The Ottawa Senators are looking for the goaltender who will make them a winning team and completing a trade for Jacob Markstrom could be the solution.
“Ottawa Sun” journalist Bruce Garrioch learned on Sunday that the team in the Canadian capital had inquired with the Calgary Flames about the Swedish goalie, but also with the Boston Bruins for Linus Ullmark and the Nashville Predators for Juuse Saros.
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However, Markstrom’s track seems the most intriguing since the hockey player himself said he was ready for a new start. He is still under contract for two seasons at a salary of $6 million.
Still according to the same Source, the Flames would ask the Senators for a first round pick and a top prospect. Ottawa has selections number 7 and 25 in the next amateur auction, which is an enticing prospect for the Flames.
However, Garrioch believes that the general manager of the “Sens”, Steve Staios, would be more cautious about the idea of letting a young player go.
The addition of a goalkeeper is however glaring, the duo formed by Joonas Korpisalo and Anton Forsberg in 2023-2024 being among the worst in the National League. They are both under contract for the next campaign.
Markstrom, also rumored to be sent to the New Jersey Devils and Toronto Maple Leafs, had a 23-23-2 record, .905 save percentage and 2.78 goals-against average this season. last.
