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The Calgary Sun - Gio making Mark with old pal
Hearing the sharp voice of Dion Phaneuf spit out a few motivating jabs is nothing new to Mark Giordano. The Calgary Flames defenceman heard them on the ice two seasons ago when they were occasionally paired up. Back then he heard them off the ice, too. Giordano roomed with Phaneuf during his ...
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NHL Morning Papers (Sunday Edition)
IllegalCurve.com — ... for the Flames this season, writes Steve MacFarlane.  Mark Giordano is back from a season in Russia and could find himself parternering up with Dion Phaneuf this campaign. ...

Musings of Interest: Mark Giordano
Five Hole Fanatics — ... With the news that Gio has been paired with Dion Phaneuf throughout training camp, I couldn't help but think of Brian Rafalski as a potential comparison for the Flames prodigal son. ...

The TC
The Battle of Alberta — ... is getting a run as Phaneuf's partner. If he's good enough to grab that role, suddenly the Flames' D, depth included, looks awfully damn good.

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