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Canucks' Jacob Markstrom: Starting in crease Saturday

Markstrom will start between the posts in Saturday's exhibition finale against the host Oilers.

Analysis:

Starting goalie Ryan Miller will be an unrestricted free agent after this season, making this a pivotal campaign for Markstrom, who figures to be Miller's successor if the more established veteran walks. For the time being, the Swedish backstop shouldn't be highly coveted in most fantasy leagues due to his standing as the backup, and the fact that the Canucks are likely to experience growing pains in effort to improve on their defense, which ranked 24th and collectively allowed 2.91 goals per contest last year.

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