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

[WTFMAN99]

Oilers have played well down the stretch as opposed to the other supposed tanking teams, Ariz, Buff and Leafs. Other years they were plain lousy.

At the moment they would pick thrid so it's a choice between Strome and Hanifin.

I would face palm so hard if Edmonton passed on Hanifin. Him and Nurse patrolling the blueline with Klefbom...that would be a good foundation in 3-5 years.

 

[loller12]

I would face palm so hard if Edmonton passed on Hanifin. Him and Nurse patrolling the blueline with Klefbom...that would be a good foundation in 3-5 years.

Unless one of them can play on the right side i don't see it happening since Nurse and Hanifin are both LD.

 

[WTFMAN99]

Unless one of them can play on the right side i don't see it happening since Nurse and Hanifin are both LD.

Transition one of them over. I think Hanifin would be the easier one to move over. You totally need to address defense if you're Edmonton, outside of goaltending it is what needs improvement. Roy can hold it down until Draisitl is ready.

Centre is fine

You guys have Draisitl and to a lesser extent Yakimov coming up.

 

[snizzbone*]

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.

One thing with Reinhart is that he is a November bday, so hes like 9 months older than a lot of draft eligibles, in his draft year.

 

[Joe Hallenback]

Put Draisaitl and Strome in a race to determine the winner. Just wake me up when they finish though

 

[nikyc]

Draisaitl couldn't carry Strome''s jock strap to the rink. #hunchback

Think before you speak. You know that is not a true statement. Both will be very good players.

 

[Shwaguy*]

Unless one of them can play on the right side i don't see it happening since Nurse and Hanifin are both LD.

LD RD is overrated

 

[Atomos2]

I would face palm so hard if Edmonton passed on Hanifin. Him and Nurse patrolling the blueline with Klefbom...that would be a good foundation in 3-5 years.

I don't know how Strome would do in Edmonton, but it would be hilarious to watch Edmonton pass on Hanifin and take another forward.

 

[bishop12]

Think before you speak. You know that is not a true statement. Both will be very good players.

huh? Lst year's draft was meh....and he's no big deal. Smells of another Grigrenko to me in Drastail.

 

[Tyrolean]

huh? Lst year's draft was meh....and he's no big deal. Smells of another Grigrenko to me in Drastail.

I'm not that high on Drasaitl either. He could be a very good player but he is a bit too slow to be a great player.

Oiler will get a very good player at #3 or #4 pick. Hanfin, Provorov, Strome, Marner are close.

 

[BigBen]

They're similar players, but even the guy on redline said Draisatl is the better prospect. Strome is like Patty Kane's Sam Gagner. The kid is gonna be a top 6, but he is incredibly overrated. Although he didn't play on McDavid's like, he played with him on the pp and played against weaker competition while McDavid was against the other teams top players. I feel like his transition to the NHL will be a lot more difficult than other top 5 players.

 

[GoldiFox]

One thing with Reinhart is that he is a November bday, so hes like 9 months older than a lot of draft eligibles, in his draft year.

More importantly Reinhart was in his 3rd year of development. Strome and Marner are 2nd year players.

That extra year of development is huge.

 

[QMJHLfollower]

They're similar players, but even the guy on redline said Draisatl is the better prospect. Strome is like Patty Kane's Sam Gagner. The kid is gonna be a top 6, but he is incredibly overrated. Although he didn't play on McDavid's like, he played with him on the pp and played against weaker competition while McDavid was against the other teams top players. I feel like his transition to the NHL will be a lot more difficult than other top 5 players.

I don't get this argument. Like it has been point out many times, Strome still has elite numbers when McDavid isn't in the lineup. You said it yourself, he wan't on McDavid's line and well, on the PP, Strome is a beast so that's not close to a concern imo.

Strome will be the leader in Erie next year, he'll face top competition every night and he'll show why he's a top prospect with huge upside that will be a big part of his NHL team.

 

[hockeey]

They're similar players, but even the guy on redline said Draisatl is the better prospect. Strome is like Patty Kane's Sam Gagner. The kid is gonna be a top 6, but he is incredibly overrated. Although he didn't play on McDavid's like, he played with him on the pp and played against weaker competition while McDavid was against the other teams top players. I feel like his transition to the NHL will be a lot more difficult than other top 5 players.

Just from limited viewings, I noticed Strome looks more sluggish when he skates while Draisaitl actually has a much better stride than people like to admit and he also has good agility too. His stride looks like it has more jump to it than Strome, who tends to stop moving his feet a lot of the time (which he makes work with his long reach and good puck protection).

 

[lanky]

I agree hockeey. Draisaitl is currently ahead in the skating department. Strome does a lot of coasting in the O zone which doesn't help his cause. I expect him to figure it out soon though.

 

[leafsfuture]

Just from limited viewings, I noticed Strome looks more sluggish when he skates while Draisaitl actually has a much better stride than people like to admit and he also has good agility too. His stride looks like it has more jump to it than Strome, who tends to stop moving his feet a lot of the time (which he makes work with his long reach and good puck protection).

At this point I agree.

