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Originally Posted by Toonage
Gio moved on and the team forged its own identity without their former captain. Bringing him back, not in that same role and either giving him minutes already earned by other D like Kylington or asking him to play a lesser role yet still being a bit of a shadow hanging over the room is a big mistake. Might seem like the perfect fit but its not. It would end up being a distraction that no one would admit as being one out of respect.
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The Flames identity was forged last season WITH Gio though. This team isn’t that different from the team that finished last season. In my opinion, there was a big shift in the team’s competitiveness once Gaudreau was moved on to a line with Lindholm and Tkachuk last season, that was this team’s turning point.
And Gio was a big piece in the team’s turnaround. He probably had the best individual performance out of anyone on the team.
16gp, 3g, 6a, 9p, +15, 55 shots, 24:47 TOI
Dude was an absolute force. Imagine this kind of stat line from a rental player. I’d take that in a heartbeat. I know the Flames have been looking at Ben Chariot too. If Chariot can do the above and come in at a cheaper acquisition cost, I’d probably take that as well.