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Originally Posted by RedHawk12
Don't think so. We would have still missed the playoffs, Brodie would have been a lightning rod of critism for his turnovers and soft plays and we would be complaining about Tre's incompetence at getting a true #1, listing all of the crap goalies we've had since Kipper...
Signing Markstrom and prioritizing him over Brodie was not a mistake.
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Agree to disagree
As much as there were a bunch of people who complained about Brodie, that was a faction of the hysterical CP GT overreactors amplifying each others’ nonsense in their echo chamber.
Reality is he was the trustworthy D partner that allowed Gio to play Norris caliber D, could skate well enough to defend the top offensive players, and was a good puck moving D.
Andersson was not ready
And Markstrom struggled this year. He’s a blocking goalie and I have been unimpressed with his rebound control and post save recovery. I find him to be average. His sv% being 20 points below that of his peers around the 1000 save mark meant 20 more goals allowed and that should have meant at least a couple more wins
Talbot earns a lot less, is only in a 3 year deal, and has been outstanding
The only way the Flames still miss with Brodie and Talbot is if Brodie and Talbot are as bad as Andersson and Markstrom. Their consistent career stats and their strong years this year lean towards that being unlikely