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Originally Posted by Bingo
I think Giordano was better than Tanev, and he still would be the second best defenseman in Calgary so his loss is huge.
But all you have to do last year is look at Tanev with anyone and Giordano with anyone and then Tanev with Giordano to see the driver of the duo.
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Good question. I view it that there are two Gios.
1. The one who is paired with a partner he can trust, and can play to his potential (He was in the Norris conversation with Brodie as partner)
2. The one paired with an up and coming defender, where Gio tries to play a simpler game, a bit more focus on covering for the lesser partner, and is less effective
Gio with a partner like Tanev or Brodie that he can trust is a beast
Tanev is rock solid and makes his partner better
They kind of play different roles, but slotted optimally, Gio can get to a level Tanev can’t. That’s my view