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Old 02-28-2024, 04:49 PM   #25818
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That’s why I think they should trade Markstrom now
Agreed

I think in the offseason you could see a goalie trade market that includes:

Ullmark
Saros
Markstrom
Thompson
Gibson
Binnington

And then you also have the following veteran free agents:

Cam Talbot: .913
Jonathan Quick: .916
Anthony Stolarz: .925
Laurent Brossoit: .922
Alex Nedeljkovic: .915
Kaapo Kahkonen: .901
MA Fleury: .899

Suddenly teams looking for a goalie in a trade have other top end options available potentially if Ullmark and Saros hit the market. And while none of those free agents are long term solutions, the Devils might think it's better to keep the assets, and just sign a veteran that can play 40 games and share the net with Daws.

I've made way too many posts about this in the past week, but I really can't shake the feeling that the Flames really missed an opportunity to sell Markstrom at peak value to the Devils a week or two ago, and potentially were too focused on a single player as the return.
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