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Originally Posted by MegaErtz
He has negative trade value. If he was making $2m a year, and this was the last year of his deal, then sure, he'd be worth something in return. He's carries a $6m cap hit for this season and two more after that. He's a very below average goalie, and a few good games won't change the fact that nobody is going to take his contract off our hands. We had to include a first rounder to get rid of Monahan's expiring contract, which was less of a cap hit than Markstrom. Two more seasons at six million a year means we're stuck with him.
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Have you seen the performances of some of the starting goaltenders this season? There are quite a few teams who could use a workhorse #1 goalie right now, which drives Markstrom’s value up. His contract may not be ideal, but it’s not some albatross. If the Flames ate some cap, they could definitely get net positive value.