Would rather keep Lowry and trade Little
That RD needs an upgrade at top pairing
That’s a whole lot to pay Barzal with Laine and others needing a raise.

Nah Demelo is real good and im a Sens fan. Him and Chabot were in the + most of the Sens with great underlying numbers. That pairing can hold its own for sure

I’d prefer DeMelo at the middle pairing position. I see I’m more as a 3/4 guy with top pairing ability if needed.
Getting a true top 2 guy to play with Morrissey would round out the D nicely.

I do like adding Zads, as he brings some physicality and losing Buff dropped a lot of that from the Jets game, and Zadorov can drop down to the 3rd pair when Heinola comes in.

Demelo may not be a top 2 Dman, but he looks like one half of a top pairing with Morrissey (if that makes sense). I think he is a priority for the jets this offseason or ASAP. There is no surprise that since he was dealt the jets PK and overall defensive game has improved.
Zadorov has a sweet highlight package with hits and I love that , but overall I think he's more of a liability. If the jets can get him for 4 years at under 4 I would be happy, but I doubt that would happen plus I really like Copp