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Originally Posted by gvitaly
For everyone complaining about losing Gio for nothing - Treliving was also the one to sign Gio to that contract. The fact that the final year of the contract was valued by Seattle as a 1st and a 3rd means it was a pretty good contract. Gio was exposed because we also have 3 defenseman that are valued higher than that under contract for 3+ more years! That's not too bad...
So you're upset about not getting more assets, that's understandable. However, the teams that could protect Gio are mostly rebuilding teams. They don't need one year of Giordano, because their rebuilds are not yet over. The contending teams that could've used his services had to protect their own guys.
Look I get not giving Tre a free pass for everything... I have doubts about the direction of the team myself. That said, losing Gio resulted from multiple good managerial decisions. You gained assets for Bennett, whom you would've lost for free instead. You lost one year of a good defensman, who in my mind seemed slightly overpaid last year. What are you so sad about?
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I'm upset that BT didn't move Gio for assets but you've made some very good points here.
Good post