Legit, higher-end, closer to first liners, like a Stepan? No.
Exactly, and then move on if/when they exceed that status, like we did with Brassard and Pouliot.
They’re not
Stepan and Strome are in the same tier and are both middle 6 forwards.
It's not a 'hot take'. It's your reading comprehension
And yet history is littered with players who either needed a change of scenery by getting another chance elsewhere. See Bertuzzi, Todd. And, while not the same sport, look at Paul O'Neil or Didi on the Yankees.
History is also littered with players who were paid long term based on a single season mid career and ended up not recreating it again. Re-sign him, just not long term. It’s a needless risk.
Seems to be going pretty well so far.
One of the reasons we should actually read is so that we understand what people are asking you. My response to you was why are you talking about Stepan to me when the discussion regarding that is with someone else?
First of all, I would need to see how the rest of the season goes, not just 11 games before I can even have this discussion. Second of all, if he becomes a 50 point player, signing him to a $4m, 4 year deal becomes smart business. I doubt that the team will look to give him a 6 year deal. Though again, it depends entirely on what he does for the rest of the year.
Does not always work that way. Simply stating "Find the next Strome" is great with tunnel vision. But not that easy to work out. Sometimes failed former top prospects just stay that way.
Speaking of hottest of the hot takes. Actually, I take it back. There are some in the Roster Building thread, there are some absolute scorchers.
They’re both middle six players if middle six means top six for Stepan but not Strome
Seriously. This conversation changes dramatically if another 40-50 games pass and he's still tracking anywhere near 0.75-1.00PPG.
Out of curiosity, do you have a sense in general of what types of players are more likely to succeed in the current system? To me it doesn't appear like the system rewards specialists, maybe on the defensive side but not really the offensive specialists. Hard to say for sure since we haven't seen a ton of different players come through the current system, but Strome seems to fit that kind of mold. A player with a motor that can do a little bit of everything. At the same time I can see him as less valuable to a team looking to address a specific weakness rather than general depth.
