Mark Giordano played his 1,000th regular-season NHL game in a Seattle Kraken uniform and skated in four more before the team sat him to avoid the risk of injury.
Mark Giordano played his 1,000th regular-season NHL game in a Seattle Kraken uniform and skated in four more before the team sat him to avoid the risk of injury. The respected veteran defenseman and first captain of the expansion franchise was even a healthy scratch when he was honored at home for the milestone. Giordano’s 1,005th game almost certainly will be with another team. After the recent trades of Claude Giroux to Florida, Brandon Hagel to Tampa Bay and Hampus Lindholm to Boston, Giordano and reigning Vezina Trophy-winning goaltender Marc-Andre Fleury are the most prominent players still available before the deadline. Dozens of depth moves are expected before 3 p.m. EDT Monday, with contenders in the Eastern and Western Conferences bulking up for long playoff runs. Here’s a look at who could be on the move: MARK GIORDANO More important than any regular-season numbers, Giordano would love to get back to the playoffs and take a run at the Stanley Cup. Despite playing 16 NHL seasons — the first 15 with the Calgary Flames — he has dressed in only 23 playoff games. Even at 38, Giordano has a game well-suited for playoff hockey, and his presence would give any team a boost in a locker room of players trying to help a guy hoist the Cup in his twilight years.
