Strome is playing well, but he isnt developing anymore and we all are familiar with his warts. I have serious hesitation about giving him more term. Frederic is a young, decently-sized C who plays with snarl, has upside and several more years of contract protection. I would be fine lining up with
How does supporting a trade equate with hatred? Do you think GMs "hate" the players they move? This is a business.
I'm not full team keep Strome, but I wouldn't trade him for Frederic either. As much as people here (myself included) want to believe we need more sandpaper, management obviously doesn't share that sentiment. We just traded our only piece of it to LA for a 4th rounder...I know we needed to open up a spot for Kravstov, but there were other options and that's the one they chose.
For sure. I didn't mean to insinuate that I wouldn't like Frederic on this team, just that there's no way I'd trade Strome for him unless something else significant is coming back along with Frederic.
Gauthier hasn't included himself in the top-nine discussion yet. Kravtsov has started well, but we don't know that Barron couldn't beat him for a spot. Something will have to give.
He's not PPG this season, but he's closer than he's ever been. He's also an eight-year NHL veteran, who will go full-UFA after next season. Which Strome are you refusing to trade for a promising and tough young C on an ELC?
just bc jones signs doesnt mean he may not be traded. NYR burning that first year of his elc gets him to sign. Easier to trade an NCAA asset after they are sign than to try to trade rights when the player could just play out the 4 college years and then bolt from the team that traded for him.
