price goes down, no pressure to get it done in small window. There will be more picking too. 5 pts to catch Philly BTW, still an uphill climb no doubt with a game in hand and they still have to play each other late in the season. G isnt the problem rn (it was), scoring and D is latest ish.
Your blanket statement about the price going up in the summer is very contract dependent, most teams the Devils included would give up more for 3 shots at the Cup with Markstrom over the 2 they'd get in the next offseason.
Gs have been good since "someone" called them out. Meanwhile same "someone" is on the side of a milk carton last handful.
Generally, yes; but this has potential to be he the exception, because the goalie market is always a bit unpredictable because it is always market dependent, due to how few top goalies are in the league
I never said anything was going to change, I'm saying that deadline prices are not always higher for goalies since the market is so small, and this summer especially there are more teams that could use a starting goalie than there are starting goalies available.
Going to be more teams in on Markstom next summer. Most out of playoffs don't want to trade for goalie now
This is the same goalie you were trying to give away not long ago....Let's be honest you know if Devils/Fitz bite now we will get killed in the trade in the summer we will have more choices....At time of talks that first was around 20 overall it's now between 10 to 15 if we continue to drop it could be top 10 where Trotz will and other teams will really want that pick...Not calling for a tank just want new coach first then regroup in summer for a trade....if Markstrom doesn't fix our season u get Holtz and a possible top pick pass...Fitz is stupid if he makes the trade now
I was never trying to give him away, a few short sighted morons were. I personally had no doubt that Markstrom was going to bounce back and was consistently defending him. Good goalies have still bad years, in large part because the difference between very good and poor is razor thin. All it takes is a minor nagging injury, or something important happening at home that causes focus to be less than 100%. Look at Vasi this year for example.
Another reason for us to use caution not saying NJ will as we have heard they had a deal
Markstrom isn’t the only goalie that’ll be available either, in the offseason many of the teams running 2 starters will look to unload one. I can’t imagine Boston wants to do another year of Ullmark\Swayman with Ullmarks contract being up, Florida has 3 guys they feel should be in the NHL as well. Korpisalo wants out of CBJ, Gibson from Anaheim and Saros from Nashville. Calgary isn’t the only team looking to maybe unload a goalie, and in my option they overplayed their hand and will likely get a lesser return than they’ve been offered already.
I'm skeptical any team offers much for Markstrom at his AAV unless they see Markstrom as a significant or final piece of a contention puzzle. Maybe Toronto will make an offer worth considering but LA is not likely to repeat what happened with Fiala and PLD. We will see.
Why do you think $6m is a lot for a top end goalie? Other guys of his caliber are getting considerably more.
6M for a top 5 goalie? You think that's a lot? Do you also think Jack Hughes is overpaid? Markstrom is fantastic value.
It's just a cap issue. A team without a top goalie likely doesn't have a top goalie sized slot in the cap or want to commit to that for a new guy. It's tricky. Markstrom has earned all of his respect in Calgary and they are right to pay him. You hope he will fit in NJ but unlike a skater, the failure of a top goalie is likely irredeemable. NJ is trying to juggle its cap for the next couple of years. They likely have some idea of what they will pay Mercer and Luke Hughes. Both extensions would overlap with Markstrom. They can probably create enough space in the offseason but in my view, their issues go beyond a goalie. Sure if Markstrom can be heroic it will make a difference but if you have to ask your goalie to be heroic something else is going on. The Devils were fine last year with Vanacek and Schmid but having issues this year with three goalies. Something is off with their defense more than just the goalie even if that is hamstringing them.
As noted above, it's not so much that he's not worth it, but is he worth it to NJ who didn't budget for it? Markstrom is great, but he's older and as goalies go, many teams just don't pay the position that sort of cap hit. I'm not downplaying Markstrom but the cap is what it is and if it doesn't fit you must acquit, or something pithy like that. NJ has to do some roster surgery to fit him in. Nj decided to build from the forwards back rather than from the net out (which they used to do under Lamoriello) and this is the end result. I also think folks are mistaking NJ's talent with having a team ready to compete. They need more experience to understand how to play consistently winning hockey as a group.
