With 14 starts so far this year for the Vancouver Canucks, goaltender Jacob Markstrom is making a strong case to become the Vancouver Canucks’ next No. 1 after aging Ryan Miller, who has started 28 this season. Markstrom should be a shoo-in to the starting role when Miller leaves after next year.
After benching him at the 2104 Heritage Classic in favour of fan favourite Eddie Lack, Vancouver traded a franchise netminder and potential Hall-of-Famer in Roberto Luongo for a (then) high-risk, high-reward Markstrom. And hence, though the 6-foot-6 Swede has yet to reach the prime of his career, it is hard not to draw comparisons between the two netminders who are born 11 years apart.