1. Markstrom value will never be higher. There is no guarantee his play doesn’t fall off a cliff without Tanev and Hanifin. His numbers have already begun to fall the last few games. Remember, 6 months ago, this goalie was worth nothing. Now we are talking a 1st and good player.
2. There will be so much more competition in the summer. Ulmark and Saros might be available. Other goalies may be available for trade.
3. We have a huge need for center on the team. There are a few really good ones who are projected to go top 10 this draft. Instead of drafting in the top 10 with a trade, we will likely pick 14th to 16th.
4. False playoff hopes. We have gone on an amazing run in the past 14 games. And we have actually lost ground on opponents because other teams have also gone on runs. Regardless of last night, this team is not going to be as good without Tanev and Hanifin, and we will likely start losing some games.
5. Ownership meddling. Reported by Seravalli and Dreger, Conroy had a deal accepted and the higher ups nixed it in hopes of a 04 miracle type cup run. Let the GM do his job and go to hell Murray Edwards.
Just absolute clown crap if we don’t trade Markstrom.
If we had traded Marky the first time, we would probably have a 10 ten pick right now.
But given we didn’t, I’m good with rooting for a wildcard spot. Maybe we can lock out Van in the first round ourselves 😉
Thanks Bob Father
The right thing to do
Ok Bob… couldn’t you have picked a better picture for poor Marky…
Bob coming out of retirement to break the news
It’s fun watching the wins, don’t get me wrong, but the direction that management has taken doesn’t really move with keeping a 34 year old with insane trade value
This team just refuses to get out of its own way.
The more top 10 draft picks we have the faster the rebuild will be. Trading Markstrom would increase our odds at a top 10 pick this year AND return assets.
This stupid ass team refuses to accept that you can’t win without multiple elite talents. Flames have ZERO. The numbers won’t care what the stupid team mandate is. A rebuild is coming whether Conroy and Edwards accept it or not.
Waste of an asset. You have no idea what the market will be like in the summer. Especially after he plays 20 games behind our new defense.
I hope this is just a leak for leverage. Otherwise I am disappointed that we aren’t moving the only valuable asset we have control over.
Lol Bob admitted yesterday that he doesn’t even follow hockey much anymore but he has this info?
yayyyy
Damn. I get the value of keeping Markstrom but if they miss the opportunity to sell high….Markstrom’s been very up and down with Calgary. He could easily have a bad season next year at which point, you’re back to getting nothing.
Wolf needed and still needs more NHL games. For Conroy not to move either Markstrom nor Vladar all season long is just a mistake.
I think people are underestimating how hard it is to replace a top tier goalie. If we trade Markstrom and the rebuild proceeds faster than expected, we could end up having to give up a lot more than a 1st to replace him.
Forwards and defenseman and much easier to replace.
So tired of the speculation. I’ll be so happy once the trade deadline is over.
So incredibly shortsighted. Yes, this is a nice run we’re on, but this team is not making the playoffs. His value will never be higher than it was when they first asked him to waive.
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Thank god
Good we gonna need him for our playoff run
This is such a stupid, short sighted decision.
1. Markstrom value will never be higher. There is no guarantee his play doesn’t fall off a cliff without Tanev and Hanifin. His numbers have already begun to fall the last few games. Remember, 6 months ago, this goalie was worth nothing. Now we are talking a 1st and good player.
2. There will be so much more competition in the summer. Ulmark and Saros might be available. Other goalies may be available for trade.
3. We have a huge need for center on the team. There are a few really good ones who are projected to go top 10 this draft. Instead of drafting in the top 10 with a trade, we will likely pick 14th to 16th.
4. False playoff hopes. We have gone on an amazing run in the past 14 games. And we have actually lost ground on opponents because other teams have also gone on runs. Regardless of last night, this team is not going to be as good without Tanev and Hanifin, and we will likely start losing some games.
5. Ownership meddling. Reported by Seravalli and Dreger, Conroy had a deal accepted and the higher ups nixed it in hopes of a 04 miracle type cup run. Let the GM do his job and go to hell Murray Edwards.
Just absolute clown crap if we don’t trade Markstrom.
If we had traded Marky the first time, we would probably have a 10 ten pick right now.
But given we didn’t, I’m good with rooting for a wildcard spot.
Maybe we can lock out Van in the first round ourselves 😉
Thanks Bob Father
The right thing to do
Ok Bob… couldn’t you have picked a better picture for poor Marky…
Bob coming out of retirement to break the news
It’s fun watching the wins, don’t get me wrong, but the direction that management has taken doesn’t really move with keeping a 34 year old with insane trade value
This team just refuses to get out of its own way.
The more top 10 draft picks we have the faster the rebuild will be. Trading Markstrom would increase our odds at a top 10 pick this year AND return assets.
This stupid ass team refuses to accept that you can’t win without multiple elite talents. Flames have ZERO. The numbers won’t care what the stupid team mandate is. A rebuild is coming whether Conroy and Edwards accept it or not.
Waste of an asset. You have no idea what the market will be like in the summer. Especially after he plays 20 games behind our new defense.
I hope this is just a leak for leverage. Otherwise I am disappointed that we aren’t moving the only valuable asset we have control over.
Lol Bob admitted yesterday that he doesn’t even follow hockey much anymore but he has this info?
yayyyy
Damn. I get the value of keeping Markstrom but if they miss the opportunity to sell high….Markstrom’s been very up and down with Calgary. He could easily have a bad season next year at which point, you’re back to getting nothing.
Wolf needed and still needs more NHL games. For Conroy not to move either Markstrom nor Vladar all season long is just a mistake.
I think people are underestimating how hard it is to replace a top tier goalie. If we trade Markstrom and the rebuild proceeds faster than expected, we could end up having to give up a lot more than a 1st to replace him.
Forwards and defenseman and much easier to replace.
So tired of the speculation. I’ll be so happy once the trade deadline is over.
So incredibly shortsighted. Yes, this is a nice run we’re on, but this team is not making the playoffs. His value will never be higher than it was when they first asked him to waive.
Tire spinning.
James Johnson crying and throwing up rn