I suspect Markstrom goes in the summer right now, perhaps at his request. And not because he's unhappy with how this played out, but more because he signed on to be part of a contending team, and he's getting up there in years.
And at some point they had to talk to him. NJ wasn't going to finalize the deal without knowing he would agree. At some point, when you think it's close enough, you have to talk to him.
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