Let the kids play

Why on earth would we give Seattle a 3rd to select DeMelo? I don't think there is any doubt that DeMelo is going to be protected.

I'd be fine with that and put demelo on third pairing with samberg. I would hope a side deal is made to keep Stanley then, which likely means Apple is gone. If that happens, I guess a player like Ves can step up and Perreault can play fourth line.

That might actually turn out better.... lol

I don’t really understand what people see in DeMelos game to make them think he shouldn’t be protected on this team lol

I definitely have a feeling Appleton will be gone unfortunately if there is no side deal made. I was thinking something like sending Seattle a 2nd rounder to select Sami Niku?

I honestly think you have to look back the Vags expansion and see how the side deals worked for teams.
I think whoever the Jets end up losing (Stanley, Appleton, DeMelo), they just have to deal with it and think that someone else can come in and play those roles.
I think DeMelo should be protected.
If you lose Appleton, I think Vesalainen showed that he is close and could be a decent fill in there. Maybe Harkins could fill in there too, who knows.
If you lose Stanley, I think Samberg is close to being a guy that can be a 3LD. While he's not as big as Stanley, I think he could do a lot of the things that Stanley can do (personally, watching Samberg play for the Moose, I think he will be better than Stanley).
After listening to Chevy in his end of season presser, I don't think he's particularly interested in just firing away draft picks. They like their scouting team and I think unless the deal is a no brainer win for the Jets, they'll keep a lot of their draft picks.