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Originally Posted by afc wimbledon
Benning will be damned if he does and damned if he doesnt on this one
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Yeah it's not an easy situation. He's a 30 year old goaltender who was the team's best player this season. He's going to want a contract that's not likely going to be very good for any team in the long run but if you don't sign him and goaltending goes from a strength into a weakness it can sink the team next season. The Bobrovsky contract is a cautionary tale of signing a 30 year old goaltender long term and while Markstrom won't get a contract like that he's likely going to ask for a contract that pays him top 10 goaltender money for a 5 year term. If he hits free agency I'm sure the Flames will be kicking the tires so Benning will have to lock him up before he gets a chance to talk to other teams.