Friedman: Keep an eye on Dylan Strome

[Sweetpotato]

If he comes in cheap I’d give him a shot beside Tavares.
If he can only play C, there’s rumour of moving JT to the wing anyways. He can take the draws and shift over.

Don’t expect much out of Strome, but it’s possible that he succeeds. The talent is there, Tavares can help cover defensively, and they both move at the same (horribly slow) pace.

Please no.

He just finished posting 48 points and 22 goals in 69 games he is going to want 4-6 mil per year on a new contract. This isn't like Bunting where you can pay him league min. Torontos cap is better spent elsewhere.

 

[Vakarte]

Isn't Dylan Strome inconsistent from year to year as there are years where he's ok (2020) and then years where he's great (2022)?

 

[TradeAllStromes]

lol take him and enjoy hating him. hate his brother, hate him

 

[BKarchitect]

His value depends entirely on what his contract looks like. He just put up basically a 25 goal, 50 point season and was making $3 million. Anybody who thinks they are getting him to sign for your team for the “Bunting special” has a screw loose.

He’s looking for a substantial raise and despite whatever personal issues you may have with his overall game, I’d bet the house that more than a few GMs will be willing to hand over a fair bit of coin for him. He’s not even remotely into “Galchenyuk land” at this point.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Please no.

He just finished posting 48 points and 22 goals in 69 games he is going to want 4-6 mil per year on a new contract. This isn't like Bunting where you can pay him league min. Torontos cap is better spent elsewhere.

if he doesn't get get qualified he's not getting that most of the time if you don't get qualified you don't get a raise

 

[Sweetpotato]

if he doesn't get get qualified he's not getting that most of the time if you don't get qualified you don't get a raise

He isn't getting league min either.

The small amount of cap the Leafs have is better spent elsewhere.

 

[Apex Predator]

I think the fact he’s a former first round pick, 25 year old coming off of a 22 goal season he’ll still get paid 4-5 million from someone.

 

[Siludin]

I think the fact he’s a former first round pick, 25 year old coming off of a 22 goal season he’ll still get paid 4-5 million from someone.

Sounds about right - the Garland contract

 

[Putt Pirate]

As a Hawks fan he is very frustrating. As stated page one by a poster, he needs elite talent around him or he is basically worthless. A lot of him numbers came from the last quarter of the season. So beware of what you are getting and set your expectations low.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

As I have said in other threads the New England Patriots have a slogan it says "do your job."

they don't ask players to do things they can't do, they just ask them to do their job.

Dylan Stromes job is to score points, that's what he does that's his job no different than David Kampf's job is to be strong defensively that's what he does that's his job.

It is NOT David's Kampf's job job to score.

no different than it is not Dylan Storme's job to be good defensively. his job is to score.

Some guys like Bergeron and Matthews can do both and that's fantastic.

but not everybody is going to be good defensively.

As long as Dylan Strome does his job, which is to score points it will be fine so long as he has a goalie behind him that can do his job.

Playoff teams try to not have weaknesses in their line up because they are easily exploited. Also, the NHL isn't the NFL where each player has a super specific role for every given play.

 

[BHawk21]

Honestly I think the hawks front office should extend him cheap. He loves playing with Debrincat and just had a kid. If he’s looking for stability he might bite at a low dollar long term deal. Ex: 2.5 million x 5 years

Id be fine with that for less term I would like for the hawks to be decent in 4 years. If the plan is to keep Debrincat then I dont mind floundering with Strome as his center.

 

[Mackiaveli]

In what galaxy is that good centre depth? Two passengers and two guys that have a lot to prove still. I think Montreal would do better not signing a depth C to the contract Strome will get, and letting that bottom 6 C position fill naturally from within with a faster player.

In what galaxy is that... not good center depth?

Dvorak has consistently demonstrated his ability to be a 20 goal/50 point C who isn't a slouch in his own end.

Wright has been a top touted prospect until the COVID-leagues that changed his development path; one could easily argue he is the best 1OA since Matthews (Hughes maybe being the only stand-out otherwise)

Suzuki has proven beyond any doubt that he has the tools to be an elite two-way center - he put up 60 points this year and is incredible defensively while playing on a line carousel for half of the season against other team's top lines.

Strome has tons of deficiencies in his game but has shown flashes of offensive excellence in his career (his first year in Chicago, and even parts of this season) ... he is a project for sure, but one that is easy to take on for a team that has a lot of center depth and players like Evans who can easily step up and play in the bottom 6.

I am pretty sure the Habs are fine up the middle for the foreseeable future. No, they aren't winning a cup next year, but 3-4 years from now when Suzuki/Wright are in their prime, the Habs could be very dangerous.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Playoff teams try to not have weaknesses in their line up because they are easily exploited. Also, the NHL isn't the NFL where each player has a super specific role for every given play.

every team has weaknesses, even the one that wins the cup there is no perfect team in order to be a perfect team you'd have to go 98-0 on the year 82-0 in the regular season 16-0 in the playoffs and that will never happen.

the Oilers could win the cup, it wouldn't change the fact their weakness is goaltending

Colorado's appears to be consistency, I have watched some of their playoff games and at times they don't seem like they care ONE bit they still win some of those games because they have world class talent but it doesn't change the fact they look like they don't care at times out there.

Tampa is as close as you get but even with them if Vasi gets hurt is Brian Elliott a good enough backup to get it done?

