Mark Giordano, 33 years young, finally hit his pay day. Well – let’s rephrase, because it’s not as though he was making chump change before.
At 33 years of age, Giordano, one of the NHL’s best defencemen, had his new contract kick in. At six years and just over $40 million, it’ll almost certainly be the biggest one he ever signs. Carrying a cap hit of $6.75 million, he officially became the Flames’ highest-paid player. That, combined with his being the team’s captain, on-ice leader, heart and soul and all of that, meant it should have been a big season for him, age be damned.