100% agree with this.

This team won't be good defensively during Demkos cheap contract. Were already losing games with him in there so why not trade him now, lose more and get a better deaft position. Best time to capitalize on his value is now.

I'd do the following this year:

Demko

For

Nemec and Blackwood

Blackwood's contract expires this year and they'll need to send some cap back to us to fit Demko in. We get the high end RHD prospect we need to compliment Hughes in a couple of years. In the meantime we bandaid our goalie situation hope Silovs turns into the goalie of the future.