Phil_314 Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Lol if NJ would trade Blackwood (having an off-season, 9-9, 3.29 GAA, 0.894 SV%, signed for 2 years, $2.8 mil per), Buffalo Luukkonen (2-5-2, 2.74 GAA, 0.917 SV%; pending RFA) or Montreal Allen (5-16-2, 3.15 GAA, 0.901 SV%; $2.875 million and only 31 years old) along with those 1st's then I'd probably say yes and sign another 1B to replace Halak. All those guys are still young but if we're moving guys in their late 20's for the next era (Hughes/ Petey/ Garland/ Hog/ Podz... age bracket) then we can have another Markstrom to groom, plus a couple of potential blue-chippers to add to the roster. Don't get me wrong, Demko is great but I won't lie and say the appeal of a swap like this wouldn't be real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curmudgeon Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 You people who would even consider trading a clearly number one goaltender are out of your minds. That is all. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Any player- if the return is good enough. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canucks Curse Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 4 hours ago, grumpyone said: honestly if Montreal, Jersey or Buffalo offered 2 firsts for Demko , would you take it? no, he is a franchise player 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devron Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 A team is nothing without a goalie so nope 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wildcam Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 4 hours ago, grumpyone said: honestly if Montreal, Jersey or Buffalo offered 2 firsts for Demko , would you take it? Never trade Demko top 10 goalie wins you games not easy to replace..BIG BIG NO Only 3 players will not trade... 1. Demko 26 - top 10 goalie -- #2 Hughes. 22 age- Star --- 3. Pettersson- 23 age - Futures is bright we have seen what he can do? Possibly if poor season next year? 4. Horvat. 26 -- Solid centre and if we trade Miller we must keep Horvat... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 I think every player can be moved for the right price, and that nobody's beyond being tradeable, but it'd take a huge haul to pry Demko from me. The only two players on this team I'm 100% opposed to moving are Hughes and Demko. Podz and Horvat are probably a tier down for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghostsof1915 Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 It would be different if both DiPietro and Martin were lights out. I'm ok with moving players in positions we have strength in. Martin is unproven over the long haul. DiPietro is just unproven. If you trade Demko you might as well blow up the team including Hughes. And start all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarnBurner Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 6 hours ago, CRAZY_4_NAZZY said: Not a chance. When you have a clear number one goalie, cost controlled, and someone who is now establish, you don't simply trade them for just a first round pick. This is the best answer. The only point of being a team is to win. Why would you trade a key component? The time is now, not in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dm_ranger Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Why don't people want us to have nice things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 3 hours ago, Coconuts said: I think every player can be moved for the right price, and that nobody's beyond being tradeable, Connor Mcdavid in his prime (now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 2 minutes ago, DontMessMe said: Connor Mcdavid in his prime (now). I think he's movable, and depending on whether Edmonton manages to get their $&!# together or not we may very well see it. It'd obviously cost a lot, but he's movable. If he's approaching the last year of his deal and has interest in going elsewhere as a UFA they may very well have to take what they can get as opposed to losing him for nothing. Depends on how they do over the next four years. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rawkdrummer Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) Wow, trade Demko? idiotic like we have another goalie to take his place or carry his jockstrap placed in his equipment bag Edited January 31, 2022 by rawkdrummer 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustABandwagoner Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 5 hours ago, Coconuts said: If he's approaching the last year of his deal and has interest in going elsewhere as a UFA they may very well have to take what they can get as opposed to losing him for nothing. Sure I agree with this. But as of right now, and next year, I would say hes not moveable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinky-Winky Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 15 hours ago, grumpyone said: honestly if Montreal, Jersey or Buffalo offered 2 firsts for Demko , would you take it? u can build a playoff team under demko , id trade martin/halak/depietro first before demko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VegasCanuck Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 No, Demko is a game changes, as we saw Saturday night. The only reason we got to overtime in that game was Demko's play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Not a good idea. It takes way too long to develop a young goaltender. Demko is 26yrs now and only became a starter last year when he played just 35 games, due to Covid. A homegrown goalie gives you a cheap contract in his early years and a natural loyalty to the team. The only player that the Canucks have in their prospect pool that looks like he has the talent to be a starter, is Koskenou and he may be +4 years before achieving his goal. He will start in Harvard next season, so we'll be able to follow his progress easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 17 hours ago, rawkdrummer said: Wow, trade Demko? idiotic like we have another goalie to take his place or carry his jockstrap placed in his equipment bag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Holy crap... we've literally hit a new low on CDC... seriously a trade thread of our franchise goaltender (and likely future Vezina candidate) cost controlled at a $5M cap hit for 5 years? Have we really lost our minds??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strictly Bizness Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 No chance whatsoever. He's untouchable along with Hughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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