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Originally Posted by Macindoc
Canucks had two starting goalies (Marsktrom established, Demko emerging after a strong playoff performance). One was younger and cheaper, and the other was a UFA on an expiring contract. It was the year of the Seattle expansion draft, so even if they had signed Markstrom, they would have had to trade either him or Demko, because Seattle would have taken whoever they didn't protect.
So they may have tabled a lowball offer, knowing that they planned to keep Demko anyway, and they only had backup money available for Markstrom. The decision to not offer Markstrom starter's money to stay was strictly a business one.
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What revisionist history is this? By all accounts they offered him over 5M. Also Markstrom won the 2 playoff rounds that season, Demko came in when he got hurt. Markstrom had far better numbers than Demko in his final season in Vancouver