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Originally Posted by Lanny_McDonald
First, moving Markstrom would be a hockey trade. Potential for a bigger name is better, but not a top player. Second, when was the last time a goaltender was moved for a significant amount? What top prospect or top young player on another team was moved for a starting goaltender? You may suggest Markstrom has a lot of interest around the league but I'm not so sure. I think there are still concerns about Markstrom's meltdown against the Oilers and that is going to impact return. Whether Markstrom likes Calgary is irrelevant. A team will only pay what they think he is worth and where he likes to play doesn't increase their offer. Third, the Flames will not retain to move him. They may eat a bad contract to facilitate a deal but they will not be paying another player to play for another team for the next two seasons. Not their style and not Edwards' style. Finally, teams taking on Markstrom and his salary are going to need as many of their top young players as possible to balance out the cap. So I don't see any shape or fashion where Markstrom brings a big return. History seems to point to it as unlikely to happen.
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You seem to be missing the point here, the Flames are not shopping Markstrom and don't want to move him. There has been teams that have reached out to Conroy about Markstrom and he has basically told them that unless they make an offer he can't refuse he won't even entertain it. It is like if you and I were art collectors and I had a piece others coveted but I really liked that piece and didn't want to move it. Now if you were to offer me way more value than it's worth than maybe I would reconsider. That is why I said all along I would be shocked if the Flames trade Markstrom, they would rather keep him.