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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Two of the last three seasons Vezina quality. That's about a good a bet as you're going to get as far as goalies that can be acquired through trade.
Either the Devils want to roll the dice on those odds or they don't. The Flames price is set.
Given that they continue to boomerang back says that they think Markstrom can be that guy.
Trying to argue down the inherent value of goalies to the fans of a team that is seeing first hand the inherent value of a goalie by the fact that they're still in the playoff hunt despite dressing a roster of journeymen seems rather tone deaf and counterproductive.
Time to deal with the reality that this is what their needed goalie upgrade will cost them.
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The Devils do have a hole at goaltender. Fitzgerald will continue to look around for a fair price on an upgrade.
Markstrom is not some guaranteed solution. He costs 6 mill, is 34 (the recent history on aging goalies is not pretty).
Markstrom is a large cause of why the flames missed the playoffs in 20-21 and 22-23. He #### the bed vs the oilers in 21-22.
Here's how I know Markstrom at 6 mill isn't worth the moon. Because 30 year old Markstrom at 6 mill (coming off a 4th place vezina finish) was able to be had for FREE as a UFA.