Confirmed Signing with Link: [CGY] Jacob Markstrom signs with the Flames (6 years, $6M AAV)

[BlueOil]

Canucks offered 5.5M X 5
Oilers offered 6M X 7
Flames offered 6M X 6
Detroit ?
Carolina ?

Flames overpaid slightly, Oilers dodged a bullet.

the entire pacific northwest is desperate for goaltending.

 

[thekernel]

Marky earned it. Great example of where a relentless work ethic can take you. I'm gonna miss his compete, never gave up on a save.

Not sure what Calgary has planned for a defense in front of him with Brodie gone and Gio shambling into his 37th birthday. Markstrom's played on some defensive stinkers in his day though so maybe it works to his advantage.

 

[HugginThePost]

This place is nuts at times.

A goalie who was his teams MVP two years running, was in the Vezina conversation this year, signs with the Flames and now he will not be worth a very reasonable $6mm as soon as two years away.

Imagine if he signed with Colorado, they’d be the next great team. Or with NYR?

He Flames have needed a legit starter since Kipper retired. They go out and get one and this place tries to tell me Big Save Dave is as good as him.

Of course most of the beaking is being done from inside the conference. So, maybe that’s a good sign!?

 

[Cogburn]

I wish him well in Calgary, but for a variety of reasons, we just couldn't afford what he'd earned.

 

[flamesforcup]

Oilers fans in this thread:

 

[NoName]

Most Canadian fans only are if their team wins not other Canadian teams for the most part.

You wind the clock back 15 years ago then sure... but no Canadian team has won since 1993 for Christ's sake! Yes, there was some bad luck (all those Canadian teams that lost in the finals in the aughts), and Canadian teams face structural disadvantages under a cap system due to the weak Canadian dollar (which hurts the spending ability of the smaller market teams) and especially the high Canadian tax rate (which means Canadian teams have to overpay players just to match the actual take-home dollars a team in a state like Florida can offer), but enough is enough.

I think at this point a lot of Canadian team fans just want this National legacy of failure to be dead.

 

[Fisticuffer]

Good job Tre

 

[qwerty]

This place is nuts at times.

A goalie who was his teams MVP two years running, was in the Vezina conversation this year, signs with the Flames and now he will not be worth a very reasonable $6mm as soon as two years away.

Imagine if he signed with Colorado, they’d be the next great team. Or with NYR?

He Flames have needed a legit starter since Kipper retired. They go out and get one and this place tries to tell me Big Save Dave is as good as him.

Of course most of the beaking is being done from inside the conference. So, maybe that’s a good sign!?

Easy answer, this place is crawling with Oiler and Canuck fans who also wanted Markstrom. It's like when you like a girl, but then she denies you and then you tell all your friends you never actually liked her and that she's ugly.

 

[Hierso]

I have to add, i'm really happy for Markstrom the player here. He is the type of a player i love for a simple reason, i personaly had almost given up on him when he was traded to Vancouver. He had tons of expectation on him which he didn't live up to and with the change of scenery from Florida to Vancouver (even with the rocky start) he went from a sub 0.900 goalie to a 0.91xx goalie. The reason that i really love players like him is the fact that he never gave up.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

I had Markstrom penciled in for 6M from the beginning. I thought he could even get a bit more seeing how much interest he was getting.

Little bit surpised it’s ”only” flat 6M and not something like 6.5

 

[lawrence]

He went for around his expected price range. He deserves it and best of luck to marky. He will surely be missed.

fondest memory was he was the goalie that dethroned the cup champs. He was so good maracheaults said that he was our best player in round 1.

take care marky. Best of luck in Calgary.

 

[MikeK]

Not a deal I would want my team to give out to a soon to be 31yr old goalie. But CGY is looking at this in the short term. They probably only have 3-4 more years with that core age group so the last 2 years of this deal are likely irrelevant. This gives CGY a legitimate #1 goalie now, something they haven't had in a very long time. Markstrom definitely got paid here... but he earned it. Good for him.

 

[Tasty Biscuits]

How is CGY's goalie coach? I wasn't a huge fan on Markstrom with Van because I felt like neither the team or himself played to each other's strengths.

