[NHLRumourReport] Markstrom is asking for a 4-5 year extension… Devils so far have declined
October 17, 2025
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Oooo drama! I love Marky, but that’s steep given his age. I think he has certainly proven he is the guy and will be for 3-4 years. I think get it done, however, it’s got to wait until things get hashed out after figuring out Luke with the LTIR issue
Note that Marky is 35 years old and has missed significant time this season and last due to injury.
Please don’t.
I really like his game but it’s too much of a risk unless the amount is low
Didn’t realize Markstrom and Allen are the same age. With him on a great deal (5×1.8), I really am curious to what marky is asking for, because Allen has been the better goalie ever since Markstrom returned from injury. Double? Triple that? With the Devils having some prospect options, another 4-5 year deal at a high rate is pretty risky all things considered.
Sure, but it’ll be for an AAV of 2 million and no NTC. Only reason Jake Allen got so many years.
I know it’s a negotiation tactic most likely but that’s obviously wayyyy too long. I personally am hesitant to even go past a year with his injury history. Idk, maybe the league has a different barometer for ‘pretty good but not amazing goalies who won’t play the whole season and are going to be 36 to start’ and his agent knows somethi we don’t but this seems ridiculous.
Markstrom wanting a 4-5 year deal makes sense for him. It makes no sense for us. He’s 35, a 3 year deal would be the max anyone gives him and even that would be a bit long for my taste. We just need to bridge until Yegorov is ready
He’ll to the no
Good, I like Markstrom but if he wants 4-5 years then I say the Devils should let Edmonton or someone sign him in the offseason or look at trading him for a goalie with RFA rights
I would not. I’d ride with Allen and Daws until Yegorov is ready if need be
Good
Well here comes the inevitable that fans and the front office chose to ignore
like 3 years max is where i would be at, maybe if he was 32 id give him 5 years
I could be mistaken but now that Markstrom is 35 the next contract he signs will be in the “over 35” category which means they can’t bury his contract in the minors. We’ve all seen goalies fall off as they age. I’d hate to be stuck with Markstrom’s cap hit of $5M+ if he is no longer starter material. I know $5M isn’t a large percentage of the cap but for a team that is close to the cap ceiling and will be so well into the future we need as much cap flexibility as we can get.
3 years 5-6 AAV. anymore and we go back to the drawing board. 5 years on 2 35 yr old goalies is not the move.
There are two reasons why a four or five year deal it too long.
1. Age. This is the obvious reason.
2. Not super elite. Markstrom is a very good goalie. But he is not super-elite. He is not among the best two or three in the league. And only super-elite goalies are worth the risk of a long contract. Even if Markstrom where 31, a five year deal would not be worth the risk.
Yeah that’s a no from me. Marky has been a great add but I’m not giving him more than 3 years, and even that’s pushing it. By then I think Yegorov is gonna be ready for NHL time and we’re already gonna have Allen as a backup.
I love Marky and all things equal I believe the future is with yegorov and Malek. The Allen extension is more or less insurance already for that. I’d be fine doing a 2 year extension at max for Marky at this point. We can do it at the same cap hit we have him for now (4 and change).
I’m also equally happy doing an Allen/Daws tandem next year, or just picking up a goalie in FA if Daws shits the bed this year. Our defense is stellar and I think has made our goalies jobs easier for the most part.
The reason why I was fine with them trading for a goalie as old as him was because there were two years left on his deal. Maybe something to think about if others agree.
Four to Five years is going to look like Palat 2.0. No thanks. 3 years is the max term imo.
Remember he’ll be classified as a 35+ contract on what he signs next. You can’t bury it, you can only buy it out. He shouldn’t get anything more than a 1 or 2 year deal max.
I find it interesting that everyone was in favor of Allen’s 5 year deal but say no to Markstrom’s
* They’re the same age
* Allen has a full NTC the first 2 years and then a 10 team NTC the next 3
* They had a very similar save percentage last year (I’m not looking up all the stats atm, just save %)
I understand Markstrom would cost more than Allen, but there isn’t even any mention of money here. Just term. All Markstrom has against him is injury and it’s not even that he’s consistently injury prone. I think it’d be foolish to abandon the tandem assuming that Markstrom’s bad start before getting hurt is just rust. Let it play out once he’s back before shutting the door completely. Maybe there’s a compromise to be had. Something like 4 years $3-3.5m. Yegorov hasn’t even signed his ELC yet. It’s a long ways to go before we see him
Sure as long as he’s willing to take a cut to secure getting Quinn
I hated the trade then and I still hate it. He has not been that good. When he’s on he’s on, but he’s let in a softy almost every game since getting here. Has he stolen a game? I’ve watched every game for as long as I can remember,. I think Allen has. Daws has. Schmid has. Markstrom stands on his head, then lets a softy in. Only way this deal delivers is with a cup. I feel more confident with Allen playing most of the time.
Absolutely not
3 years is the absolute maximum. I know we just handed out 5 to Allen but that is a very, very different circumstance and was only palatable because it brought the AAV down so low.
love Marky but he ain’t that guy
I like Marky a lot, but I am nervous about having 2 older goalies and what the hit would be. There has to be a push to getting a younger guy pulled up consistently in the next couple years.
