With Tobias Enstrom and Zach Redmond both on the IR for the foreseeable future, it was a given that the Winnipeg Jets would bring up a d-man from ‘The Rock’. If you had Julian Melchiori in the “who is coming up” pool, go collect your winnings.
#NHLJets recall defenceman Julian Melchiori from #IceCaps
— Scott Brown (@BrownScottTN) February 22, 2013
So what can I tell you about Melchiori? Well, not very much, though I do recall him looking pretty good at the prospects camp in the summer.
The 21-year-old Melchiori stands 6'4" and 209 lbs, and doesn't look like he'll be here to provide much offense. Down in St. John's this season, the left-hand shot has zero goals and 4 assists, a -3 rating (which is pretty good on a bad team) and 39 PIM's in 33 games.
Derek Meech might have seemed like the logical call-up, but according to this article from the The Telegram, Meech has missed the past 3 games with concussion-like symptoms though he is traveling with the Ice Caps.
So what say you? Do we expect him to get into any games if nobody else gets hurt? Or do we want him to get into a game or two as he can’t be worse than Grant Clitsome has looked the past few games? Let us know in the comments section!
