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Originally Posted by devo22
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Scroll down on that tweet and you'll see Vladar is 8th worst in the same category. The brass better be sure that Wolf can contribute meaningful minutes if they trade Markstrom away. I wouldn't want to run with Vladar other than as a tandem goalie.
The other goalies at the very bottom of the list are Korpisalo in Ottawa, who has seemingly tanked their season single-handedly, and then the other trade destination teams: Samsonov in Toronto (now in minors), Vanecek in Jersey, and Raanta in Carolina.
The only reason this is still a significant possibility is because there are three legitimately good playoff teams that do not have a halfway decent goaltender, and I don't think each of them will waste their season by not going out to get someone, even if it sacrifices their future. If Conroy plays this right, he could get an absolute haul of picks/prospects for Markstrom, especially if he retains some salary on top of it. Expect a cap dump to come back as well to make things work.
I think if you can vastly improve the team's future by moving him now, you have to take a really serious look at it. UFA's be damned, this is the team's top asset right now, especially given the current goaltending landscape.