Hard to see DeMelo not re-signing in WPG.

Yeah, I figure also, being he's on the top pair, but he would be a perfect fit for Buff.

If we let sturm go our center depth will be Granlund

Dumping Jokiharju for a 3rd is ridiculous
And M.Jones as a backup goalie for us would be terrifying

I think of him highly and since he wasn't traded at the TDL, maybe he stays? I hope SJ gets Celebrini, at worst, they'll pick 2nd.

I think sturm will stick around

You can think of it as Joki for DeMelo and a 3rd. Although I think that the Jets would sign DeMelo to that cap hit in a heart beat.

OR…. if we can sign DeMelo, Roy, Pesce, etc….
Then we can use Jokiharju as a trade chip for a 2way 3C instead of just a 3rd- we just aren’t gonna “sell low” like that imo

That's an optimistic take. At worst the Sharks will pick 4th. You can drop 2 spots in the lottery and they aren't completely in the clear from Chicago (4 point lead but they play each other Saturday, a regulation win for San Jose there brings it to 2 points).

Edit: Technically they can drop to 9th - if they win out they can mathematically reach 7th from the bottom and they can get passed by 2 teams in the lottery. I don't see them closing the 12 point gap to Anaheim though, let alone the larger gaps to the teams ahead of Anaheim.