Markstrom as the primary piece leaving and the 10 OA being the primary piece returning doesn't fit the kind of retooling, "something for now, something for later" kind of return we can expect ownership to be onboard with.
Predicting Markstrom with 50% retained & Flames 1st round (28 OA) for NJ 3rd round (61 OA), New Jersery 3rd round (77 OA), Alexander Holtz, and a conditional 2025 second round pick (via Winnipeg) that becomes New Jersey's lottery protected 1st round pick if Markstrom wins 30 games OR the New Jersey Devils enter the second round of the 2025 playoffs. If the 2025 1st round pick for NJD is in the lottery, the Flames get Jersey's 2026 1st round pick, unprotected.
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