FlamesNation · Jul 18, 2021
Mark Giordano’s expansion exposure is nobody’s fault
After two months of hand-wringing, it became official on Sunday morning. The Calgary Flames have exposed long-time captain Mark Giordano in the Seattle Kraken expansion draft. Barring a side deal where the Flames bribe Seattle into avoiding him, Giordano will likely be selected by the Kraken.
It’s a less than ideal situation, but Giordano being the odd man out is really nobody’s fault.
Why didn’t they protect him as one of their three defensemen?
It’s mostly a matter of two factors: age, and the age curve.
Rasmus Andersson is 24, signed at a reasonable $4.55 million cap hit through 2025-26, and he seems poised to keep improving.