There appears to be a mutual curiosity on a contract extension for New Jersey Devils goaltender Jacob Markstrom
The Chris Johnston Show: Chris Johnston says that the New Jersey Devils and Jacob Markstrom are taking a look at a contract extension, and it’s not a straightforward contract to do.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Julian McKenzie: “Jacob Markstrom was talked about a pair moments in the past. Are you any, are you listening to something specific with, with him and a possible extension? You talked about the very fact him, and possibly Filip Gustafsson, may not even take a look at market, however I noticed Kevin Weekes tweet about it on Sunday, and I used to be curious in case you’ve been listening to something?”
Johnston: “Yeah, the Devils are going to look to get one thing finished there, and I feel there’s mutual curiosity. Fairly truthfully I, I wouldn’t be stunned in any respect to see that find yourself in a contract.
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However, you understand, due to what I’d additionally outlining broadly about what the UFA goalie market seems like, I imply, it’s, it’s not a straightforward deal to do. He’s 35 years previous. You understand, what’s the correct quantity? What’s the correct time period? I imply, that is the place you get into it. It might get into nearly a recreation of hen, as a result of in case you’re the Devils and also you’re form of baulking at you understand, the place issues are on the desk, what’s your plan B or C? That doesn’t essentially look that good.
So, you understand, they’re going by means of the early elements of that, that course of now. However you understand, I’d say from, at this stage, I do suppose that there’s sufficient form of mutual curiosity to see it occur. They’re going to offer it a shot, and we’ll see, we’ll see the place they land.
But it surely’s, it’s a goalie roulette, man, it’s, it’s all the time, there’s all the time one thing happening across the league. And it’s simply, there’s so few confirmed goaltenders on the market which are going to be obtainable subsequent summer time. So in case you’re a workforce that doesn’t have one, and also you’re wanting forward, I feel it’s good in case you’re within the Satan’s place, to attempt to get on the market and get it taken care of. Particularly as a result of you have got a participant you actually like, and so they went made that commerce for with Calgary there a pair years in the past.”
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