Quote:
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.
|
I don’t have the time or inclination but it would be the least surprising thing to come across posts from Lanny, pre summer 2022, with him/her prattling on about how no one will ever do a sign and trade in the nhl, least of all, the Flames.
Sean McIndoe has a pretty funny comment he likes to make every once in a while ‘I wish I was as confident about anything in my life as random hockey fans are in the comments section’…..Lanny to a T.
Don’t change, bud.