“Being my hometown team is obviously a huge bonus” – Mark Giordano traded to Toronto Maple Leafs
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Defenceman Mark Giordano was traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs by the Seattle Kraken on Sunday. Giordano is in the final season of a six-year contract extension he signed with the Calgary Flames in Augur 2015, and can become an unrestricted free agent after the season.
Coming to the deal, Seattle will retain 50 percent of the Toronto native’s contract. They received a second-round pick in the 2022 NHL Draft, a second-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft and a third-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft. Adding to this, Toronto received the services of forward Colin Blackwell as well.
“I think just looking at it the past couple of weeks, I think the Leafs were on my radar as one of the teams I might get traded to and one of the better teams in the league,” Giordano said to NHL.com on his trade.
“Never been through this before”
He further said: “So to be able to be part of this going forward and, yes, it being my hometown team is obviously a huge bonus, but to be able to come to a team that has a really good shot at obviously making some damage or creating some damage in the playoffs is something I’m really excited about.”
The 38-year-old has scored 23 points (six goals, 17 assists) in 55 games this NHL season. However, he was held out of the past two games for Seattle.
“In my situation and having a good conversation with (Kraken general manager) Ronnie (Francis) and the coaches, it’s probably the right thing to do,” Giordano said about sitting out. “It’s weird, I’ve never been through this before, so it’s different, yeah, pretty much living day to day. It’s a tough situation, but we all understand what’s going on.”
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