Lets Go Blues
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I'd have to dig into Giordano a little more before I'm good with this one. When the Blues played the Kraken he looked slow and kinda ineffective.
But getting Scandella off the books is a positive, and Kostin isn't doing enough to be considered a long-term asset in my opinion, so it really just comes down to whether they can afford to lose a 1st for a rental. If it boosts the defense out of the bottom-10 where they are now, maybe it's worth it. Usually rentals don't pay off, but Gio - if he's not totally washed (maybe some Kraken fans can evaluate him better than me) - brings a lot of attractive qualities and might even stay for another year afterward.
The only other thought I have is that Scandella's offseason buyout isn't very hard on the books. Armstrong probably doesn't consider it (he hasn't bought anyone out), but if they could figure out a way to add D at the deadline without having to pay to move Scandella, they'd have better depth and more assets leftover.