CartographerNo611
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Giordano is very easily one of the most underrated players in the game, let alone D-men.
His defense the among the very elite of the elite and his offense is superb and should return to 45+ point form at minimum this season.
lol. Nice try but nobody's taking the baitNot even a top 2-dman on his own team anymore...
why would he suddenly have a point spike at the age of 35?
I mean it's not impossible but if anything we should be asking where he ranks if he becomes a 20 point guy
Hate to defend anything Calgary but the new system will not really be new for Hanifin as hes getting the same coach he had in Carolina.Looking at the Flames roster, their whole left side looks exploitable.
I think Gaudreau is a bit underrated defensively since he can take a pass at speed well for breakouts.
Tkachuk, Dube and Bennet down the left side though... I think Gio will have to cover a lot of ice, especially since Hanafin is new, and it takes time with a new team and system. It helps though that they have Peters.
I think Gio is going to need to bail out his wingers.
Looking at the Flames roster, their whole left side looks exploitable.
I think Gaudreau is a bit underrated defensively since he can take a pass at speed well for breakouts.
Tkachuk, Dube and Bennet down the left side though... I think Gio will have to cover a lot of ice, especially since Hanafin is new, and it takes time with a new team and system. It helps though that they have Peters.
I think Gio is going to need to bail out his wingers.
Looking at the Flames roster, their whole left side looks exploitable.
I think Gaudreau is a bit underrated defensively since he can take a pass at speed well for breakouts.
Tkachuk, Dube and Bennet down the left side though... I think Gio will have to cover a lot of ice, especially since Hanafin is new, and it takes time with a new team and system. It helps though that they have Peters.
I think Gio is going to need to bail out his wingers.
Looking at the Flames roster, their whole left side looks exploitable.
I think Gaudreau is a bit underrated defensively since he can take a pass at speed well for breakouts.
Tkachuk, Dube and Bennet down the left side though... I think Gio will have to cover a lot of ice, especially since Hanafin is new, and it takes time with a new team and system. It helps though that they have Peters.
I think Gio is going to need to bail out his wingers.
Its difficult to say.
There is a top 3 for me in Doughty, Hedman, Karlsson. Then there's this list... (not in any specific order)
Carlsson
Letang
Provorov
Jones
Hamilton
Subban
Josi
Trouba
Pietrangelo
Klingberg
Burns
Vlasic
Giordano
Ekblad
Lindholm
That's a group of 15 (and some may argue that others belong on this list) that he would have to finish top 7 in. I think if you told me that I could pick any one of those players to help me win the cup this year, and I had to rank which order I'd take them in, I don't know if he makes it in that top 7.
Ekblad doesn't belong anywhere near this group especially considering you forgot Slavin and Suter in the mix. OEL is still better than Ekblad so is Letang. Carlson had one year where he got PP inflated points. Face it Carlson isn't good defensively and even offensively gets a ton of support from his team mates. Vlasic used to have a case in the top 15 but he's no longer the best defensive Dman and has never been that effective offensively.
Not surprised an Oiler fan doesn't know an elite Dman when he sees one.
Flames fans overrate his defensive ability by a lot. Same way they sell Backlund as Selke calibre.
For a team that supposedly has a stacked defence and a selke calibre center they are below average in goals against every season.
In the past they blamed goaltending but last year Smith gave the team an allstar performance through the first few months of the year and the Flames still weren't that great defensively.