I really don't see how we would get good value in this situation. The market for established goalies already sucks as is, it's probably significantly worse for prospect goalies and I can't remember the last prospect goalie that was the centerpiece of a trade.
He's a fine player but I always maintained that we could've done something better with this pick. Demko is clearly a far better prospect.
If we can get decent enough value, I'd gladly dump him, but I have my doubts.
I agree that even now his value isn’t high enough to profit enough for it to be worth it. No one is going to give much for a shorter goalie after one great junior season. But if he keeps performing and stands out in the AHL or as a backup in the NHL, we might be able to get Talbot it Jones type value. That’s if Demko is as good as we all expect him to be.
I disagree though about whether he should have been picked. I thought it was good value in the third round, with his talent, if he was a couple of inches taller he would have been gone by then so is worth the gamble.
Demko is great, but we have nothing other than DiPietro in the pipeline, and stuff happens, injuries, “goalies are voodoo” and all that. I think drafting a goalie at least every other year in the lower rounds with an occasional mid round pick pretty sensible strategy to keep depth at the most important position.