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A number of reasons why this doesn't make sense for the Jets.
1. Jets have very few right handed players in general, 5 of their top 8 D are left handed shots. Demelos Right handedness is needed.
2. Jets PK is a much bigger issue than their PP, Demelo helps with that while Hoffman doesn't.
3. Jets in general had an absurdly low shooting percentage over the last while (before the jersey game), when the team is just unlucky you don't want to make big changes.
4. Demelo is playing 15 min. A night, but he is capable of playing higher in the lineup, look at Last year's playoffs where he was top pairing with Morrissey. The demelo injury did more to hurt the Jets in the playoffs than the scheifele suspension.
5. Jets have a number of offensive defensemen (with more on the way in Hienola/Samberg/Chisholm but not a lot of defense first guys. Kovacevic may eventually take that spot but he's not ready yet.
6. Jets have enough offense first wingers in Connor, Ehlers, Wheeler that they don't need another one.
7. If Jets were to acquire a forward, it would need to be a right shot. Only ones on the roster are Schiefele, Wheeler, Nash. Especially for a powerplay specialist they need a right hand shot for the one timer option.
8. Svechnikov is not an AHLer. He does not belong in most teams top6, but he has shown great flashes of chemistry when playing with Dubois. Playing a lower level player in your top 6 with someone they have good chemistry with is a good way to spread out the wealth between more lines and be a deeper team.