However, remember that Draisaitl is 17 months older than Strome. Strome has barely been in the OHL for 17 months. He has plenty of time to grow

 

[hockeey]

At this point I agree.

However, remember that Draisaitl is 17 months older than Strome. Strome has barely been in the OHL for 17 months. He has plenty of time to grow

Yep that's something to pay attention to as well. Strome has plenty of time to fix his stride and I think that if he does, he easily becomes an elite #1 C otherwise his potential is at a good #1 C in the NHL. With the game getting faster, I don't think his production will translate extremely well unless he can learn to up his pace at times. It'll help with forechecking and holding on to the puck

 

[WheatiesHockey]

I have only seen Strome play 7 times this season, but I think he is the real deal. Because of playing with McDavid he is probably the second most evaluated NHL prospect in hockey history and no scouts are bold enough to say any players game is perfect. The fact that he lacks a jackrabbit acceleration off the mark at 17 does not make him a poor prospect. Jamie Benn went in the 5th round to Dallas in 2007 because of his very poor skating, he seems to be doing very well these days in the NHL.

 

[Aceonfire*]

What's with the Draisaitl hate?

Some of these comments are going to look silly in a few years. The guy has been a beast for Kelowna.

Bigger centers take longer to develop. Look at Vinny Lecavalier, Thornton, Johansen etc..

 

[BabyBennettov]

He probably goes 1st if were talking about predraft Ekblad. While Reinhart probably has a higher floor, Strome would look to have a much higher ceiling if all goes right.

So we are talking about predraft Ekblad now...

So you take the 60GP-10G-29-A-39PTS centre over the 58GP-23G-30A-53PTS defenseman ? Interesting...

Let me guess, not a single one of you works for a scouting company ?...

No ?...

I pretty much knew it !

 

[EON]

So we are talking about predraft Ekblad now...

So you take the 60GP-10G-29-A-39PTS centre over the 58GP-23G-30A-53PTS defenseman ? Interesting...

Let me guess, not a single one of you works for a scouting company ?...

No ?...

I pretty much knew it !

Why are you using Strome's rookie season stats but Ekblad's draft season stats?

 

[Future]

They're similar players, but even the guy on redline said Draisatl is the better prospect. Strome is like Patty Kane's Sam Gagner. The kid is gonna be a top 6, but he is incredibly overrated. Although he didn't play on McDavid's like, he played with him on the pp and played against weaker competition while McDavid was against the other teams top players. I feel like his transition to the NHL will be a lot more difficult than other top 5 players.

He said that on "Oilers Now". Are you surprised? I guarantee if you polled scouts, at least 70-80% would take Strome over Draisaitl. Kyle Woodlief is also the guy who originally fabricated the Nylander character issues.

I watch Strome play and he is not just some sidekick. He is a special player, as you can see from his 6 point night. He has 35 points in 21 games without McDavid and being the number one guy on the team which are still very elite numbers.

Strome has always been considered an elite prospect and has been projected as a potential top 5-10 pick in the NHL draft for the past 2 years now. His transition to the NHL will be fine as long as he isn't rushed.

 

[613Leafer]

They're similar players, but even the guy on redline said Draisatl is the better prospect. Strome is like Patty Kane's Sam Gagner. The kid is gonna be a top 6, but he is incredibly overrated. Although he didn't play on McDavid's like, he played with him on the pp and played against weaker competition while McDavid was against the other teams top players. I feel like his transition to the NHL will be a lot more difficult than other top 5 players.

His PPG with McDavid out of the lineup was 1.67, which is ~105 points through 63 games. Which still makes his numbers pretty comparable to the majority of top forward prospects from the past 5 years.

If youre going to provide context to try and be realistic about a prospect, you shouldn't turn around and exaggerate the impact of that context. Its not like Strome was only on pace for ~75-80 points without McDavid on the team.

 

[Zaddy]

What's interesting is that when talking about Strome it's always about his production with or without McDavid. No one ever mentions Alex DeBrincat. Kid had 51 goals and 104 points as a small, first-year OHL-player that won't get drafted until 2016. That's pretty special too and he may contributed quite a bit to those guys' success as well. We won't know until a few years but if DeBrincat was a few inches taller there probably would be a lot more talk about him playing a big part in their production as well.

 

[Countryjunkie]

Oilers have played well down the stretch as opposed to the other supposed tanking teams, Ariz, Buff and Leafs. Other years they were plain lousy.

At the moment they would pick thrid so it's a choice between Strome and Hanifin.

First of all, nobody can really say that the Leafs are trying to tank. The Kessel/JVR line is still getting valuable minutes even though they are not producing, and Jonathan Bernier is getting majority of the games between the pipe. Other than Cody Franson, Toronto still have their core players in the line up. I'm not sure how anyone can call that tanking?

The Leafs are just a bad team.


Secondly, I would love to see the Leafs draft Dylan Strome, but more importantly I just want Toronto to be in the top 5 at the draft. So go ahead Edmonton, take any player you wish. I'll be more than happy for the Leafs to draft one of the left over players in Strome/Marner/Hanifin.