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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
You can of course disagree with my opinion on Talbot vs Markstrom all you want
But I hope you do agree that over a large sample size, .915 is better than .910
The team has made plenty of poor player management decisions
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I can see your point. The cap saved on Markstrom could have went towards help up front or on defense which was needed.
But I do get why they were worried about giving Talbot term at the time.
When you look at the three seasons prior to that offseason Talbot was coming off two very bad seasons, and it was really only a strong 20 game stretch with the Flames that had helped his stats.
Talbot
17-18: .908 SV%, -9.41 GSAA
18-19: .892 SV%, -18.14 GSAA
19-20 : .919, 7.56 GSAA
Markstrom
17-18: .912 SV%, -0.69 GSAA
18-19: .912, 4.88 GSAA
19-20 : .918, 11.45 GSAA
Markstrom had been much more consistent in the three season run up to that 2020 offseason, and was 3 years younger. I get why Treliving went with what he thought was the more stable and projectable signing long term. I think he was worried that Talbot could end up in a Smith or Elliott situation again.