Flames sign Giordano (6 yrs, 6.75 AAV)

[Deebo]

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He will be 39 at the end of this contract.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Wow, I thought he'd get $8mil for sure. Obviously age is a concern but he definitely could have gotten more on the open market.

 

[Kin]

I'm guessing his age/health concerns probably brought the AAV down a bit.

 

[bustaheims]

Giordano's a bit of a hard read. Obviously, over the past 2 seasons, he's been incredible when healthy - but he's almost missed ~20 games in each of those seasons. That guy gets more on the open market. The Giordano from his career before that probably doesn't get a contract as big as this one. He'll also be 33 when this contract kicks in. So, all those things combined . . . this is probably about right where he should be. He could make it look like a steal if he keeps up his pace from the past couple seasons, but it could also look like an overpayment if he goes back to being more of a ~30 point, 2nd pairing type.