5 Flames in Need of a Comeback Season in 2021-22

5. Jacob Markstrom

Jakob Markstrom came to the Flames as a sign of hope for their long-line of goaltending troubles. He signed a large six-year contract with the Flames last summer and definitely earned his paycheck in the first couple of months of the season. However, towards the second half of the season, he lacked the edge you would expect out of an all-star goaltender. It was revealed at the end of the season that this was largely due to a concussion he suffered earlier in the year and ended up missing some games for.

Markstrom himself wants to be better for the Flames. However, It is hard to be at your best when you are not physically at 100%. Markstrom wants to be the go-to guy for this team and showed it on and off the ice last year. You could tell by his in-game reactions that he knew when he needed to be at the top of his game to earn a playoff spot, he just couldn’t do it. This bothered him quite a bit.

It wouldn’t be out of line to expect Markstrom to come back strong and refreshed for the regular season, hoping to lead this team back into playoff contention.