Dylan Strome Appreciation Thread 2

[Section88]

Trade him for colton sissons and a pick.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Trade him for colton sissons and a pick.

Sissons? Is that a top 10 pick we're getting?

 

[migi]

Tierney is very good player. He is probably looking for long-term money now. He is still RFA.

Probably Sens can pay him a bit more than we.

 

[Section88]

Sissons? Is that a top 10 pick we're getting?

Probably would be shooting for a top 50 pick if nashville has one. I just dont see Strome fitting the team in the direction we're going.

 

[Muffinalt]

This is a fair assessment. He's an offensively gifted and smart player with physical deficiencies like his skating and strength...If we go Toews-Dach-Strome down the middle for the next 3 years we should be really happy. It's up to Stan to find Strome wingers that can complement his game offensively while also giving his line some much needed 2 way play and strong board play...There's ways to get a good deal on his next contract where he can be a PP specialist and 3rd line bum slayer and produce for the team in a meaningful way...Stan and JC need to find the right combo for Strome in a 3C role...Maybe they should start with Caggiula in game 3.

I agree with this (but those wingers also need to be at least fine offensively, since Strome is such a playmaker).

But my issue is roster construction. Those wingers are almost always either good Elcs, or 6 mil guys. Like Saad for example.

Having to acquire two of those wingers to accommodate one of our centers isn't how I would want to build my roster. Just much easier to get a more rugged guy straight up.

That's why Strome is expendable for me. He will have pretty good value to teams like Buffalo, Minnesota, CBJ etc who have said winger already and are looking for offensive boosts. Coz he provides a lot there.

 

[Jay haller]

I wonder if maybe Vegas is a spot that Strome could land.

They probably have to move stasny. Now they have Glass in the wings but maybe that could be a spot for Strome

 

[clydesdale line]

Tierney is very good player. He is probably looking for long-term money now. He is still RFA.

He is. It's like the Jean Gabriel Pageau situation. He needs to be free from that hell hole.

 

[crazyhawk]

He is. It's like the Jean Gabriel Pageau situation. He needs to be free from that hell hole.

Really ... people need to stop labeling Ottawa as an ( insert extreme negative ).
Melnyk won't last forever and with this draft and next years to boot not to mention Tkachuk, Chabot, Norris etc. the Senators will be on the upswing with a very good young team.

 

[Drumman44]

Why are people trying to punt on Strome? He is going to take a bridge to stay here to play with Debrincat and Kane.

Toews - Dach - Strome - Warm Body is a pretty f***ing good center depth chart. He will never live up to being 3 overall in the 2015 draft, but we would be lucky to have him at 3C to ride out the rest of the Kane and Toews era.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Why are people trying to punt on Strome? He is going to take a bridge to stay here to play with Debrincat and Kane.

Toews - Dach - Strome - Warm Body is a pretty f***ing good center depth chart. He will never live up to being 3 overall in the 2015 draft, but we would be lucky to have him at 3C to ride out the rest of the Kane and Toews era.

In a vacuum, yes that would be nice Center depth. I think the only concern being expressed over him at 3C (assuming Dach stays with Kane) is that you now have a pretty soft third line. Most teams that win a Cup have a much more rugged third line center, not one that needs to be sheltered.

Strome’s play style seems to fit best with a highly offensive-focused line, but if Dach takes that spot with Kane, then what do you do?

It will be interesting to see how a lineup with Strome anchoring the third line could perform, but my initial gut is to bet that it won’t be terribly successful.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

In a vacuum, yes that would be nice Center depth. I think the only concern being expressed over him at 3C (assuming Dach stays with Kane) is that you now have a pretty soft third line. Most teams that win a Cup have a much more rugged third line center, not one that needs to be sheltered.

Strome’s play style seems to fit best with a highly offensive-focused line, but if Dach takes that spot with Kane, then what do you do?

It will be interesting to see how a lineup with Strome anchoring the third line could perform, but my initial gut is to bet that it won’t be terribly successful.

Strome is a top 6 player. Unless you're going to play Dach as 3C for one more year, it doesn't make sense to keep him around.

The big thing is that I have no idea what his value is around the league because of his skating issues.
Even if you want to trade him, it might be best to staple him to Kane for a season and let him rack up points.

