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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
How is he “selling the farm to save your job or make the playoffs for one season” in February but not doing the exact same thing if he tries to acquire the same player in July?
All he’s doing is getting one less playoff run out of Markstrom. Instead of 3, it’s 2. And the Flames have zero reason to reduce the price. Especially if Markstrom ends up as a Vezina finalist.
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Well, we're going off of the assumption that NJ is not willing to meet Calgary's price for retention. Retention is needed this season to fit Markstrom into their current roster (and also get a him at a discount rate for the next 2 seasons).
In the summer, salary cap goes up, Toffoli and others walk to FA, so retention might not be needed. At that time, NJ might be ok to acquire Markstrom for the full price without retention that they were allegedly close on.
And, more goalies might be available in the summer, giving NJ more options if they don't feel like paying the price Calgary is asking for. Saros, Ullmark, FA goalies, etc.
And, part of Markstrom's appeal is how well he's playing THIS season. You go into the off-season and who knows what he's going to be like as a 35 year old next year.
It's what we've been talking about for literally the last 50 pages.