Demelo was never a UFA, sens traded him to the jets and he resigned with them

He was unsigned by San Jose is what I meant. Went to UFA.

Thoughts on this team?

Seems like a decent team. I like the idea of Strome and Domi coming back in the Kessel trade. Definitely could’ve used some of the youth during that time. I wished Pearson turned out good for us cause he’s a solid winger but it’s just unfortunate it never worked out. I wished Hagelin had remained a Penguin that year. I don’t think everyone was healthy around the time he was traded. If there’s a move I’d still make it’d be moving Sheary. He didn’t seem to fit that well with the team anymore. He wasn’t able to continue producing with Sid and just overall seemed to have lost his touch. I love him a lot but I felt like it was the right thing to move him.

However I’d make some fixes to the line up. Just also need to take in some considerations of who had played a good amount of games that year as well as extra forwards or just call ups.

Jake-Sid-Simon/Rust(before McCann trade)and then McCann
Hagelin-Geno-Hornqvist as listed
Domi-Bjugstad-Rust/Simon
Blueger/Strome-Cullen(he still looked decent his final year)-ZAR/Simon/Rust

Dumo-Letang
Maatta/Oleksiak-Schultz
Pettersson/Maatta/Oleksiak-DeMelo(I don’t think anyone really paid attention to him at the time though)/Ruhwedel

Murray
DeSmith

Thanks for the feedback. Yeah maybe Sheary could’ve been traded, but I feel he’d fit my team pretty well cuz he pretty much strives with high pedigree linemates, in the season that he struggled (2017/18), he was playing a lot with McKegg but elevated his play after we got Brassard.

The biggest thing is don’t sign JJ cuz well, we’re still paying for him haha. And even if he was good, 5 years for a bottom pair D is not ideal to contend in the cap era.