Confirmed Trade: [NJD/CGY] Jacob Markstrom for Kevin Bahl, 2025 1st round pick (top 10 protected); Flames retain 31.25%

[Joeyjoejoe]

Surprised at the consensus that the Flames did well here. Maybe I am out of touch...no, it's the children who are wrong.

Its a 35 year old goalie for a 1st rounder and young dman. I am surprised the Flames were able to get a 1st rounder.

 

[DJJones]

They soured the relationship with the player playing games to get more and that is all they got

By all means, sour more relationships if this is what they can get

There's like 4 more guys this year that need the same treatment

 

[The Red Mile]

I don’t think people realize that Bahl is already a NHL d man. Full 82 games last year. No longer a prospect.

 

[Sheppy]

Yeah, with that amount of retention it makes it much more even.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803466231472672893

 

[TheReelChuckFletcher]

That's a great return for Calgary. Goalies, even as good as Markstrom, don't often return a 1st rounder and a solid bottom-pair player. New Jersey needed to do this, however, with how disappointing last season was specifically because their defense and goaltending failed so badly.

 

[Empoleon8771]

All I know is that New Jersey is going to be dangerous next year with Keefe as their coach and a Markstrom-Allen goalie tandem. If Markstrom can play to his abilities, I think New Jersey stands out as a big time contender in the East.

 

[Double Dion]

Oof that amount of salary retention makes this a pretty crappy return for Calgary I think.

Dude, are you seriously going to pretend you didn't say 2nd and crap prospect 30 minutes ago?

 

[TheBeard]

Trade works for both teams. No one got fleeced.

 

[DomBarr]

what was the deadline demand? i assume new jersey offered more but what was the reported gap? or is it not known

I think the rumoured GM Agreed upon deal was Holtz and the 2024 1st for Markstrom at 50% retention and Calgary's cheap ass ownership nixed it because they wanted more in return for the $3M per year retention

 

[HighLifeMan]

All in all that's quite a fair deal for both sides.

I am definitely happy with it as a Flames fan.

 

[Nikishin Go Boom]

Will you admit now that I'm always right and you're always wrong?

i appreciate your obsession with me.

 

[Empoleon8771]

Dude, are you seriously going to pretend you didn't say 2nd and crap prospect 30 minutes ago?

A 2nd and a crap prospect is effectively what Markstrom was traded for. There isn't much of a difference in value between a 2024 2nd and a 2025 1st, especially with how good the Devils look they'll be next year.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Its a 35 year old goalie for a 1st rounder and young dman. I am surprised the Flames were able to get a 1st rounder.

It'll be a really late 1st rounder IMO

Devils are a good team

 

[Bond]

Free agent to cap dump to a 1st and roster player and I don't have to worry about Florida getting the 11th overall next year is a win-win-win.

 

[KovalchukFistPump]

Its a 35 year old goalie for a 1st rounder and young dman. I am surprised the Flames were able to get a 1st rounder.

Markstrom was really good last year up until the trade deadline when he stopped trying.

 

[HockeyVirus]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803466231472672893

 

[Colin226]

Even if it's a slight overpay (I don't think it is), Fitz has been trying to land a goalie for years now. Don't mind an overpay at all to finally get out goalie mess figured out.

Goalie mess is figured out for now, but I don't see Mark being the goalie by the time Jack is in the final year or two of his contract. I guess this buys us time to see how Dawes and Schmid progress and then potentially make a move if needed in 3 - 4 years or so.

 

[tmg]

I think people forget what goalies tend to return in trades.

The problem is usually that there are few comparables for what good goalies get in trade because good goalies seldom actually get traded. Most goalie trades are aging on the decline or unproven prospects, so the trade value of guys like Saros or Ullmark is an unknown.

 

[Sheppy]

I think Ullmark will be the next to go. 4 years younger than Markstrom, to boot.

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

New Jersey actually did quite well here. Especially with the retention I would have expected a better secondary piece over Bahl.

 

[Lunatik]

Devils fans... tell me about Bahl please.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Its a 35 year old goalie for a 1st rounder and young dman. I am surprised the Flames were able to get a 1st rounder.

Calgary is also retaining 30% and the first round pick is top 10 protected. Bahl is a bottom pair guy, he’s solid but nothing the Devils will miss.

This is a fair deal all around.

 

[Bond]

It'll be a really late 1st rounder IMO

Devils are a good team

That just finished in the bottom ten...
I am guessing it will end up in the early 20s

A 2nd and a crap prospect is effectively what Markstrom was traded for. There isn't much of a difference in value between a 2024 2nd and a 2025 1st, especially with how good the Devils look they'll be next year.

lol cool, I'll trade yah a 2026 2nd for a 2025 1st.

 

[canuckslover10]

A 2nd and a crap prospect is effectively what Markstrom was traded for. There isn't much of a difference in value between a 2024 2nd and a 2025 1st, especially with how good the Devils look they'll be next year.

From what I’ve heard the 2025 draft is better.