Oiler fans underrate Klefbom and RNH. Both are as important to your roster as Draisaitl.
TSN: Sekeres: Markstrom wont sign with Edmonton or Detroit- updated with podcast link and post #361
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Do you think if he was UFA he would have signed that same deal in Edmonton? Maybe he would've, I don't know. All I'm saying is Edmonton, and Calgary too, are gonna be at or near the bottom of most players lists of where to play.
Not Klef, not the way he has played the last two years. No shot.
Love Nuge though, agreed.
I'd love to get Klefbom to Calgary, I think Holland is smarter than a good portion of your fanbase that under values him. You'll see this year. If you don't get a top pairing guy to replace him and he's out for the season you guys won't make the playoffs.
I love Klefbom but perhaps it's time to face the facts. He's damaged goods and hasn't been the same since the playoff run in 2017.
He wasn't very good in 2018 as he fought the shoulder.
Has had some good runs since.. and unfortunately.. some bad runs (he was a liability in the qualifier we lost)
I'm not sure he'll ever be the player he can be due to his shoulder.
I will say if he somehow miraculously recovered and got healthy. He'd probably be one of the top 20 d-men in the league imo.
Sadly for us fans and Klefbom it's not looking to be in the cards.
He wasn't very good in 2018 as he fought the shoulder.
Has had some good runs since.. and unfortunately.. some bad runs (he was a liability in the qualifier we lost)
I'm not sure he'll ever be the player he can be due to his shoulder.
I will say if he somehow miraculously recovered and got healthy. He'd probably be one of the top 20 d-men in the league imo.
Sadly for us fans and Klefbom it's not looking to be in the cards.
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Edmonton honestly hasn't had much trouble signing free agents lately. Maybe if more said no we wouldn't be in the cap mess we are right now.
Of course if we don't replace our best defender, we are hooped. But our best defender is better fitted in the 2LD hole, that is his caliber. He is frequently injured, and does nothing special on the PP.
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It's amazing this thread has gone for 15 pages when (if true) it's almost certain he doesn't want Detroit due to lack of help and doesn't want Edmonton due to starter competition, he wants to be the bonafide number 1, not a 1A.
I think he is a 1st pairing guy when healthy. He has had trouble staying healthy though. A guy who takes on tough matchups is super important. It's why I really hope the Flames bring Brodie back. Especially since Gio finally started to show his age a bit this year.
Sekeres jus doubled down on his Markstrom info.... he just said this on air.
As many is suspecting, Edmonton and CGY leaks is an effort to get a better deal from Van
As many is suspecting, Edmonton and CGY leaks is an effort to get a better deal from Van
Oh God! This should trigger another 20 page debate about which city is the best.
And round and round we go.
Any city in Alberta is better than Vancouver. Even Edmonton.
What millionaire who could choose from so many other cities, would choose Edmonton?
It is such a dreary grey city. Cold.
Having said that, it’s only slightly worse than Calgary.
This has nothing to do with the teams.
Just my opinion as someone who grew up in the Rockies.
Both cities are awful compared to the options Markstrom is going to have.
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All available hockey players are not such a uniform group. I totally agree with you that many would not want to come to that climate, but you don't know what is motivating each individual player. There have been players who like Canadian wilderness, have liked aspects of the team, like the fans, etc etc etc. All Canadian teams including Edmonton and Calgary have signed big name free agents before.
This thread is built on the idea that Markstrom didn't want to come to Edmonton, from his own words, which is fine but it's not strongly confirmed. We don't know what's motivating him. Even in that quote in the OP, it's not saying that he hates the climate. It's that he sees Edmonton as a B market or a project. So even if we take it as truth, he seems to be motivated by team factors.
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Same like how in Toronto every goalies ‘lets the team down’ after having to stand on their head with a team in front of them bleeding opportunities, chances and shots all night.
Let’s be real. Edmonton can’t defend. From the top of the lineup throughout, when guys like Draisaitl and McDavid are at times sub 50% players at 5v5, its all you need to know.
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True but fun fact two money talks !! You can always ask for a trade later.
Or you end up the Murray route. Where you’re seen as having so little value in the league after winning two cups after having a bad season.
There’s hills goalies die on. Getting peppered all night, having a sub 900 sv% and high GAA are when these guys lose their career status.
Markstrom is used to playing in front of a bad defence.
I cant even count anymore how many 30/40 plus save nights he had with the Canucks over the last 2 years.
I cant even count anymore how many 30/40 plus save nights he had with the Canucks over the last 2 years.
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Imo Marky will go to the team that offers the most money. If the Oilers offer 6.5 times 6 years, and that totals 9 million more (overall) than anyone else, he’s going to Edmonton. And any NHL city has great areas to live if one can afford them.
As good as Marky has been , top 5 Vezina and all, 7 years is not worthy for him, those are reseved for the best of the best, the Josh Anderson's of the world.
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