Player Discussion: Dylan DeMelo

[DRW204]

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[Weezeric]

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

 

[Duke749]

Please tell me this is a solid move?

 

[Rheged]

Best possible rental move they could make, probably a decent chance to re-sign if he fits in well too.

 

[Buffdog]

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

 

[RetroWinnipeg]

Welcome aboard

 

[Jets]

I am whelmed.

 

[DRW204]

Please tell me this is a solid move?

analytics look good, and fans on the main trade board jealous that's all it took. if he plays well in 20+ games, maybe re-sign him?

 

[Sweech]

Seems like a decent but unexciting pickup.

bad if he doesn’t re-sign though.

 

[JohnStaymoose]

I hope this keeps Sbisa or Bitetto out of the line-up.

 

[Rheged]

Just need to have Maurice actually play him in the top-4 so we can see if he can hack it here, do not immediately relegate to the bottom pair please.

 

[Huffer]

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.

 

[Jimmyjets]

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.

 

[KingBogo]

Great pickup. Good job Chevy.

 

[jetsforever]

We actually did something! DeMelo is a good add for our situation and maybe we can re-sign him afterward.

 

[surixon]

He's a pretty solid defensive minded RD. Likely want him to play with JoMo.

Like the player, like the price but don't like the fact that he is a UFA. If he resigns then it could be a pretty solid low risk move.

 

[Daximus]

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.

 

[GeorgeJETson]

Interesting. Would have preferred some term, but it's only a 3rd rounder.

Hopefully, he plays well and we re-sign him.

 

[MardyBum]

Re-sign him and I'm a fan of this.

 

[DJB]

You guys got a steal

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.

 

[Electroflare55]

That’s actually a great deal, especially if we re-sign him

 

[Duke749]

This is probably the most realistic add we could make. Anything more and we probably pay too much.

 

[JetsWillFly4Ever]

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.

 

[DRW204]

some more fancies

 

[GeorgeJETson]

You guys got a steal

@DJB Maybe you can give us some info on him? I know I don't know much.

 

[Jetabre]

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.