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C Dylan Strome - Erie Otters, OHL (2015 Draft)

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Neatman said:
Not to jump down your throat, but RNH is a #1C in the NHL at the age of 21, and has the perfect skillset for a C. I have no idea why you think he would every play wing.
Draisaitl is already the big C they want to round out their top 6 (eventually).

Edmonton will draft:
McD
Eichel
Hanifan
Strome/Best D
In that order of opportunity.
This is probably the first draft I could see them trading down if they end up drafting 4th.
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Strome as a centerman could control the play in front of the net..........something that RNH will nevr be able to do.
 
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If Strome was in last year's draft...

... Does he go ahead of Reinhart?
If so, ahead of Ekblad?
If not, ahead of Draisaitl?

Really just curious about him versus Sam Reinhart.
 
What are some good comparables for Strome? I watched his 4+2 game against Niagara and I couldn't help but think of Ryan Johansen. Tough to peg a guy when he is having a really fantastic game, and I haven't seen a ton of him, so I am curious as to what you folks think.

I also just realized Strome scored 90 more points this year than in his rookie season. That is just flat out ridiculous.

Edit: I hate to spam post but I really can't help myself when I read things like this

topchowda said:
1. Strome plays with McDavid, boosting PPG. Strome away from McDavid is still elite, but not 1.8 ppg
2. Draisaitl plays on a way more balanced Rocket team, playing the shutdown line with low OZ starts and against top opposition. His TOI is also around 20 mins, compared to 23+ for Strome. Points/ min are similar and when you take Strome away from McDavid they are probably the same
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You have literally fabricated the entirety of point #2. Draisaitl is not playing on a 'shutdown' line - the Rockets just don't want to mess with the Goulbourne-Merkley-Chartier line for good reason. That leaves LD with one of Gage Quinney, Dube, or Kirkland, + Tyson Baillie. It's a 1a/b situation if I have ever seen one.

Source: Rockets season ticket holder. I'll be posting some updates from the first two games of the playoffs this fri/sat against Tri-City if you aren't convinced by that.
 
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In hindsight I'd take him behind Ekblad but ahead of Reinhart. At the time of the draft, with Ekblad being questionable as the #1, I wouldn't be surprised to see Strome at #1.
 
At the time of the Draft Strome goes #1. Knowing what Ekblad does post draft he goes #2 behind Ekblad.
 
I may be in the minority but I see more upside than Reinhart in Strome. I really don't know if he goes ahead of Ekblad, its hard comparing a dman to a forward. I would have taken Strome over Ekblad but I was really not an Ekblad fan at the draft and he has really proven me wrong. I used to think only my assesment of goalies was off but I have fared poorly in my assesment of defenseman as well. I underrated both Trouba and Ekblad and both have made me look pretty bad. Oh well its a learning experience makes you appreciate the job real scouts do.
 
maketrades said:
Strome would have easily gone #1.
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I dont think he easily goes #1. His PPG without McDavid in the lineup was 1.67, Reinharts PPG was 1.75. Plus Reinhart has very very high hockey sense, and should become a very good two-way player, and had a stronger reputation of International play.

So Id put him behind Reinhart, which means also behind Ekblad. After that, pretty debateable with him vs Bennett.
 
Him and Reinhart would be in a race.

Strome putting up the numbers he did and that last game - would help his cause. (didn't dig into Reinhart's draft year numbers)

I think he would be pimped a lot more than he is now. With Eichel and McDavid, he is the clear second fiddle.

IMO he goes 2 - when I think further.

I think Marner , Strome and Hanifin would go over Reinhart. (That is no slight to Sam, but the top 5 this year is bonkers IMO)
 
alphafox said:
At the time of the Draft Strome goes #1. Knowing what Ekblad does post draft he goes #2 behind Ekblad.
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That is a silly way to look at things. First off how would we have known what Ekblad was going to do in the year following the draft before he was physically drafted. Secondly we have no idea what Strome will do in his first season. It is entirely possible (though I will admit unlikely) that Strome will have a first NHL season that matches or exceeds what Ekblad did this season.

I expect that first overall in last year's draft would have been a toss up between Strome and Ekblad.
 
Aaron Ekblad goes 1st IMO. First defenseman ever granted "exceptional player" status in the OHL. 6'4 210lb 18 year old defenseman, captain of his Barrie Colts team who just finished a near PPG campaign with (53pts in 58GP).

Furthermore:
Wikipedia said:
In the 2014 OHL Coaches Poll, the results of which were released in Toronto, he won top honours in four different categories in the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Hockey League, earning first-place finishes for best shot, hardest shot, best offensive defenseman, and best defensive defenseman. He was also voted second in the category of best penalty killer, behind Oshawa Generals forward Scott Laughton.
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Huge, two-way defenseman with intangibles who has always been ahead of the curve .. Yeah he's going first. I say this because while Ekblad has/had little to no concerns about his game translating to the NHL, Dylan Strome has some question marks like his skating or just how much he has benefited from playing alongside Connor McDavid. There's no way Mitch Marner goes ahead of either IMO given his size and linemates as well.

Like..If Florida didn't want Ekblad at #1, I think the Edmonton Oilers would do absolutely everything in their power to get their hands on him, including packaging Nail Yakupov and their #4 pick. An NHL ready big-time defenseman? Music to the Oilers ears.
 
Sterling31 said:
Him and Reinhart would be in a race.

Strome putting up the numbers he did and that last game - would help his cause. (didn't dig into Reinhart's draft year numbers)

I think he would be pimped a lot more than he is now. With Eichel and McDavid, he is the clear second fiddle.

IMO he goes 2 - when I think further.

I think Marner , Strome and Hanifin would go over Reinhart. (That is no slight to Sam, but the top 5 this year is bonkers IMO)
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Interesting take
 
Marner, Strome, and Reinhart are all in consideration for #2 IMO. I like Reinharts game better personally. I think he'll be the best pro of the 3.
 
Don't believe he goes ahead of Ekblad and I see the race between him and Reinhart being awfully close. Both fantastic prospects, both have high IQ and I believe both will transition their game well once they make it to the next level...That being the NHL.

I guess if I had to choose one over the other id go with Strome purely based on his size, hands and vision. Being a leaf fan myself it may be a bit of homerism but I have also watched more footage of Strome than Reinhart aside from World Jr's.

Again. No knock on either, but tremendous prospects. I know Buffalo has something special and whoever gets the opportunity to draft Strome should be very happy with the pick as well. Cheers!
 
Does Strome get to play with another draft eligible player in McDavid? Or do we assume McDavid doesn't exist? If it's the latter, then Strome probably doesn't win the scoring title. Not sure he would go ahead of Ekblad since Ekblad had exceptional status, was more hyped, and played well at the WJC. I think he goes number 2 ahead of Reinhart though.
 
Ekblad 1st
Reinhart 2nd
Strome 3rd
Draisaitl 4th
Bennett 5th

If Marner and Hanifin were there as well, then :

Ekblad 1st
Marner 2nd
Reinhart 3rd
Strome 4th
Hanifin 5th
Draisaitl 6th
Bennett 7th
 
Strome's size would have been a big attraction, in combination with his offense and the fact that rebuilding teams are always desperately looking for that big prototypical number one centre to build a team around, he probably would have been ahead of Reinhart, although I personally would take Samson.
 
He would have went first. There were even questions about Ekblad's true NHL upside before the draft. If you take into account Ekblad's rookie year then Strome would go 2nd. But at the time I believe he definitely would have gone first overall.
 
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