In the 2020 off-season, goaltender Jacob Markstrom had options after leaving the Vancouver Canucks to explore free agency. Reportedly both the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers made overtures, but Markstrom ended up signing a six year, $36 million deal to join the Flames.
After the first game of their best-of-seven series, it’s clear that Markstrom may be the key to the Flames beating the Oilers and advancing to the next round.
Yesterday at OilersNation, our colleague Zach Laing claimed that Markstrom is the key to the Oilers winning the series. He’s both right and wrong.