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Originally Posted by TheScorpion
Thatcher Demko is their guy going forward. He's 23, he's been seasoned in the AHL for ages, and I think they're looking at next year as his big coming out party.
Markstrom's deal expires after 2019-20. He's turning 30 next season and I don't think they'll be looking to bring him back as a UFA. I think the Flames might do well to reach out.
Edit -- moneyhands, if that is indeed the case, well, interesting. But with Demko as the presumed heir apparent, I really wonder what Benning's plan is. I would think they'd try to avoid a Schneider/Luongo situation.
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If Vancouver cuts bait on Markstrom now, they're right back to where they were when they traded for him in the first place.
2.73/.913 and 27 wins behind that team is really good. Markstrom has never had a save percentage below .910 in four seasons as a Canuck.
You can't walk away from that for a 2nd round pick from five years ago who has 5 starts and 2 wins. Build a better team in front of Markstrom, he's your guy.