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Originally Posted by madmike
Markstrom has certainly underperformed his contract, but at this point is the contract really that big a deal? The one good thing about the Flames’ lack of elite talent is they don’t really have anyone that needs to be paid. I don’t anticipate them having cap issues any time soon.
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Personally, I consider Tkachuk's $9 mill QO requirement as getting paid.
But you're right. Markstrom's contract doesn't matter since Bedard's ECL will run out at the same time. Markstrom can walk and we can extend Bedard for max length.