{"id":443609,"date":"2024-06-25T12:10:49","date_gmt":"2024-06-25T16:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=443609"},"modified":"2024-06-25T21:50:46","modified_gmt":"2024-06-26T01:50:46","slug":"winnipeg-jets-extend-defenceman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/25\/winnipeg-jets-extend-defenceman\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Jets Extend Defenceman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a> have agreed to terms on a contract with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/demeldy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-25_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan DeMelo<\/a> as he is extended with the club. The terms have him agreeing to a four-year, $19.6 million deal. The deal gives DeMelo a $4.9 million AAV.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dylan DeMelo signs a four-year extension with the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NHLJets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#NHLJets<\/a> carrying a $4.9M AAV.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/reporterchris\/status\/1805617390668898332?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Dylan DeMelo Extended by the Winnipeg Jets<\/h2>\n<p>The Jets are solidifying their defensive core. Moreover, they look to re-tool after an early playoff exit in the first round of the 2024 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>DeMelo had a career year this year. He recorded 28 assists for 31 points in 82 games, having the third most points on the team by a defenceman. This extension for DeMelo solidifies a top-four defensive slot for the Jets, especially considering his production this past season. Winnipeg will now have a top-four defensive core of DeMelo, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/morrijo04.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-25_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Josh Morrissey<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sambedy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-25_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dylan Samberg<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/pionkne01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-25_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neal Pionk<\/a>, of course,\u00a0subject to change as the offseason moves on.<\/p>\n<h3>How This Benefits the Jets<\/h3>\n<p>Considering the offseason Winnipeg had last year, where they traded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/duboipi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-25_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pierre-Luc Dubois<\/a> in exchange for a lot of forward depth, which included <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/i\/iafalal01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-25_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alex Iafallo<\/a>, the Jets could be working on solidifying the defensive core in a similar way, especially considering the rumours surrounding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/brossla01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-25_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Laurent Brossoit<\/a> pursuing other options in free agency. bringing in more defensive depth and extending the solid defensive options they have currently looks to be the right path for the team.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dylan DeMelo, signed 4x$4.9M by WPG, is a top four defensive defenceman. Very strong track record of scoring chance suppression combined with good puck management and sneaky passing ability. <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/GoJetsGo?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#GoJetsGo<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eKn3OT6sK6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/eKn3OT6sK6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; JFresh (@JFreshHockey) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JFreshHockey\/status\/1805619536210628673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Jets had a notably great offensive season. They scored 259 goals in the regular season. However, one aspect of the game <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/#:~:text=The%20Winnipeg%20Jets-,Read%20More,-NHL%20Rumours%3A%20Vegas\" target=\"_self\">that cost the Jets their first-round playoff matchup<\/a> on the defensive side of the ice will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/helleco01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-25_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Hellebuyck<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/04\/23\/few-storylines-game-2-for-colorado-avalanche-vs-winnipeg-jets\/\" target=\"_self\">underwhelming playoff performance<\/a>. As mentioned earlier, part of this problem can be solved by upgrading the blue line. Furthermore, on the backend adding puck carriers to limit high-risk chances in their own zone.<\/p>\n<p>However, as Dylan DeMelo is extended by the Jets, time will tell, and this could be the first move of many in the Jets&#8217; 2024 offseason that looks to bring them another year of contention.<\/p>\n<p>MAIN PHOTO: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Winnipeg Jets have agreed to terms on a contract with Dylan DeMelo as he is extended with the club. The terms have him agreeing to a four-year, $19.6 million deal. The deal gives DeMelo a $4.9 million AAV. Dylan DeMelo signs a four-year extension with the #NHLJets carrying a $4.9M AAV. &mdash; Chris Johnston [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4073,"featured_media":443619,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,4547,34,4548],"tags":[5067,5651,599,5650,662],"class_list":["post-443609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-jets","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","tag-contract-extension","tag-contracts","tag-dylan-demelo","tag-nhl-contracts","tag-nhl-free-agency"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4073"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/443609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/443619"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}