I bet most of us would've been saying the same or putting Vladar in despite a 0-goal-against first period for Marky 90% of the time last season lol guy is almost the sole reason for the organizational explosion that's happened since the Edmonton series.
Only thing unfortunate about that quote is that Sutter never followed through with it at any point. Would've had the Flames in the Playoffs.
If there was ever a "this player owes this team something", it'd definitely be that Markstrom owes the organization and the fanbase a stellar season complete without the chokejob of the decade against their biggest rivals.
1st year = sucks. Biggest reason the Flames missed the Playoffs after Sutter's return. Flames finished the season playing dominant Darryl Sutter hockey but fell victim to Marky's struggles.
2nd year = absolutely incredible. Earns his contract (and then some) throughout the regular season, puts up a stellar 1st round in a brilliant goaltending duel only for Edmonton to come along, climb inside his head and #### him up, having never been the same since.
3rd year = just.. wtf Markstrom.
Hoping he's either figured out how to get his head outta his backend or the Flames go straight to Wolf if Markstrom shows signs of struggling early.
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