Markstrom hit his potential and contract renewal at the wrong age. It was stupid of Elmer to let him walk for nothing, his rights should have been traded for something (if possible).....but considering the state of the team I don't think it would have made a difference. If you pay attention, Demko is actually a better goaltender for this current disaster. Markstrom was pretty average last year in Calgary behind a floundering defensive system. Sutter righted that ship and Marky is shining like Kipper did during the first Sutter go-round in Cowtown.Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 8:45 amThisCousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Sun Dec 05, 2021 8:07 am Almost all of their failings stem from the fact that they've allowed the throatchinian to neuter the group of any physical presence and pushback. That element is the glue that bonds a team, especially a young bunch like we have.
Nobody is banging bodies and creating room for these smaller skilled players. It's pathetic.
Maybe Zac Mac wasn't the best player or anything but he got in there and bloodied noses.
The mix is pathetic, it’s clear as day. The straw that broke that back was not signing Tanev and Markstrom, those two had lots of respect in the room. Markstrom was like a father figure to Petey and Hughes loved Tanev. Should’ve traded Demko, signed Marky. After that last playoff run, Demko’s value was high. Stupid move, Demko could’ve returned a player. Resigning Virtanen and not resigning Toffoli was also dumb. The players seemed pretty upset they didn’t bring back Markstrom, Tanev and Toffoli
I’d say the same for Edler, he had a presence in that dressing room
This team reminds me so much of the Taylor Hall era Oilers
Green is hopeless, he can’t coach skilled players and seems to have a dislike for truculence. It’s an indictment seeing how well ex Canucks blossom elsewhere. Don’t think Schmidt liked Green one bit and vice versa
No argument on Tanev. While I'm indifferent to him leaving there was no real need to let him walk. A right side of Tanev, Myers, and Schenn, would have been far better than Myers, Hamonic, and Schenn.....so long as Tanev remained healthy.
I thought the scuttlebutt was that Edler didn't want to re-sign here?
The swap of Schmidt and Poolman is very telling. A guy leaves team A and returns to good form with team B and the guy from team B goes over a cliff with team A. Hmmmmmmmm......