Team: 2023-24 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Feb. 20, 2024

Published: Feb. 20, 2024

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

The Athletic had a mock trade for Markstrom

Link: https://theathletic.com/5278873/2024/02/20/nhl-trade-deadline-moves-proposals-offers/


The perfect fit: Jacob Markström
The trade: Markström (25 percent retained) for Alexander Holtz, 2025 second-round pick

"LeBrun wrote recently that the two teams had disagreed over salary retention and its associated costs for a potential Markström deal, but for a Devils team that has some big tickets already on the books, plus other young players they’ll need to pay in the coming years, it’s an obstacle worth navigating — even if it means paying a significant price. And make no mistake, this price, which features Holtz and a second-rounder would be significant. But with the right amount of retention (we settled on 25 percent, taking Markström’s cap hit down to $4.5 million) that price is worth paying. There aren’t many natural comparable trades for top-level goalies with term moving at the deadline, but a useful frame of reference is the Colorado Avalanche trading a first-round pick and defense prospect Conor Timmins to the Arizona Coyotes for Darcy Kuemper at $1 million retained in the summer of 2021 (Arizona also received a conditional third-round pick since Colorado won the Stanley Cup). Holtz has emerged as a middle-six scorer, and was a top-10 pick in 2020 — he’d be akin to a first-rounder in this proposal. He can also help an NHL lineup right away, which should be a bonus to the retooling Flames. The second-round pick would be roughly equivalent to Timmins’ value at the time as a prospect. Markström has more term left than Kuemper did which would be attractive for the Devils, but given that he’s 34, it also comes with downside risk. That’s why we didn’t add to the proposal beyond what we already have. It’s a lot of moving parts, to be sure. But the ingredients are there for New Jersey to pull off a deadline blockbuster for the second straight year."


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We keep seeing a lot of Markstrom to NJD trades and we'd love to have him. But the rumored price was Holtz for Markstrom...and unknown amount of retention. So if going off that, use Holtz plus 2nd or 3rd...(not Holtz, plus Mercer, Casey, and multiple picks)

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