Confirmed with Link: Flames sign Jacob Markstrom (6 years, $6,000,000 AAV)

[Siignal]

Really don't think Markstrom becomes our highest paid player

 

[DFF]

Who else still need a goalie?

 

[Mobiandi]

Who else still need a goalie?

Colorado

 

[Deen]

Thanks Ottawa. That Murray contract is ugly and now we have to match.

 

[Beaumaris]

Who else still need a goalie?

Leafs for sure.

 

[FlamerForLife]

makes me quite nervous now

 

[IGGY2JOHNNY]

makes me quite nervous now

Jesus I’m scared ...... BTs weakness has always been ugly UFA contracts.

 

[User1996]

f***

 

[IGGY2JOHNNY]

Anything over 6X6 is too much imo

 

[Zirakzigil]

I am scared about this contract. I would be fine with any cap hit starting with a 5, even for 7 years. I think this is going to be something like 7x7 though.

 

[Mobiandi]

Treliving and July 1st. Try to name a worse combo

 

[super6646]

Treliving and July 1st. Try to name a worse combo

Tre and October 9? Idk lol

 

[IGGY2JOHNNY]

Treliving and July 1st. Try to name a worse combo

Treliving and October 9th possibly .....

 

[DFF]

Walk away Brad

 

[DFF]

Leafs for sure.

They have money?

 

[DCDM]

Hahahahah this is gonna be earth shattering

 

[strattonius]

Flames fans you won't regret this deal. Markstrom is the only reason the Canucks were in a playoff position before the pandemic. He will steal you games single handedly.

 

[Ace Rimmer]

I'm fine with 7x7 as long as the contract is buyout friendly in years 6 & 7.

Flames fans you won't regret this deal. Markstrom is the only reason the Canucks were in a playoff position before the pandemic. He will steal you games single handedly.

And this is why.

 

[Anglesmith]

Honestly why not

Our core, at best, has 2-3 years left here. Once we rebuild, this contract won't matter that much even if it ages poorly. Just has to hope it doesn't look bad in years 1 and 2 a la Bobrovsky

Huh? Our core is young aside from Gio. Compare it to the Caps and Stars.

While Gio has two to three years left before really falling off, the rest of the core is still around for a decade.

 

[Body Checker]

This waiting game is a warm up for the November presidential election

 

[CamPopplestone]

If fans are upset at a big contract here, well, they're the ones who have been getting on Brad for doing lower cost stop gaps and not giving huge assets for goalies, so it's like, what do you want lol

 

[InfinityIggy]

Huh? Our core is young aside from Gio. Compare it to the Caps and Stars.

While Gio has two to three years left before really falling off, the rest of the core is still around for a decade.

While the team is still not old at that point, all our top forwards age into UFA sized contracts in pretty rapid succession. Historically a lot of cores start to succumb to cap pressures at that point.

 

[Zirakzigil]

If fans are upset at a big contract here, well, they're the ones who have been getting on Brad for doing lower cost stop gaps and not giving huge assets for goalies, so it's like, what do you want lol

Elite goalie on cheap contract, its not that hard.

Personally I am fine with 7 years, I just dont want the cap hit starting with anything except a 5 or less.

 

[Mobiandi]

It's done

 

[JPeeper]

I'm going 6x6 minimum.