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Originally Posted by gvitaly
Campbell had a save percentage of 0.914, 0.921, and 0.915 in the 3 years before he came to EDM. He even had .928, and .924 seasons with the Kings before that. Do you think of him as anything other than a cap-dump at this point?
Even when you account for the volatility of the position, there's still the contract to consider. Markstrom was in a similar position in the off-season. The remaining 3 x $6M wasn't something any GM wanted, or wants to pay a sub .900 goalie.
Right now, Markstorm is worth the assets because he's massively outperforming his $6M price tag, and now there's talk about a potential salary retention to bring it down to $3M. It didn't seem likely, a couple of months ago, when you couldn't say the word rebuild. Now a Vezina caliber goaltender making $3M, could be something worth gambling a couple of firsts on, especially to a GM with a dire need of goaltending.
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I think it's fair to adjust goalie value based on a bad season for sure. If it's a fear that that is the new trend, buyer beware.
Toronto media certainly felt that with Campbell. Hilarious the Oilers bit.
But was that the Markstrom story? Pretty strange year in Calgary for the entire team, turmoil off the ice. He was great in Vancouver, good then hurt in Calgary, a Vezina nominee, then a bump in the road.
Don't think they equate then or now.