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Originally Posted by Bonded
They also watched him get blown up in his last playoff series and have a really bad follow up year.
If I was a fan of their teams I'd be fine with a late/protected 1st. No way would I give up a top ten pick for him.
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As a team in the East, they shouldn't worry about what Edmonton did to CGY in that series. That was ugly as hell. But if their goal is to get into the playoffs or win a round or 2, then Markstrom is easily the way to go given what's out there.
A fully retained Markstrom, worth a top ten pick. That's incredible value for a 3m goalie who can earn you the wins to get you into the show. Especially if the Flames take back salary too.
Edit: with all that being said, ask me if I thought the Flames should pay that kind of price if they were in NJs shoes or Ottawa's. I'd say no.
Actually, I'd probably do it if I was Ottawa, they need a bump, badly.