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Originally Posted by djsFlames
Gio was not as good the last two seasons as people seem to think.
He ate up a lot of minutes and didn't make you hate him while he did it, but he didn't make a lot of positive difference during those shifts.
We think he's really hard to replace because of the role and minutes he ate for us and the reputation he bult over his better seasons. But I think collectively some other younger skilled guys could do more with it, after an adjustment period.
Gio became steady but very unspectacular of late. I don't think it will be such a collossal feat to replace him, but it won't be done through one guy. Will have to be by committee.
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I don’t think anyone is under an illusion Gio was an all star or anything. But he was the biggest point producer in the back end on this team, and there doesn’t seem to any LHD about to step up offensively. Unless Hanifin takes a huge step in that direction or Valimaki turns a big corner, of course.