Giroux is very deserving of the honor coming off a season in which he recorded 28 goals and 65 assists good for 93 total points. Giroux was a big leader for the Flyers all season long but even more so in the playoffs. Giroux really stepped up in the post season, and in the clinching game against Pittsburgh, G set the tone hitting by Sidney Crosby just seconds into the game.
Giroux is the young face of both the Flyers and the NHL. At just 24 years of age, Giroux has a long and promising career ahead of him.
While I'm certainly excited for Giroux, I'm unfortunately not as excited for the rest of this Flyers team. After making big splashes in the 2011 off season, the Flyers really haven't done too much to get better this off season. I will give them credit for going after Zach Parise and Ryan Suter, but ultimately the Flyers haven't gotten a whole lot better defensively.
Right now I think the Flyers are hoping that their young stars have another big year. I want to get excited for this upcoming season, but I think the Flyers are still one or two moves away from being serious contenders.
We'll be fine, They will most likely trade for a D man and groom Luke Schenn into a solid defenseman.
ReplyDeleteI do like the Luke Schenn move, but we still need another player.
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