Quote:
Originally Posted by GreenLantern2814
I haven’t had an issue with Markstrom’s play as a Flame for the most part, but I have to ask.
Is he actually any good?
Last season, his 2.66 GAA put him in a 25th-place tie with Optimus Reimer. His save percentage of .904 was 38th.
Note* - All stats are for goalies with 20+ starts, according to quanthockey.
His final year in Vancouver:
2.75 GAA (27th, tied with Koskinen)
.918 save % (14th)
18/19
2.77 GAA (27th)
.912 save % (27th)
17/18
2.71 GAA (28th)
0.912 save % (31st)
16/17
2.63 GAA (29th)
.910 save % (36th)
To make matters worse, the Flames employed at least one goalie who was statistically superior each of these seasons - sometimes it was both.
Markstrom’s best attribute seems to be his durability - he can play 60 games.
Beyond that, he’s nothing special.
They should have kept Talbot.
|
Grant Fuhr had a 3.4x average most of his career and he was one of the best back in the day. I just gotta question Tre's quest for the Holy Grail of goalies when he's got huge holes to fill throughout the team! It's like we keep seeing Hiller series repeat itself in an infinite loop! I really believe Markstrom is fine, but could've sufficed with Rittich and built a better team in front of him. Now, you have to wonder if Markstrom gets hurt again, what gonna happen if the backup just doesn't perform to expectations. Pretty laughable!