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Originally Posted by the-rasta-masta
I honestly don't think Markstrom ever found his game last year. He had a couple good games right after his kid was born, but I thought he faded again down the stretch. The early part of the season after the winning streak was absolutely horrendous, but even in his "improved" final two months, he was still below average.
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Markstrom is such a strange goalie.
It seems like if a play was developing that appeared like it was going to be an obvious scoring chance, he would choke at least half the time. He would over commit to one possibility. Almost like if he has too much time to think about it, he would tend to blow it. But in the moment when things happen quickly, he seemed to respond really well.
He also seemed overly aggressive at times and would lose the net, or try to play the puck and get burned.
I still think it could go either way. I think he still has the physical capability to be a good goalie, but mentally he seems shot. Hopefully the management and coaching changes gives him a re-set. I think he can rebound, but there is no guarantee either.