Year one of Jacob Markström’s six-year, $36 million contract didn’t go according to plan. The Flames missed the playoffs and Markström’s mid-season dip in performance was a big reason why. As Markström enters his second season with the team, Calgary has reason to expect a better performance from their number one goaltender. If that doesn’t happen, it’s tough to see the Flames returning to the playoffs come April.
Last season
“I wasn’t happy and I wasn’t good enough,” Markström told The Firestarter Podcast this week. “That’s on me, so that’s the pressure that I put on myself.