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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
IMO Markstrom is the biggest reason the Flames missed the playoffs this season, and it's not even close.
He'll probably be a top 5 or 10 goalie next season, because you know....goalies...
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I was thinking about how Bobrovsky has had on and off years and wondering if Markstrom is that kind of guy.
I think even more than most goalies Markstrom is driven by confidence. The injury changed his season two years ago, and like this year, he showed signs of regaining confidence at the end of the season. Last year he indeed regained it and played great. This year was tough - he was hung out to dry a bunch of times and didd’t make the fantastic save to make up for it. And gradually that seemed to become a theme and get into his head. But he’s played with a lot more confidence in this stretch, whether it raised his save% or not. So that’s hope for next year.