 However, the Panthers would sign Tim Thomas to a one-year contract, and Markström was subsequently demoted to the AHL again.On 4 March 2014, he was traded by the Panthers, along with forward Shawn Matthias, to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Roberto Luongo and Steven Anthony, where he served as Vancouver's backup behind fellow Swede Eddie Läck.Markström failed to make the Canucks out of training camp during the 2014–15 season.