Giordano is making his third All-Star appearance this year, so these proceedings are old hat to the veteran. He made his All-Star debut in 2015 in Columbus, alongside Johnny Gaudreau in the winger's rookie season, and was back at it again with Gaudreau in 2016 in Nashville. This year, he'll be taking part in the Enterprise NHL Hardest Shot competition on Friday and is eagerly looking forward to the game on Saturday night.
"It's fun. I think it's a good weekend. We get treated great and every city that come to has a different theme, so I really enjoy it. I (wouldn't) enjoy going in the fastest skater or puck handling (competitions) but I really enjoy being a fan and watching those, seeing all the talent in the league. The thing I really like now is the 3-on-3 format, compared to the 5-on-5. I think it's a lot better for the fans and the players as well.
"The 5-on-5 game (was) sort of passive, you're not defending really well. This one, 3-on-3, everyone is playing forward out there so you just go out, skate around, and make plays."
As Giordano mentioned, the Tkachuk brothers will be making their NHL All-Star debuts together with Brady being added in on Wednesday when the news broke Auston Matthews would be unable to participate in the on-ice events this weekend.
"It's exciting that we get to share this moment," Tkachuk said. "We've scored millions of goals in that rink growing up, when my dad would take us. It's going to be a very, very important few days for my family to reflect and realize both of their sons are in the All-Star Game."
The pair do have plenty of experience with the event given their father's prolific NHL career. During their childhood, they would tag along with him to every All-Star Game he took part in.