018-2019 season. That season ended with a disgraceful performance from everyone but Mike Smith really.
So I don't think he's looked like vintage Gio for a while here, it's not 2 years, but it's 1.5 stretching to the end of the season before last. I think he pushed like hell after that arm injury, and it won him the Norris to do so. It also cost him physically and maybe mentally, I dunno. But you show me a recent game where Giordano has skated, hit, and dominated like he used to. It ain't there and hasn't been 2019.