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Originally Posted by dino7c
Brian Elliott had great stats...with goalies you have to look at the team... Markstrom took out the Blues basically by himself. Eventually he got hurt stopping 60 shots a game
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While true, overpaying for a playoff performance has gotten this team into trouble before. You have to walk the line carefully. That Elliott trade, followed by the Brouwer and then the Neal signings really give me concern over our pro scouts. Just poor work.
I put Kuemper right at the top of the list. His performance in recent years (and it tracks back a while) is top tier. He's signed for two more years at a solid 4.5M, which I think is fantastic value.
If Kuemper goes elsewhere, I'd be overjoyed to get Markstrom. I really want Kuemper, so he's definitely my top choice (yes, even with paying a 1st), but so long as we end up with Kuemper or Markstrom I'll be pretty happy.