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.

Have one of the better scouting teams, and in a crap shoot of a draft like this, they could pull a few rabbits out of their hats. Smart move to keep the picks. Like you said. Protect the core guys, if you lose apples, you hope vesa can slide in, or sign a UFA to play that role. If you lose Stanley, hopefully samberg can fill that role. Time to inject some youth and promote from within. Might hurt them this year, but way better for the future.

I’d love to go for it and win a cup every year. But it’s simply not realistic. You have to build a good program. Sacrificing a bunch of picks when you’re a non-desirable team/market for free agents is unwise.
Buff screwed them big time. Expansion draft hampered big moves this year. And Chevy made a huge move in January.
I’m very curious to see how this off-season goes. I’d like to see how Chevy goes about it, given all of the prospects who are close on the left side. Maurice blatantly said they can’t play all 3 of those guys (Ville/Samberg/Stan).
It wouldn’t shock me if a big move was made at the entry draft. Chevy will at least he trying, I assume

If Maurice isnt willing to play all 3. You have to make a move with 1 of them. Unless you give samberg another year in the ahl

You made the defence worse