The Calgary Flames have traded Jacob Markstrom to the New Jersey Devils

It ended up happening a few months later than many anticipated, but Jacob Markstrom is a New Jersey Devil following a trade from the Calgary Flames.
Ryan breaks down the trade from a Flames perspective. Why would the Flames want to move Markstrom? What are they getting back from New Jersey? And what are the implications for the future of top prospect Dustin Wolf?
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[@tonysereggela6980]

Keep up the good work Ryan. I hope your subscriber base grows. Keep the content coming.

[@mark-dietz]

Markstrom had to go, and Conroy had few options with a no trade clause. Flames are getting bigger, and younger, with Miromanov, Bahl, and probably Klapka coming in. I like it.

[@HandsomeDanVacationRentals]

This is good to get it done. For too long we've been letting guys walk for nothing and trying to fit square pegs in round holes. I love the direction of the team since Conny took over. Let's get big, young, and turn expiring assets, or assets that don't fit our timeline, into players and picks that will. I'm just as excited for Bahl as for the first. Here's hoping he seizes the opportunity and establishes himself as a top 4.

[@djkelly2551]

Thanks Ryan, good take on the Flames going forward. Given the circumstances, Conroy got a reasonable return for a goalie entering his twilight years career wise. Additional youth movement is the right direction for the Flames.

[@ArmChairGMPodcast]

When we signed him fans lost their minds over the last couple years of his deal. Conroy turned the last coupke years of his deal into a first round pick and a huge, 23 year old NHL ready defeneman. Asset managemt is FINALLY a part of this managment's game.

[@patrickcarleton1073]

It will be very impressed to see how Wolf can do as a starter; including how he deals with adversity on a night where the d core is non existent and he gets shellacked. If he can overcome those hurdles and maybe even win a couple games the Flames have no business in winning otherwise, he will become a fan favorite and mainstay for years to come.

[@barryjames73]

This is not a bad trade at all. NJ might make the playoffs next year but Markstrom's maddeningly inconsistent and I don't know if they'll find much success. I will be cheering for them though.

[@janisdurwael269]

Wolf keep the goals down under the "magic eight" But we wish you the best!!!

[@p344y]

As a Devils fan, it’s good for both teams. Devils get a top 10 goalie and the Flames get a really young D Man who can still improve and has the intangibles to be a solid player.

[@c.graham9960]

It’s almost as if a player’s NMC limits the GM’s ability to get maximum return in an open market? This must be the first time a GM is handcuffed by a player’s contract.

[@CLo-ly1ic]

Awful trade BUT!!! Conroy did all he could.. Let me explain,, Conroy had a deal in place done deal NJ first 24 and Holtz for Marky but when Jersey requested salary retention Flames owners said if we're retaining salary we want more and Devils said go pound sand.. Jersey new Marky played his last game as a Flame but here's what's crazy Ottawa put together a much better package and Marky Declined and Conroy had to settle with Jersey and got less then he could have from Sens.. Marky was pissed and last year he told Flames before season start I don't want any trade talk till seasons end but Conroy's phone lit up he asked Marky and then when markys like fuck it let's do it it blows up in his face.. Thank you Marky for your services good luck in Jersey.. All in all Jersey wins but to Conroy's credit he tried and with a good draft he will have more power next time to tell owners okay back off I got this

[@bowriver1]

Does anyone think more trades are coming?

[@barryjames73]

Yeah I do too.

[@bowriver1]

Non Russian/rushing defenceman...I see what you did there.