EVERYBODY has weaknesses

 

[FlyguyOX]

Top 6 player needs to play in top 6 to be productive. Shocker.

 

[TradeAllStromes]

Top 6 player needs to play in top 6 to be productive. Shocker.

top 6 on a bottomfeeder is still top 6, and the stromes place in the nhl

 

[Seventy7]

going to Edmonton.

 

[TheHelmet]

Surprised after this much time his skating is still so meh.......

 

[Dead Coyote]

he was still allowed to walk, which considering he makes 950K is amazing that they couldn't, or wouldn't pay that

"Allowed" We offered him a deal and he SPECIFICALLY said he wanted to play with the Leafs and was looking to make a deal with them and wanted to test FA for that express purpose, screw off with your reactionary bs propaganda about the Coyotes,

 

[PatLaFontaineASMR]

Isn't Dylan Strome inconsistent from year to year as there are years where he's ok (2020) and then years where he's great (2022)?

His great years are when he plays with Kane & DeBrincat. His bad years are when he's playing with anyone else.

 

[Space umpire]

if he comes cheap I'd give him a shot

I’m not a leaf fan so I hope they do. I’m not trolling just want to seriously ask you why?
He doesn’t hustle, doesn’t back check, isn’t at all responsible defensively and is a very poor skater.
To put up 20/25 goals he needs to be with Matthews and Marner (Kane and DeBrincat) but with every other aspect of his game lacking it would hurt more than help. The Leafs need 3rd wheels on the top 2 lines who can get a goal or 2 but they must do the dirty work so the stars can apply their skills in the offensive zone.
In Chicago Dcat is a good all around player as well as a sniper. Kane is a top 5 offensive player in the league. When Strome joined the line they increased scoring a bit (Stromes stats show it) but also gave up tons more. Sometimes spending shifts trapped in their own zone.

 

[CupInSIX]

I think the fact he’s a former first round pick, 25 year old coming off of a 22 goal season he’ll still get paid 4-5 million from someone.

I think he'll get more than that based on his position and ability to produce with top 6 wingers. Teams that miss out on Kadri will offer him 5.5M x 5, and a few desperate ones will go up to 6M.

edit: i was thinking of Ryan Strome

 

[x Tame Impala]

He plays like he's 5'10 170lbs and I don't understand why. No tenacity to his game that i've seen ever. I wish he was traded at the deadline

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I’m not a leaf fan so I hope they do. I’m not trolling just want to seriously ask you why?
He doesn’t hustle, doesn’t back check, isn’t at all responsible defensively and is a very poor skater.
To put up 20/25 goals he needs to be with Matthews and Marner (Kane and DeBrincat) but with every other aspect of his game lacking it would hurt more than help. The Leafs need 3rd wheels on the top 2 lines who can get a goal or 2 but they must do the dirty work so the stars can apply their skills in the offensive zone.
In Chicago Dcat is a good all around player as well as a sniper. Kane is a top 5 offensive player in the league. When Strome joined the line they increased scoring a bit (Stromes stats show it) but also gave up tons more. Sometimes spending shifts trapped in their own zone.

It's simple, the reason the Leafs lost, other than Jack Campbell shitting the bed in games 2, 4 and 6 is because while the big boys all had 6 points or more they all performed.

Where was Kerfoot? other than blowing game 6 he did nothing

Where was Engvall? he had a 3 point game but only one of those points came with a goalie in net.

where was Mikyehev? he had 2 goals but both were empty netters

Where was Bunting? he gets a little slack because he was hurt but he wasn't good enough

Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Rielly and Tavares all had between 6-9 points in the series they all performed.

but the Leafs didn't get NEARLY enough from the rest of the lineup, Kampf not included in that he had 2 goals, that's all that can be expected in a 7 game series from him.

The rest of the depth gave them NOTHING and considering Kerfoot had 50+ points, Mikyehev 21 goals, Engvall 15 goals that's not acceptable.

They need more punch in the lower part of the lineup

 

[Space umpire]

It's simple, the reason the Leafs lost, other than Jack Campbell shitting the bed in games 2, 4 and 6 is because while the big boys all had 6 points or more they all performed.

Where was Kerfoot? other than blowing game 6 he did nothing

Where was Engvall? he had a 3 point game but only one of those points came with a goalie in net.

where was Mikyehev? he had 2 goals but both were empty netters

Where was Bunting? he gets a little slack because he was hurt but he wasn't good enough

Matthews, Marner, Nylander, Rielly and Tavares all had between 6-9 points in the series they all performed.

but the Leafs didn't get NEARLY enough from the rest of the lineup, Kampf not included in that he had 2 goals, that's all that can be expected in a 7 game series from him.

The rest of the depth gave them NOTHING and considering Kerfoot had 50+ points, Mikyehev 21 goals, Engvall 15 goals that's not acceptable.

They need more punch in the lower part of the lineup

Strome does NOT add punch to tge lower part of the lineup.
He produced decently when matched as the 3rd wheel with 2 superstars. He did nothing away from Kane and Cat.

 

[BobClarkesfrontteeth]

Michael Bunting was allowed to walk after he had 10 goals and 13 points in 21 games

there are usually some surprising names that don't get qualified

Bunting was a UFA at the end of the last regular season. He could not be qualified by Arizona it was never an option.