I believe Giordano is by far the best overall defenseman on the Flames and that last year was simply a down year for him (it happens). I see him getting back to his Norris season form next year which is why I don't see him being relegated to the bottom pairing. I also think Valimaki getting a full season under his belt in the NHL if he makes the team is a much better approach for his development into a very strong top pair defenseman than forcing him into a pairing immediately where he'd have to defend against the other team's top end forwards.
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