Jacob Markstrom's Rare Warmup Gesture Sparks Trade Rumors Around the League

Markstrom's Actions In Warmups Spark Trade Rumors

A couple of nights ago the Calgary Flames had a home game against the San Jose Sharks. While the game was entertaining the most noteworthy point in the night came before the opening puck drop even happened.

During warmups fans and media took notice of an odd set of actions that Markstrom went through during warmups. Markstrom was seen handing out pucks to fans for much of the warmups. According to one team reporter, this is not something Markstrom typically does.

When talking about this situation Valji compared it to another eerily similar scenario that happened last year with a former member of the Calgary Flames organization.

While Jacob Markstrom could have just been feeling generous that night Valji believes something more is happening. To prove his theory he looked back to last season. During the Flames final practice then General Manager Brad Treliving watched practice from the bench. This would become sort of a goodbye moment with the organization.

While this is quite a similar situation Markstrom has said he is not demanding a trade of any kind out of Calgary. With top goalie prospect Dustin Wolf knocking at the door of a full-time NHL gig trading Markstrom could mean the end of an era in Calgary and the beginning of a new one.

If Markstrom is traded soon this gesture by him can be looked back upon as his goodbye moment to the city of Calgary.