 

[RayP]

Strome is a top 6 player. Unless you're going to play Dach as 3C for one more year, it doesn't make sense to keep him around.

The big thing is that I have no idea what his value is around the league because of his skating issues.
Even if you want to trade him, it might be best to staple him to Kane for a season and let him rack up points.

Not on a good team.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Not on a good team.

No arguments....Like I said I think he's going to end up making a career out of racking up points on bad teams. I'd honestly like to see what he could do on a rebuilding team getting 1C minutes. I think everyone would be surprised.

He's not a 3C either on a good team. He's not fit for a good team, period.

I'd call up Ottawa and try to get that Islanders pick for him.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Really ... people need to stop labeling Ottawa as an ( insert extreme negative ).
Melnyk won't last forever and with this draft and next years to boot not to mention Tkachuk, Chabot, Norris etc. the Senators will be on the upswing with a very good young team.

I think it's a good destination for young players. Players in their mid to late 20s or older aren't going to be winning with the Sens anytime soon. But I think there's a young group developing there that'll be worth being apart of, as long as Melnyk keeps them. Plus you get the luxury of living in Ottawa.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

I think it's a good destination for young players. Players in their mid to late 20s or older aren't going to be winning with the Sens anytime soon. But I think there's a young group developing there that'll be worth being apart of, as long as Melnyk keeps them. Plus you get the luxury of living in Ottawa.

Aren't you from Ottawa?
Pretty sure Fiddy is.

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Center depth isn’t a bad thing, but is Strome’s play style what you want anchoring a third line? (assuming Dach plays with Kane).

the word 'anchor' is very apropos when describing Strome's game.

 

[Backyard Hockey]

Aren't you from Ottawa?
Pretty sure Fiddy is.

Fiddy is either from a remote part of Iceland or from the planet Dagobah.

 

[Jay haller]

No arguments....Like I said I think he's going to end up making a career out of racking up points on bad teams. I'd honestly like to see what he could do on a rebuilding team getting 1C minutes. I think everyone would be surprised.

He's not a 3C either on a good team. He's not fit for a good team, period.

I'd call up Ottawa and try to get that Islanders pick for him.

disagree he’s a fine 2c or 3c. Problem is with what wingers they can feasibly use with him, he’s a bad fit.

he doesn’t doesn’t play enough of a good 200 ft game to cover for Kane’s general lack of defense

and a debrincat, Strome line is painfully slow. You can’t play him there.

basically, he needs a saad type player with to play with Kane or Debrincat. Maybe Suter could be that guy

 

[Hawkey]

I don’t see why the Hawks need to sign him for any big dollars. What we see today from him is erasing any of the good stuff from last year. Plus you can see he is being passed by other players like Kubalik and Dach. He has to see what is happening just like what we see.

He’s slow, not great in the defensive aspects of the game and plays soft. What’s concerning to me is that I see nothing in his game that suggests he is trying to improve on these areas. Tells me either thinks he is better than we think or he doesn’t care. Either of those are not traits you want on a winning team.

 

[JaegerDice]

So.... I take it most of us have reached the conclusion that Strome is simply not fast enough to be impactful in the modern NHL game?

 

[BK]

So.... I take it most of us have reached the conclusion that Strome is simply not fast enough to be impactful in the modern NHL game?

He can still have an impact...

With Dach's development I think Strome doesn't have a spot in the top 6.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

So.... I take it most of us have reached the conclusion that Strome is simply not fast enough to be impactful in the modern NHL game?

This is false. Like I said, his other tools are elite. The Skating is what makes him an offense-only 2C instead of a stud 1C. If he even skated at an average level for a guy his size he'd be similar to Thornton.

 

[JaegerDice]

He can still have an impact...

Where? As a sheltered 3C on a bum-slayer line?

 

[JaegerDice]

This is false. Like I said, his other tools are elite. The Skating is what makes him an offense-only 2C instead of a stud 1C. If he even skated at an average level for a guy his size he'd be a star.

Skating impacts everything. It impacts offense and defense.

I don't agree that he's a 2C, any time he's put up against tough matchups, he's dominated.

 

[BK]

Where? As a sheltered 3C on a bum-slayer line?

Sheltered 2c and on the PP.