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Originally Posted by Royle9
The issue I have is keeping Markstrom to try and push for a playoff spot when both Tanev and Hanifin will be gone is just such a Flames thing to do.
It puts us right back in the mediocrity middle of the pack 16th draft pick.
Trading him is not only about the assets we’d acquire but also giving Wolf a true look and not letting Markstrom win us games we have no business winning.
This team isn’t going to go far even if we make the playoffs, they’ve shown that to us already. I’m not surprised we did this but it honestly hurts when his Value is at an all time high and a number of teams want a goalie for the push.
He was such a fit for NJD and if we honestly turned down Holtz, Casey and a 1st then that’s officially a strike against Craig in my mind.
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that's the thing though, we're not even 16th WITH Markstrom, Tanev and Hanifin. Trading the latter two and then keeping Marky "to send the right message" is just bonkers. He can't get you to the playoffs without the two if were comfortably out of the playoff spots with them.