Ottawa Senators have studied Jacob Markstrom as option for trouble goaltending
League sources told Postmedia Sunday that the Ottawa Senators’ president of hockey operations and general manager has been working the phones to try to make upgrades and has been in heavy pursuit of a goalie.
We’re led to believe that not only has Staios held talks with the Boston Bruins about Linus Ullmark, a league executive told this newspaper the Senators have been “one of the most aggressive teams” chasing Calgary Flames’ netminder Jacob Markstrom.
An an executive said the Senators may have also kicked tires on Nashville’s Jusse Saros.
While the New Jersey Devils are considered the frontrunner in trying to acquire Markstrom, a league executive stated that Staios and the Senators have held several discussions with Calgary Flames general manager Craig Conroy to see if they can find a fit to make a deal.
Making $6 million U.S. on a contract that last two more seasons, teams have stepped up their efforts to acquire Markstrom with the National Hockey League draft set for June 28-29 at The Sphere in Vegas.
Elliotte Friedman stated on his 32 Thoughts Podcast with Jeff Marek Sunday that the Devils are pushing hard to get Markstrom, but also linked the Toronto Maple Leafs and Senators to talks with the Flames.
The belief is Devils’ general manager Tom Fitzgerald is willing to offer up his No. 10 overall selection in the draft as part of a deal to acquire a goalie.
“If we feel it helps us now and in the foreseeable future, then, yes, I’m listening,” Fitzgerald told NHL.com’s Mike Morreale last Monday. “I haven’t gotten anything yet but the more I talk to teams, I say ‘Listen, I’m open to moving No. 10, but it’s going to have to be something (significant).’”
