He got overlooked because he played in crap teams. The fact that Souray and Komi were able to cash in big time after playing with him and both flamed out with their new teams, is a testament to how great a dmen Markov was.
Canadiens lines at practice:Tatar-Danault-GallagherDrouin-Domi-ArmiaLehkonen-Poehling-ByronCousins-Thompson-Suzuki (Weal)Mete-WeberChiarot-PetryReilly-FleuryKulak-Folin
Id much rather see Kulak over Reilly