Originally Posted by
Pengwin7
re: Gio.
With the value of defensemen in fantasy hockey - the majority of their value (IMO) is tied to their use on the PP.
If a team doesn't have stellar forwards, a D-man can be designated as the SHOOT-FIRST option on the powerplay.
(This isn't luck. This role comes straight out of practice from the coach's instructions.)
This is massive, massive value to a D-man because of the high PPP and SOG that goes with this role.
Unless a D-man is really gifted offensively with hands (Karlsson, Subban, ol' Mike Green back-in-the-day), then huge value only comes with this role.
Fortunately, Giordano (on a O-challenged CGY team) has indeed emerged into this Weber-like role... and THAT does make him a fantasy hockey multi-cat monster for the foreseeable future.
I tab him "the real deal" in multi-cat & 50point-per-82 D.
Definite Tier II or Tier Ia D-man.