Considering the roller-coaster of a ride Jacob Markstrom must have endured off the ice this season emotionally, the Vancouver Canucks‘ All-Star goaltender was off the charts impressive.
Another season under goaltending coach Ian Clark did tremendous things for the Swede that pushed his NHL numbers beyond anything he’s ever accomplished before. He grew mentally strong this year and became one of the more consistent starting netminders in the NHL.
Some people believe Markstrom to be the best player on the Canucks this year, and that’s not wrong. Taking it a little further, without Markstrom being an absolute gamechanger in net, the Canucks very well could be one of the seven NHL teams not participating in the remainder of the 2019-20 season.