Good on Fitz, I wouldn’t want to see more then 2 or 3 years
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Oooo drama! I love Marky, but that’s steep given his age. I think he has certainly proven he is the guy and will be for 3-4 years. I think get it done, however, it’s got to wait until things get hashed out after figuring out Luke with the LTIR issue
Note that Marky is 35 years old and has missed significant time this season and last due to injury.
Please don’t.
I really like his game but it’s too much of a risk unless the amount is low
Didn’t realize Markstrom and Allen are the same age. With him on a great deal (5×1.8), I really am curious to what marky is asking for, because Allen has been the better goalie ever since Markstrom returned from injury. Double? Triple that? With the Devils having some prospect options, another 4-5 year deal at a high rate is pretty risky all things considered.
Sure, but it’ll be for an AAV of 2 million and no NTC. Only reason Jake Allen got so many years.
I know it’s a negotiation tactic most likely but that’s obviously wayyyy too long. I personally am hesitant to even go past a year with his injury history. Idk, maybe the league has a different barometer for ‘pretty good but not amazing goalies who won’t play the whole season and are going to be 36 to start’ and his agent knows somethi we don’t but this seems ridiculous.
Markstrom wanting a 4-5 year deal makes sense for him. It makes no sense for us. He’s 35, a 3 year deal would be the max anyone gives him and even that would be a bit long for my taste. We just need to bridge until Yegorov is ready
He’ll to the no
Good, I like Markstrom but if he wants 4-5 years then I say the Devils should let Edmonton or someone sign him in the offseason or look at trading him for a goalie with RFA rights
I would not. I’d ride with Allen and Daws until Yegorov is ready if need be
Good
Well here comes the inevitable that fans and the front office chose to ignore
like 3 years max is where i would be at, maybe if he was 32 id give him 5 years
I could be mistaken but now that Markstrom is 35 the next contract he signs will be in the “over 35” category which means they can’t bury his contract in the minors. We’ve all seen goalies fall off as they age. I’d hate to be stuck with Markstrom’s cap hit of $5M+ if he is no longer starter material. I know $5M isn’t a large percentage of the cap but for a team that is close to the cap ceiling and will be so well into the future we need as much cap flexibility as we can get.
3 years 5-6 AAV. anymore and we go back to the drawing board. 5 years on 2 35 yr old goalies is not the move.
There are two reasons why a four or five year deal it too long.
1. Age. This is the obvious reason.
2. Not super elite. Markstrom is a very good goalie. But he is not super-elite. He is not among the best two or three in the league. And only super-elite goalies are worth the risk of a long contract. Even if Markstrom where 31, a five year deal would not be worth the risk.
Yeah that’s a no from me. Marky has been a great add but I’m not giving him more than 3 years, and even that’s pushing it. By then I think Yegorov is gonna be ready for NHL time and we’re already gonna have Allen as a backup.
I love Marky and all things equal I believe the future is with yegorov and Malek. The Allen extension is more or less insurance already for that. I’d be fine doing a 2 year extension at max for Marky at this point. We can do it at the same cap hit we have him for now (4 and change).
I’m also equally happy doing an Allen/Daws tandem next year, or just picking up a goalie in FA if Daws shits the bed this year. Our defense is stellar and I think has made our goalies jobs easier for the most part.
The reason why I was fine with them trading for a goalie as old as him was because there were two years left on his deal. Maybe something to think about if others agree.
Four to Five years is going to look like Palat 2.0. No thanks. 3 years is the max term imo.
Remember he’ll be classified as a 35+ contract on what he signs next. You can’t bury it, you can only buy it out. He shouldn’t get anything more than a 1 or 2 year deal max.
I find it interesting that everyone was in favor of Allen’s 5 year deal but say no to Markstrom’s
* They’re the same age
* Allen has a full NTC the first 2 years and then a 10 team NTC the next 3
* They had a very similar save percentage last year (I’m not looking up all the stats atm, just save %)
I understand Markstrom would cost more than Allen, but there isn’t even any mention of money here. Just term. All Markstrom has against him is injury and it’s not even that he’s consistently injury prone. I think it’d be foolish to abandon the tandem assuming that Markstrom’s bad start before getting hurt is just rust. Let it play out once he’s back before shutting the door completely. Maybe there’s a compromise to be had. Something like 4 years $3-3.5m. Yegorov hasn’t even signed his ELC yet. It’s a long ways to go before we see him
Sure as long as he’s willing to take a cut to secure getting Quinn
I hated the trade then and I still hate it. He has not been that good. When he’s on he’s on, but he’s let in a softy almost every game since getting here. Has he stolen a game? I’ve watched every game for as long as I can remember,. I think Allen has. Daws has. Schmid has. Markstrom stands on his head, then lets a softy in. Only way this deal delivers is with a cup. I feel more confident with Allen playing most of the time.
Absolutely not
3 years is the absolute maximum. I know we just handed out 5 to Allen but that is a very, very different circumstance and was only palatable because it brought the AAV down so low.
love Marky but he ain’t that guy
I like Marky a lot, but I am nervous about having 2 older goalies and what the hit would be. There has to be a push to getting a younger guy pulled up consistently in the next couple years.
Good on Fitz, I wouldn’t want to see more then 2 or 3 years