In a move that caused people to browse a topic for 17 seconds, GIYGAS was recently traded from the New York Americans to the Cologne Express in exchange for a second round pick. This marks the third time GIYGAS has changed teams in his career, as New York looked to move forward in their goal of winning the Continental Cup and simply did not have the cap space for the playmaking center. Following a second consecutive season topping 40 assists, GIYGAS moved onto a young team in transition with the deal, and had a hard time containing his excitement about playing with the current centerpiece of the Express roster.
"He's done some good things in his career," GIYGAS said of David Collier in his unveiling press conference. "He had career highs in goals and points last year, at any level, but my goals this year are to get him past 50 goals and 100 points. He has the talent for it, I just need to get him the puck." At this stage in his career, GIYGAS understands he's nobody's idea of a sniper (although he did log a career high 28 goals this past year), but it'll be interesting to see how he handles first line duties in Cologne, his first stop in the European Conference.