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Originally Posted by Roof-Daddy
Talking about Markstrom's career save % is pointless. He's just come into his own over the last 3-4 seasons despite being in the league for nearly a decade, and to top it off, those same last 3-4 seasons he's been playing on a rebuilding bottom 5 team in the NHL and not had a ton of help in front of him.
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Well when the Flames acquired Elliott, he had a fantastic save percentage for the 2-3 years preceding his arrival on the Flames.
But his career save percentage wasn't anything spectacular.
It didn't take long for him to regress back to, or even below, the mean.
Albeit, he had good stats on St. Louis, while Markstrom has been playing on an iffy Vancouver team.
My point is that Markstrom doesn't have a long track record of success. So it's a big gamble to assume that he can carry his solid play for another 4, 5, or even 6 years, especially when you take age into account.
Anyways, I think I've made it clear that I'm not on the Markstrom train. Mostly for contract and cap reasons.
I would just rather have the Flames acquire a young goalie, even if it cost more.