Dylan Strome has finally arrived

[Peasy]

Washington is still on an insane PDO bender right now, itll even out. Should be interesting to see if hes a ppg type of guy going forward after this season though. (shooting 12.4% even strength, highest last year was 9.6% - Vancouver. With an average of 30 sog a game, thats nearly an entire goal difference)

 

[SkinsFan09]

Washington is still on an insane PDO bender right now, itll even out. Should be interesting to see if hes a ppg type of guy going forward after this season though.

There will be regression but they are going to be an elite offense all year.

 

[kerrabria]

He's panning out to his full potential this season and has shown to be quite underrated.

Washington sure got a steal on his contact.

As I remember, his full potential was an elite 1C. Like upside was a top 10-15 center in the league who was good at everything except skating. Is that really the case? Or does he just look capable of holding his own as a first line center?

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Just wait until they call up Matt Strome from Hershey…

 

[wickedwitch]

As I remember, his full potential was an elite 1C. Like upside was a top 10-15 center in the league who was good at everything except skating. Is that really the case? Or does he just look capable of holding his own as a first line center?

He's absolutely an elite 1C. I thought before the season he'd end up being a top 20 C; now, I'm thinking top 15. (He's currently 6th in P/G among players listed as centers, so saying he'll end up top 15 is taking into account some regression.)

He was on the borderline last season, IMO, but he was on a horrific offensive team so his numbers didn't show it.

He's still not an amazing skater, but despite prior comments, he's very solid defensively. (It's easy to see if you watch him regularly, but for those who want numbers: he plays on a line with Ovi and they're doing really well 5v5, so who do you think is playing defense on that line?)

 

[winnipegger]

I think it's backstrom actually and it's just a really good disguise. They gave him stem cells and facial surgery so he looks like 2010 backstrom again.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I think it's backstrom actually and it's just a really good disguise. They gave him stem cells and facial surgery so he looks like 2010 backstrom again.

Ancient voodoo ritual, they swapped bodies

 

[Lou Sassole]

He's absolutely an elite 1C. I thought before the season he'd end up being a top 20 C; now, I'm thinking top 15. (He's currently 6th in P/G among players listed as centers, so saying he'll end up top 15 is taking into account some regression.)

He was on the borderline last season, IMO, but he was on a horrific offensive team so his numbers didn't show it.

He's still not an amazing skater, but despite prior comments, he's very solid defensively. (It's easy to see if you watch him regularly, but for those who want numbers: he plays on a line with Ovi and they're doing really well 5v5, so who do you think is playing defense on that line?)

Protas, Lol. But he has improved defensively(He and Ovie have both been pretty diligent defensively) and the Caps have a great skating coach that's worked wonders with many of the players(Wilson, Cristall, Protas, etc...) and I think Strome has improved a little, still not very good, but no longer at Andreychuk levels. His hockey sense and Hands are really good, and he's just at a totally different level of confidence.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

its crazy to me that this draft class is 27/turning 28 years old in 2025 already

 

[DingDongCharlie]

I'd say the biggest surprises this season have been Necas and D. Strome.

 

[qc14]

He legit should be on team canada for the 4 nations

Surely Chicago must have quite the center depth and not be running guys like Jason Dickinson and Nick Foligno in their top 6 to move on from such a good player in his prime!

 

[Ajex12x]

Glad he finally put it together

 

[McDNicks17]

Any player is going to "break out" when they have a 21.3% onSH% haha.

 

[Vasilevskiy]

We've seen this with other players. He will come back to earth, unsustainable run. The numbers are there pointing that. Still great for him to become a top liner. But he's no top 15 C on this league

 

[Regal]

Any player is going to "break out" when they have a 21.3% onSH% haha.

Washington’s just been scouting Rock Tocchet’s playbook

 

[WarriorofTime]

I get Chicago was rebuilding when they let him go but why weren’t they able to trade him for something? Or resign on a short deal with the intention of playing him a lot, to boost his value and trade him for a boat load of picks at the following deadline or offseason. I was surprised when they let him go for nothing but I hadn’t watched him much in Chicago so I assumed they knew he was mostly a product of playing with Kane similar to many other hawks forwards throughout the years. But he’s obviously im Washington he’s proven Chicago wrong and letting him go for nothing seems more puzzling than ever. Either was it’s been great to see him with Ovechkin finally live up to his draft pedigree.

Nobody wanted him. He wasn't seen as a player that could have helped anyone win. His Qualifying Offer was high as he was only a year removed from UFA years. After the Hawks didn't qualify him, he was an Unrestricted Free Agent and anyone could have had him for only the cost of cap space. He signed with Washington on a 1 year deal for less than his Qualifying Offer. At the time, presumably in the entire League, nobody wanted him for more than what Washington offered at 1 year/$3.5 million.

Davidson can get some egg on his face for the poor asset management here, but legit 31/32 teams could have had him for very little and he broke out playing alongside the greatest goal scorer in NHL history. Good for him.