Are there people denying that Gio is a liability on this team at this time?
He's done amazing things for this team during his career. Yes. Absolutely. One of the greatest Flames of all time. In his prime he as a monster performer.
All of that can be true, but we can also acknowledge that he's been in steady decline since winning the Norris. This year he's a -8 and is just plain slow out there. He has the occasional game where he gets pissed off and plays somewhat like his younger self, but those games are few & far between.
His play right now doesn't justify a cap hit of half of what it currently is.
I wouldn't take the C off him, but I'd definitely leave him exposed in the expansion draft.
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