When Marc Bergevin handed the former Stanley Cup champions from St. Louis a third-round pick for their 1B goaltender, it may have surprised a few people. Months earlier, the same organization had convinced a KHL starting goalie to pack his bags and travel across the ocean on a cheap contract. These cheap contracts for backup goaltenders had become a staple in how Bergevin and his team operate and from a value standpoint, you could argue that they become sensible as a counterweight to Carey Price’s high-paying contracts.
Even if there could have been reasons to get excited about Vasili Demchenko, it would be another shot in the dark.