Markstrom was a great signing. He was the premier goalie available that year and was wanted by multiple teams - the big fish if you will. He was one of the biggest free agent signings in franchise history. Even if he wasn't producing results, you can't argue with the signing at the time. At this point, that is moot since he is performing up to expectations.
That's the thing with the Brouwer and Neal signings at the time as well. The team needed those types of players at the time and the logic of signing them was sound. It's too bad that they didn't work out, but I can't fault Treliving for what he was thinking at the time.
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