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Originally Posted by Monahammer
Scorp; advanced stats show this guy is good defensively. +/- shows he's been a plus player for the last 4 seasons, even on a crap Chicago squad. What gives with your "he's bad defensively" argument? Is it just ignorant of facts or do you have something to show us here?
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My argument isn't that he's bad defensively. He's a black hole offensively and his inability to drive play towards the opposition net drastically outweighs any value he provides in his own end. In 2021 NHL, you have to be able to do both.
If the Flames are committing more than half of their Giordano cap space to this guy... massive oof. Especially if it's over a long term. The Flames' priority this summer had to be scoring and, for the third straight offseason, they're giving themselves barely any room to add up front.