[News] Giordano makes Calgary his official home

[Rando]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Never understood why it matters where or where players don’t live in the off season. Play hockey, then do whatever suits ya.

Ultimately it doesn't but it's nice when a player starts to sew roots here and becomes part of the community. Having the captain in the summers might entice more guys to spend their off-season training for a portion as well.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Rando

Ultimately it doesn't but it's nice when a player starts to sew roots here and becomes part of the community. Having the captain in the summers might entice more guys to spend their off-season training for a portion as well.

What tangible value is there to them training in Calgary over another location?

[Dion]

Originally Posted by The Last Jedi

In other words....

Thanks for the English lesson.

[Textcritic]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

What tangible value is there to them training in Calgary over another location?

Altitude.

... and the chance to train with superstar defenseman and fitness beast Mark Giordano.


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[Mayo]

Great to see Gio landing in Calgary permanently - definitely support someone with his attitude landing in the Flames organization post-playing career

I won't blame him 1 second for disappearing to Kelowna during the summers - that place is heaven for NHL players June-August

Edit: Any anyone with a few million $ kicking around

[CroFlames]

Remember when an exceedingly abrasive poster joined in the middle of the Johnny holdout?

I got a bad feeling about this.

[Fire]

This would make it awkward to leave him unprotected in the expansion draft.

[AC]

Speaking of Gio:

https://twitter.com/user/status/1175570607909392384

[GranteedEV]

Ryan Leslie is a beauty

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by Corral

Hardly nonsense. Some of you are pretty naive when it comes to the sports media and how they are used by their team masters. This story could have been released any time over the summer.

Strategy in negotiating means applying soft pressure consistently on the other side. That is what the flames are doing here

Likely closer to total insanity than nonsense.

I assume if Tkachuk suddenly announces he intends to move to Calgary his price tag goes up?

Gio's decision applies zero pressure to Tkachuk.

[jlh2640]

Originally Posted by Textcritic

This is something that not even Iginla did. Giordano will be a life-long member of the Calgary Flames, and will captain the team until his retirement (which probably won't happen until around 2029).

You are kind of right. He was in Calgary usually until school ended. JULY-AUG he spent at the lake. Regardless this is a huge thing for he Flames

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Fire

This would make it awkward to leave him unprotected in the expansion draft.

It would make it awkward for Seattle to claim him in the expansion draft.