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Originally Posted by CgyFlamesftw
OK here we go,
1. 6 million is fine price for goaltender now a days, also like you said its only 2 more years.
2. Goalies age fine as they get older, they are not like forwards at all.
3. You know why he went UFA right? Isnt too many teams other than Boston who have that luxury and if a top goaltender hits UFA right now there are atleast 5 contending teams having a bidding war.
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From age 34-36 (the remainder of the markstrom contract), just 1 goalie has been top 10 in GSAx in that time frame over the last 15 years (Mike Smith). Goalies aging well is a myth. In fact goaltending has been getting younger and younger.
Here is a complete list of goalies to maintain a starter workload (100+ starts over the 3 year span), while having a postive GSAx in their age 34-36 seasons since 2010
Mike Smith: 18.61 GSAx
Pekka Rinne: 6.14
Vokoun: 2.6
Luongo: 2
Henrik: 0.56