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Originally Posted by MrMike
Can’t remember the last time a goalie brought back anything of value. Hoping Jersey is desperate and this is our Erat for Forsberg trade, but I think the value is going to be in eating a ton of salary, which is probably worth more than Markstrom himself
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By all accounts, that does seem to be a sticking point. I'm hoping it's more "finding appropriate value," than not wanting to retain (which does seem to be the inside info).
I feel this is similar to the Lindholm deal. If we cave to retention offers that Connie doesn't feel is fair value, all of a sudden, those are the offers we start getting for Tanev and Hanifin. However, the league sees what we were able to get in Lindholm, and that Connie will indeed pull the trigger, and hopefully the bidding war continues. Always a risk with holding out, but Markstrom's not a pending UFA.
With that said, I'm still firmly on the trade him, and perhaps if/once the other deals get done, Connie can potentially accept a bit less?