[Signing] Canucks sign Markstrom to extension starting in 2017 (3yrs, $3.67 mil AAV)

[sureLoss]

Stephen Whyno @SWhyno
#Canucks sign goaltender Jacob Markstrom to 3-year contract extension with a cap hit of $3.67 million.

[saXon]

Ouch.

[flames_fan_down_under]

10 million dollars in cap space devoted to goaltending? Nice work Benning.

[TheScorpion]

Hahaha, Benning!

(I don't really know much about Markstrom but I'm going to laugh at every Canucks move from now on, regardless)

[Textcritic]

Markstrom is the franchise right now.

The Canucks are easily going to be one of the worst teams in the League this year, but without him, they could challenge the Oilers for one of their recent showings as an historically bad team.

[activeStick]

This isn't a bad deal... He showed progress last year so I think it's fair value

[Oling_Roachinen]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

10 million dollars in cap space devoted to goaltending? Nice work Benning.

I wanted to post something snide about Luongo's 800K cap-hit but Markstrom's cap hit is 1.6M today, his contract extension starts next year when Miller is off the book.

[Jables16]

Same term and slightly more dollars than Vasilevskiy got. I know which goalie I'd rather have.

[Da_Chief]

Good deal for both sides. He's developing into a real good goalie.

[shadowlord]

I guess Markstrom's the man until their anointed franchise goalie Thatcher Demko is ready to take over.

[Finger Cookin]

Originally Posted by flames_fan_down_under

10 million dollars in cap space devoted to goaltending? Nice work Benning.

Miller's gone after this season and Markstrom's extension doesn't kick in until next season. So there's not really $10M devoted to goaltending. [/pedantry]

[trackercowe]

Wasn't he basically on waivers a couple years back?

[flames_fan_down_under]

Blast. Foiled by Benning and a lack of research on my part!

[Strange Brew]

Don't really get the negative comments. Pretty good younger goalie who could be a steal when contract kicks in. Probably one of the best moves Canucks have made. Livkily they haven't made a lot of those.

[d_phaneuf]

Think he's going to be a really good goalie going forward, this is a good deal, allows them to take their time with Demko too

[GreenLantern2814]

He fits right in.

[Roof-Daddy]

So that leaves Calgary and Philly as the only teams without an actual proven NHL goalie under contract past this season to protect from expansion.

All the Flames goalies that are currently under contract past this season are exempt and the Flyers have goalie of the future Anthony Stolarz under contract and NOT exempt. If they sign extend Neuvirth or Mason they may have to leave Stolarz exposed to Vegas.

[Poster]

Originally Posted by Jables16

Same term and slightly more dollars than Vasilevskiy got. I know which goalie I'd rather have.

you are leaving out one very important factor.

one goalie is giving up UFA years and the other didnt.

[locsofblu]

Seems like a good deal. Markstrom showed some promise last season.

[locsofblu]

Originally Posted by Strange Brew

Don't really get the negative comments. Pretty good younger goalie who could be a steal when contract kicks in. Probably one of the best moves Canucks have made. Livkily they haven't made a lot of those.

Was thinking the same thing lol.