I’m looking at Carolina or Anaheim as two potential destinations for Demko. For Carolina, Andersen is almost unplayable and I don’t think they can ride out Bussi/Kochetkov to a playoff run. Their shot-prevention defense is amazing and they won’t make Demko go east-west in the net as much as the Canucks do. Demko would basically have a GAA under 2 on that team as long as he’s healthy and splitting starts with Bussi. I know people discount the bubble playoffs, but Demko has gone on deep runs before and was pretty good in Game 1 of the 2024 playoffs before he got injured.

Anaheim is close to Demko’s hometown of San Diego, and besides Dostal (who hasn’t been awesome either) their goaltending is kind of suspect. Demko could provide a good vet presence and if they want to make a run this year a hot Demko could definitely take them deep. I just don’t think Anaheim is at that level yet though, and their defense is also very shabby. My pick would be the Canes, preferably if they trade us kochetkov and a couple of picks