For the first time since Miikka Kiprusoff hung up his pads and became a full-time fisherman, the Calgary Flames have an undisputed number one starting goaltender after signing Jacob Markstrom away from the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent.
But in the first year of a six year deal, what can we expect to see from Markstrom in net?
How he got here
A product of Galve, Sweden – two hours north of Stockholm – Markstrom came to prominence as a junior goalie with Brynas. In his draft year, he led Sweden to a gold medal at the Hlinka Memorial Tournament and was the best statistical goaltender among all of Swedish junior hockey.