If CGY can sort out their defense over the next year or so this should work out, Markstrom is a solid first-save goalie (and if he could tighten up his stance/tracking to eliminate leakiness he'd be damn elite, but it's probably a little late for that). But if CGY is expecting him to make up for an average defense, both he and the D are gonna end up creating more work for each other.

 

[hellstick]

I miss Markstrom already. It's too bad he couldn't stay a Canuck, but frankly, the guy deserved to get paid. It's hard to say best of luck in Calgary because I am a Canucks fan after all, but I wish him well.

 

[MikeK]

How is CGY's goalie coach? I wasn't a huge fan on Markstrom with Van because I felt like neither the team or himself played to each other's strengths..

Ian Clark was the goalie coach in Van... who is regarded by many to be one of the finest goalie coaches in the entire world. One could argue he was instrumental in helping Markstrom become the player he is today.

 

[LuckyDay]

How is 30 years for a goalie old?

I agree. Goalies peak at that age but any player over 30 is more injury prone.

 

[LuckyDay]

"The Calgary Flames have requested the contract details remain classified."

They can tell that to the NHLPA

 

[David Bruce Banner]

Man, once he got his shit together, he was a rock for us. I'm going to miss him and I wish him all the best... except when he's playing Vancouver.

 

[StreetHawk]

I had Markstrom penciled in for 6M from the beginning. I thought he could even get a bit more seeing how much interest he was getting.

Little bit surpised it’s ”only” flat 6M and not something like 6.5

Main thing for all players is to limit the amount lost to escrow plus a prorated season coming up.

so getting $6 mill is still good especially if the money is backloaded to avoid high escrow in the next season or two.

 

[Wall of Wonder]

Congrats on the Flames on getting him. Canucks will probably miss the playoffs without him.

 

[mvp1977]

Great signing by Calgary. Solves one of their biggest issues plaguing them since I can remember

Since the departure of Kipper.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Easy answer, this place is crawling with Oiler and Canuck fans who also wanted Markstrom. It's like when you like a girl, but then she denies you and then you tell all your friends you never actually liked her and that she's ugly.

Incorrect. The majority of Canuck fans wanted Demko to be the eventual starter in Vancouver and were hoping that Markstrom didn’t sign the rumoured 5 year deal.
That said, his age fits better with Calgary’s core and I can see why they signed him even if imo the contract is two years too long.

 

[StreetHawk]

I miss Markstrom already. It's too bad he couldn't stay a Canuck, but frankly, the guy deserved to get paid. It's hard to say best of luck in Calgary because I am a Canucks fan after all, but I wish him well.

To put things in perspective on age. Lundqvist, smith, Rinne are 38 in 2020. So the 17-18 season would have been the same age that Markstrom will be in his final year.
This gives you a bit of a read about how goalies age in this era.

 

[Fig]

In bad times like these, one thing you love to see is teams giving out buy out proof, virtually trade resistant long term deals to 30+ year olds

If you are an agent, your job is easy. Find the sucker teams (Calgary, Edmonton etc), pit them against eachother in a bidding war and watch your clients contract explode

This sensationalist guy again? First he talks about the monster deal that was just market value. Then he exaggerates the buyout attributes of the contract. Buying out the contract in year 5 and 6 isn't great, but not buyout proof. Plus flames are likely rebuilding by then, so there's no need to buy him out.

 

[nturn06]

This place is nuts at times.

A goalie who was his teams MVP two years running, was in the Vezina conversation this year, signs with the Flames and now he will not be worth a very reasonable $6mm as soon as two years away.

Imagine if he signed with Colorado, they’d be the next great team. Or with NYR?

He Flames have needed a legit starter since Kipper retired. They go out and get one and this place tries to tell me Big Save Dave is as good as him.

Of course most of the beaking is being done from inside the conference. So, maybe that’s a good sign!?

Congratulations on the signing... This could turn out great for the Flames...

If it doesn't work then maybe you can get a Vezina winning goalie, I think Florida may have one.

TBH I have mixed feelings about this. I was hoping that the Oilers sign him, but I was also scared that the Oilers may sign him, especially to a long contract.