I'm not in panic mode about it, he's a great goalie, and his ceiling is top-of-the-league in terms of talent. I do feel like he crumbled a little in the playoffs, and I am not happy to see what feels like an early glove-side whiff in every game... puts the team in a bad place. But the team has to defend better too and not be giving up major chances - that's what putting Vladar in for Buffalo showed (was intended to show I guess).
Vladar is a different guy, plays a more quiet game. I think he's down pretty early and blocking the bottom of the net well, and guys are learning to shoot high on him because of it.
When Markstrom's on his game he's amazing. So the question for me is are we seeing a Markstrom that is returning from injury or sickness, are we just seeing early season goaltending and it will round into form, or are we seeing a genuine problem - and time will tell. I feel like he's played fine later in the games he's played in.
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