Yet Bieksa and Stoner are cap dumps. It's funny how HF works.
vatanen fowler lindholm > bartkowski sbisa weber.
nice try
vatanen fowler lindholm > bartkowski sbisa weber.
nice try
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Because that's not how the world works. You don't get to make the same deal after seeing what you have, if they waited then Markstrom would demand more because he would look more like a NHL starting goalie. That's why they signed him now, there's a little risk, but if he can maintain his play, it's worth signing him. If last season was a fluke then Markstrom is an overpaid back-up, but I don't think it is and most don't think last season was a fluke.
And, "this buys time for this prospect" is actually one of the reasons Benning make the deal. All GMs take into account when prospects will be ready for the NHL. All GMs do it and it's actually pretty basic when you negotiate with your players.
Good deal for Canucks, cheap deal for a goalie that will be starting in the league very soon and a bridge for Demko.
Ripping? Seems like most are saying it's an over payment, which it is.
"What are we doing to do?" Perhaps sign him to a lower figure contract? It's likely not going to be much of an issue, as I'm confident Markstrom will be worth the money, but it's certainly more than he's earned. Not a huge deal, but again Benning hasn't proven he's very good at getting the best value with these kinds of contracts.
Captain Bowie
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We're not gonna be a contender in the next couple years, so either he plays to or above his contract and great, we have a nice asset to do with what we need, or he will suck and help us get closer to high draft picks. And having him as a 1b or backup to Demko is the last year of his contract is no big deal, as Demko will be on a cheap contract anyways.
There is literally nothing wrong with this contract, or at least not in a way that is going to hurt us in any significant way.
Billy Kvcmu
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Because he is and will.
Waiting til next year to extend him will require much more $$
Lemmiwinks
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Gibson is an RFA. The two contracts simply aren't comparable. He'll be getting his big contract soon enough.
Animal
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If you actually think Markstrom is better than Anderson then I don't know what to tell you.
Wasn't Markstrom on waivers a year ago? Now after 32 games of average NHL level goaltending he's better than Anderson?
King In The North
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Playing behind a contender doesn't always mean anything. Ie Anton Khudobin.
Frederick Anderson is miles, miles better than Markstrom.
i would trade vancouvers entire defense for lindolm and fowler if we can keep juolevi.
what a joke
Breakers
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BonMorrison
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Did anyone else think the OP tweet was a gif of Benning face-palming or smiling evilly or something but then realized it was actually serious?
Animal
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Seems like a lot of faith to be putting into Demko. Goalies are extremely unpredictable. Markstrom is a perfect example. A few years ago he was considered the best goalie prospect in the NHL, higher regarded than Demko
"not that good" >>> "terrible mess"
Markström did nothing to justify this deal. It's the definition of overpayment. Deal with it.
Blackhawkswincup
RIP Fugu
played like an elite goalie on the 28th place team?
stats mean a lot with luca sbisa in ur top 4 loooooooooo^9l
skyo
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Yup then a combo of markstrom/demko cap hit in 2017/18/19 will be a combined $4.6M per.
It's not a good deal, but it's certainly not a "truly terrible deal". Markstrom is a good player and will likely be worth what he's paid. What makes the deal weak, is there was no real pressure to pay him this much money.
