Markstrom had a bad year last year. I don’t see anyone arguing it. He had 2 pretty good years before it. What we need is more time before jumping to conclusions. Let’s wait until the end of this season.
Here are a few reasons why:
1. Goalies can be inconsistent year to year.
2. Switching teams requires a goalie to make certain adjustments in his game which often results in worse play.
3. The reduction in Markstrom’s play seemed to correlate with his injury.
4. Playing behind a low scoring team like the Flames last year, sometimes results in goalies trying to do too much, which seemed to show in the middle of last season.
5. It was the first game of the season. After a pre-season where Markstrom looked pretty good.
Personally I expect Markstrom to be a top 10 goalie in the league this year.
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