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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
I agree that you should be considering different data windows, trends and whole bodies of work, and also your direct observations, and building your view in as complete a manner as possible
I think it involves a lot of mental gymnastics to declare a guy as elite, who has never actually shown to be elite, consistently or at least repeatably
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Here is what we know:
- Markstrom was a high end goalie prospect and viewed as one of the best in the game in his early 20’s
- from 2016-2020 he really established himself as a legit starting goalie getting a better than .910 save % on a bottom feeding team in the league but playing the 60 game load
- in his contract and last season in Vancouver he elevated his game to a .918%, helped the team get to round 2 of the playoffs and finishing 4th in Vezina voting
It made a ton of sense for the Flames, Oilers, Canes to chase him and with Demko in the wings and expansion on the horizon it was impossible for him to stay and get the terms he wanted. It certainly looked like a player who was coming into his own joining the Flames for his peak/prime years.