Tonight, just a few minutes before puck drop in Game 3 against the St. Louis Blues, the Winnipeg Jets have officially ruled out defenseman Dylan DeMelo. Heading into tonight's game, the <a href='https://www.hockeylatest.com/nhl/stanley-cup/st-louis-blues-head-coach-jim-montgomery-stirs-up-major-speculation-with-his-press-conference-ahead-of-game-3' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Winnipeg Jets were expected to run back the same lineup from Game 2</a>, where they took home a win against the St. Louis Blues. Despite several forwards making progress in their injury recovery, the Jets were expected to keep the boat steady and bring back the same exact lineup tonight. Unfortunately, just before puck drop, it seems that will not be possible as insider Elliotte Friedman has confirmed that the Jets will be scratching Dylan DeMelo for tonight's game. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/friedgehnic/status/1915575366602879418'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MitchellClinton/status/1915575675609657668'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Instead, the Winnipeg Jets will turn to fellow veteran defenseman Colin Miller, who will now step into the lineup. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/MitchellClinton/status/1915574288599404793'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> DeMelo missed the Jets' most recent practice due to maintenance, but it was not considered a serious enough issue for him to miss any games for the team however, that seems to now have changed. At the moment, it is completely unknown what exactly DeMelo is dealing with as he was able to skate this morning and was expected to play tonight against the Blues. Luckily, the Jets have plenty of defensive depth and should be able to survive in the interim while DeMelo gets healthy. However, if DeMelo is out long term it could provide a major challenge for the Jets to find the right defensive pairs going forward for the rest of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. With the game about to get underway between the Winnipeg Jets and St. Louis Blues, we will likely have to wait until after the game for an update on DeMelo's status from head coach Scott Arniel. As those updates are provided, we will pass the latest news along to you regarding DeMelo's health and injury timeline.