If you trade Strome this deadline, you lose insulation for the other younger players at C. But if they hang onto him and sign him to a 1 year deal, as is the Rangers luck, I'm sure his production will completely fall off a cliff and they'll get significantly less than they could have this year
If some team wants to trade a first for him though, I'd do it no doubt. Even a second and good prospect I'd do.
I don't see Strome as a core piece going forward, and if you can get more capital to acquire an impact player down the line, you trade him.
And the other aspect is if Chytil takes the 2C spot, paying Strome upwards of 4 million+ to be a 3C isn't ideal