[Cali Panthers Fan]

While it might be ideal to trade Markstrom now while his value is high and a couple of teams have a serious need, why do we just assume that there will never be another situation where a team needs a goalie in the next 2 years? Did anyone see a team like New Jersey desperate for a goalie at the start of this year? In the last off-season?

Why do we assume that Markstrom's value will be crappy going forward? Other than a year where he was having a baby and Sutter was playing mind games with everyone, he's been solid if not spectacular. Other than the normal worries about injury or slightly declining, this seems like a lot of unnecessary hand wringing.

Seems like all of these thoughts about what a mistake this is are predicated off of a lot of assumptions and speculation, rather than hard evidence to suggest these things are true. We don't know the future. Chill.

From what we can gather, Conroy's M.O. is about doing right by the organization, but also doing right by his players. A G.M. that cares a lot about the guys he employs is a sign of good leadership and culture building. Being ruthless is fine if you're behind a keyboard or watching the games from the stands, but it neglects the human element in trading players. If Markstrom doesn't want to move unless it's a good situation for him, Conroy should honor that, if for no other reason than Markstrom has a NMC. Plus, Markstrom has done everything asked of him and more, especially this year, all with a good attitude despite trade rumors swirling. How can you not take care of a guy like that?

If the offers aren't there, pull the asset off the table. It will also serve notice that the next time you negotiate with Craig, you need to find a way to meet the ask or don't bother negotiating. To me, that's good to see because it shows he will not just take whatever you offer just to make a deal.

I would have loved to see the N.J. deal happen, but clearly the ask wasn't met, and there aren't a lot of places out there that fit the criteria:
-need a goalie desperately
-have assets to give
-are willing to meet the ask
-is a destination Markstrom would waive for.

It was always going to be a tough ask to trade Markstrom. I don't think any of us expected it to happen this year. The plan to move a goalie for Wolf always meant Vladar. I don't fully understand why we all expect this to happen now when there are so many factors going against it.