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He did pretty well without him last year and was doing fine prior to joining him this year.2 year deal is the most I would go. Let’s be honest when he is away from Panarin he isn’t good.
He did pretty well without him last year and was doing fine prior to joining him this year.2 year deal is the most I would go. Let’s be honest when he is away from Panarin he isn’t good.
2 year deal is the most I would go. Let’s be honest when he is away from Panarin he isn’t good.
A lot of fans want Chytil and Kakko in the top six next year. That's misguided and driven by the image of their potential. They're not ready yet. And even if they were, the goal should be to have three skilled lines tearing it up not two.
I'd keep those two together on the 3rd line. Let them grow as a tandem and give them easier minutes. If they break out next year we're probably a wildcard team pretty easily, assuming Shesty can carry our D.
Someone had mentioned it before and largely rings true: successful lines are based on working pairs. Right now the Rangers have three working pairs in Kreider-Zibanejad, Panarin-Strome, and Chytil-Kakko. Keep them together and build around that.
The Rangers have had 7 forwards this year play at least 100 minutes with Panarin. In order of TOI: Strome, Fast, Zibanejad, Buchnevich, Chytil, Kreider, Kakko.
Their points/60 are:
Strome: 2.40
Fast: 2.22
Zibanejad: 3.42
Buchnevich: 2.25
Chytil: 2.73
Kreider: 5.04 (lol)
Kakko: 0.00
So 6 of the 7 guys have scored at a first line level and the only one who hasn't done anything there is the 18 year old rookie (and in his case it's only 120 minutes with him and very few full games) so why do we need to pay someone a decent contract to play with him when essentially anyone (86% of our options thus far) can score at a first line level? I would much rather take my chances filling in some random guy (specifically Chytil) and expecting good production there than paying 5M for it when I can use that 5M to supplement other spots and I don't expect it to make much of a difference in this one.
So as they looking to compete next year, I am not sure that they are simply willing to take such chances. You have a player that clearly gels with your elite talent. I cannot see them be willing to disrupt that. Not everyone can just step in and do it.So 6 of the 7 guys have scored at a first line level and the only one who hasn't done anything there is the 18 year old rookie (and in his case it's only 120 minutes with him and very few full games) so why do we need to pay someone a decent contract to play with him when essentially anyone (86% of our options thus far) can score at a first line level? I would much rather take my chances filling in some random guy (specifically Chytil) and expecting good production there than paying 5M for it when I can use that 5M to supplement other spots and I don't expect it to make much of a difference in this one.
Cannot over play Strome
This season is a high water mark
3 million absolute highest
He is really a 3rd line center
Pretty sure those rediculous kreider numbers are mostly powerplay time.
Can you filter that for 5v5?
I absolutely don't want strome blocking chytil if he's ready, but the question is if we want chytil to eventually become Mika 2.0 do we want to plant him with panarin and take away some of the challenging aspects that could force him to elevate his game?
He's not taking a pay-cut after a career year.
More importantly his QO is 3.2M so good luck getting him for less than that lol.
If I'm Gort I'm telling Strome you're to some extent a product of another player, and other GMs know it.
Strome's last contract was 2 yrs @3.1M per. He did have a career season but again did so playing with an elite playmaking winger. Good chemistry with someone like Bread is a good sign and all, but Strome has other major deficiencies especially defensively. All evident.
Hope he signs for 2 yrs at 9M. Gets his pay raise, and he can show us more for 2 years. Can sign him to a friendly deal afterward or let him hit FA when he's still only 29. Or maybe trade him at the deadline year 2 lol.
Something that some of us have been harping on when this debate comes up. The ability of the coaching staff to be able to deploy Panarin on one line with Kreider and Zibanejad on the other is huge. As this team looks to contend, that one two punch is essential.One of the major benefits that Strome provides that gets overlooked is his chemistry with Panarin (which I agree has more to do with Panarin's abilities) allows the Rangers to have two first lines. Zibanejad on the one and Panarin on the other and they come together on the powerplay. I don't want to see Mika and Panarin permanently together or at least not until players like Kakko and Chytil start realizing their upside. So Strome being able to play well with Panarin is a big deal and keep in mind Panarin's never approached a 100 point season before and barring season ending injury he's going to easily go by that number this year. He and Strome are good together.
A $5m player todayWhat I've noticed with Strome is that he ALWAYS goes for the low%/high risk play (often a risky pass), but he doesn't pull it off nearly as often as someone like Panarin does.
I kind of feel he's the center version of Ryan Whitney. 5OA, great locker room guy, loves to snap the puck around, not the greatest skater, takes bad penalties, racks up points with a superstar.
It’s clear as day Strome believes he’s better than he actually is lol
That’s the only reason I can think of for his utter disregard for defense
The question is what if he doesn’t have chemistry with Panarin as much as he’s a warm body with the minimum talent necessary to successfully ride Panarin’s coattails? If that’s the case we can probably get someone cheaper with less associated risk to fill that spot and do the sameUnless we are either moving Panarin or playing Strome on a different line, his chemistry with Panarin should never be a reason to not sign him
The question is what if he doesn’t have chemistry with Panarin as much as he’s a warm body with the minimum talent necessary to successfully ride Panarin’s coattails? If that’s the case we can probably get someone cheaper with less associated risk to fill that spot and do the same
If the numbers up on the page are correct, Chytil produced better than Strome in his time with Panarin.I guess we should compare him to Chytil then. How did both look while playing with Panarin?