NOA
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With this thin weak forward roster I will not be surprised if he does...
he is 5'7 170
chicago would be wise to at least start him at AHL. he doesnt need to be rushed. could learn alot more in his game or he will get beaten up by nhlers and lose confidence.
unless he comes out dominating in camp (which he is capable of but not likely) then he will at least start ahl
i know his stats have u fans drooling and they should to an extent. but he is still a 2nd rounder that is undersized. i dont see the harm in having him go AHL for next season. if he plays full time in the NHL next year, he will be playing top 6 mins. cant see him doing that yet. hes not Marner or McDavid or Matthews. and isnt capable of playing a grinding 3/4 line role. if he does make the team next year it will be top 6 min and if thats the case, it means he is doing good things and Chicago could have gotten a HUGE steal
but be patient
and yes i thought he was rough yesterday for his standards. strome looked great. his weaving too much play late in the 2nd forced his line to stay out on the ice far too long and led to seattle tying it at 2 with 50 secs left in 2nd. sometimes he tries to do too much with the puck. either by weaving or making errant unneeded passes because he is looking for quick strike goals all the time. sometimes you just have to bite it, dump it deep, and take the line change. i dont blame him for wanting to do stuff and score but at this stage of play at this tourney, you need to be smarter and understand the situation. strome has been much better at his attention to detail in things like this since about round 3. i wish debrincat would follow.