Sabres are elite
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Demko has a career .909 save percentage. Obviously this year he has struggled (the whole team has). His career high is a .915 over 64 games last season. Just so you know, a 0.915 is far from elite statistics for a goalie. That's just slightly above league average. I'm not saying Demko isn't a solid goalie, clearly he is. He's putting up slightly above average metrics on a team that doesn't play good defense in front of him. That said, it's not justifiable to ask for a goalie who is getting better for us game after game and still has much more ceiling to reach. He's also only 23. On top of that you want our top prospect in Savoie and a 2nd. If Demko was a 0.920 goalie consistently, then yes I'd offer that. He isn't, so I wouldn't. We can sign a UFA goalie if need be in the offseason. We've waited 11+ years for a playoff bound team, a couple more months to be patient and prudent isn't hard