Mark Giordano has opted to head to Russia this year after declining a two way offer from The Calgary Flames. He will be playing for Moscow Dynamo and will earn $800,000 U.S. Not a bad deal for the kid...I'm sure many Flames fans will be shocked and/or disappointed by this news but here are my thoughts on why it isn't a big deal.
Mark Giordano while being a pleasant surprise last season is not anything more than a 7th Defenseman, the two way contract fed his way was a fair one at the NHL level. While Giordano did score some pretty goals, and was quick up the ice he still lacks the grit and defensive smarts to be given anything more than what The Flames offered. Another thing that should be kept in mind is that even with Giordano heading to Russia for the season The Flames will still retain his NHL rights, so this could be a good development move as well for both Giordano and The Flames.
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