That’s a great pickup and great value. Not sure that I’d be buying with the current circumstances but if they can resign him for a couple years, that will be good
This is exactly the kind of move inwas hoping Chevy would make for RHD unless he could get a guy with term (manson, montour) without giving up a conno/ehlers/laine/1st
This would be a trade I would be estatic with if we were contenders / a solid playoff team. As it stands it's a little of a head scratcher. Unless the team goes on a run and Demelo is a contributor, the main benefit might be in possibly being in a good position to sign him in the off season if there is a fit.
I'm super pumped about this move and the price we paid to do it. If he fits he's a great candidate to be extended because at 26 hit fits right in with the core. The 3rd round pick is the perfect price. Don't move a 1st or 2nd but address the biggest weakness on RD.
For a 5/6 guy a third rounder is pretty on par for value. This is exactly the kind of move Chevy needed to make. Improve the defensive depth without really giving up anything. We obviously still need a better guy but this helps.
Demelo is safe, mistake free defensive dman. Not overly physical , makes the safe smart pass and is best used in a shut down role. Not terrific offensively but not a complete black hole where he can't handle the puck .
To most Sens fans he's been our 2nd best D and has been playing like a top 4 dman.
He's a calming presence on the back end. Has been paired with Chabot lately covering up his mistakes
I wanted to sign him and preferred keeping over a 2nd for him.
This is good value but ultimately I'm still not a fan of moving any draft picks for rentals when our team is as bad as it is. Maybe we get lucky and he re-signs but hard to count on that.
Don't know anything about the guy, but his numbers seem solid, so hopefully an upgrade for our right side. And if he fits well, decides to sign back up with us in free agency, this would work out very well.
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