The 29 year old, Giroux who has scored just twice in past 25 games, with still six years left on a $66,200,000 million dollar deal that carries a annually cap hit of 8,275,000 plus a full No movement clause.
Sam Carchidi of Philly.Com floated out the idea of Ron Hextall taking calls on his captain in his Friday column.
Find out why Claude Giroux looks as if he's 29 going on 34.
Maybe Giroux is playing injured, though he denies it. Maybe past injures, including a concussion, have just taken a toll. Maybe he just needs big wingers by his side - he was at his best when he played between Scott Hartnell and Jaromir Jagr - to give him more skating room.
Giroux is struggling