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Originally Posted by Vinny01
There is no doubt Markstrom was the difference in the Oilers series ending in 5. Had he been able to maintain his regular season winning % the Flames win game 2, 4 and 5. Smith rocked a .906 against the Flames but he was the better of the 2 goalies.
I am disappointed in that series but still happy with the signing and feel he is no doubt the best goalie since Kipper.
That Oilers series morphed into a lot of rush chances against and the team was unable to play their style at all through the series. It was a lot of bad goals against but a lot of grade A chances given up.
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I agree with pretty much everything here.
It sucks that Markstrom was such a contributing factor to the series loss, especially considering how his play was such a huge contribution to the win against Dallas and he could have made a similar difference against the Oilers, but his play was far from the only factor that led to the loss. He's still a good goalie to have signed long-term.