First all, I'd like to say that I like Melovsky. He's a good defensive center who skates well and is not afraid of the greasy areas. He's got decent size and good skates.
But you also need to add that, when taking a double over-aged player in Round 6 you simply need to hope they're not taken in the next handful of picks and you can essentially sign them to a tryout contract for free.
Melovsky was still a better pick than Graham, as he has a good shot at paving his way as a bottom six center in the AHL and an outside chance at a 4th line C role in the NHL. But it's tough to fathom why an NHL braintrust of a team with $100 million dollars paying team and staff can't figure out that they essentially wasted two picks on players they could have just signed, and instead took the two highest upside available guys in the 5th and 6th rounds and wound up with 4 prospects instead of 2.
So ultimately, I'll say it wasn't a *bad* pick because Melovsky should play a role in the organization in some capacity. I like him as a player, he has heart and some sand and defends and skates well. But as good as our Russian scouting has been, I would've preferred the team to roll the dice on a Kol or Krutov, both of whom were taken by Carolina, and then sign Melovsky tomorrow.