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Originally Posted by HitterD
Pull the pin? Or pull the trigger?
As much as I’d love to see Markstrom and wolf split starts next season, I still believe the best move is to trade Markstrom
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I'm leaning to keep Markstrom and trade Vladar, because I think it takes more than 10 NHL games for any goalie prospect to establish themselves and learn the NHL game. The path won't be linear and a good way to ruin a young goalie is to put them into a role where they'd be playing anywhere more than 35 games when they've only played 10 games to date. I'd like it if they kept Markstrom for the duration of his contract (unless the Flames are blown away with an overpay offer), have Wolf learn under his tutelage each of those 2 seasons and then see if he's ready to take the starter's job then or if the Flames need to bring someone in to have a true 1A/1B situation for another season. I'm predicting Wolf to be the Flames legitimate number 1 starter in the 2026 season.