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Originally Posted by neo45
Ya Markstrom was always very highly touted but like any goalie prospect there was element of boom bust to him
Didn’t Van waive him after the trade? Doesn’t sound like a centerpiece if that’s the case but definitely another lesson as to why you never give up on a high ceiling goalie
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This conversation interested me so I went and looked at when most goalies (that I can recall) became starters in the NHL. Most were 25-26 years old and usually had a good 10-12 years of play. The few exceptions that were younger were really big stars, Roy/Brodeur/Fuhr/Vernon but were few and far between.
What surprised me were even the great ones had a save percentage for their careers of around .910 but it was directly related to early career numbers that were really low. I think this was a good pick up for the Flames, much better than MIKE SMITH in Edmonton
