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Originally Posted by ComixZone
^ Gio is a step behind who at this stage?
2018 Gio? Yes.
The majority of NHL defenceman? No.
He’s still one of the better defencemen in the league and our best defenceman outright.
I’m not saying the Flames should spend assets to protect him. It’s a weird spot for this team to be in. They seem to want to continue to compete (…as competitive as a non-playoff team can be), yet they’re poised to lose their best defenceman. This team just isn’t well positioned.
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I still see Gio as an asset, so if you pay, you just need to be confident that you can recoup that value at the TDL. Which requires you to predict Gio’s play somewhat, and also the market. TBL paid a first and a third to rent Savard (and they also got an AHL D). But other rental Ds got far less.