Rumor: Dylan Strome is available (per Elliotte Friedman)

[Putt Pirate]

With Strome you'd also be paying for age and upside. It evens out.

UFAs are always overpaid.

Strome is at his upside. He all the sudden isn't becoming fleet of foot...or skate. He kind of is what he is.

Also, was he part fo the reason for the decline in Cat being saddled with him so much?

 

[Kevin Musto]

Imagine Dylan Strome and Artemi Panarin together...why even be a Hawks fan anyone?

 

[Kevin Musto]

Also, was he part fo the reason for the decline in Cat being saddled with him so much?

Surely you're not suggesting Strome made Cat worse. It was abundantly clear it was the other way around. Strome was still generating tons of elite passes, and DeBrincat was the one that couldn't finish them.

 

[Putt Pirate]

Imagine Dylan Strome and Artemi Panarin together...why even be a Hawks fan anyone?

 

[ColbyChaos]

Strome is at his upside. He all the sudden isn't becoming fleet of foot...or skate. He kind of is what he is.

Also, was he part fo the reason for the decline in Cat being saddled with him so much?

Strome made cat miss on and whiff on so many wide open nets

 

[Putt Pirate]

Cat definitely missed more than his share of chances this season. Not denying that.

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Gimme a generational return.

 

[NHL Dude 120]

Rarely do they get moved, but let's take a look.

These are the teams that could use Strome, plus the young top 4 lhd they have:

Boston: Urho Vaakanainen?

New Jersery: Ty Smith?

Detroit: Dennis Cholowski? Jared McIsaac?

Montreal: Alexander Romanov?

Ottawa: Thomas Chabot (untouchable), Erik Brannstrom? Jonny Tychonick?

Dallas: Miro Heiskanen (untouchable), Thomas Harley?

Minnesota: none

Nashville: none

Anaheim: Jacob Larsson? Brendan Guhle? Josh Mahura?

Arizona: well...they probably don't want Strome

Los Angeles: Tobias Bjornfot?

Vegas: Shea Theodore (won't be available), Nicolas Hague?

Columbus: Zach Werenski (untouchable)

San Jose: Artemi Knyazev?

So basically the only proven top 4 D options here are untouchable. You'd have to go after a prospect that you believe is a sure thing, but also one that the team you're trading with could do without.

Ty Smith, Erik Brannstrom, and Alexander Romanov probably have the highest upside. I highly doubt New Jersey would trade Smith for Strome, since they will want to bank on Hischier and Hughes being their centers. Montreal has Suzuki and Kotkaniemi.

So Ottawa's Erik Brannstrom is the only option I could see.

EDIT: I forgot about Calgary. Strome for Noah Hanifin could be another option.

Sens fan here I dont think we'll trade Brannstrom.

 

[Section88]

Anthony cirelli please

 

[ChiHawk21]

podkolzin please. bring over the russians!

2023

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Debrincat-Toews-Podkolzin
Raymond-Shalunov-Kurashev
Wise-Barrett-Entwhistle
Kayumov

 

[Hattrick Kane]

I’d be psyched if we got some hefty return for Strome. I think the GM doing that would end up being pissed off.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Sens fan here I dont think we'll trade Brannstrom.

Yea send didn’t trade Stone just to eventually flip that return for Strome

 

[Joe Scaduto]

This is the dumbest route to take. Hall is not going to be worth his 10+ contract he is going to receive and is a team cancer

With this pandemic... The economy is going down ....players will be available and free agents will sign for way less

 

[BobbyJet]

Surely you're not suggesting Strome made Cat worse. It was abundantly clear it was the other way around. Strome was still generating tons of elite passes, and DeBrincat was the one that couldn't finish them.

Okey dokey.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

I will admit, the cap issues I’ve talked about are a little over blown. Maatta is only a 700k buyout and Smith is about 1 million if necessary.

I truly believe the organization is trying to go a different way with players who can play a role like the Blues. Strome is a strange player who just doesn’t fill any particular role very well.

 

[Kevin Musto]

I didn't realize at first, but Noah Hanifin is very cost controlled. If you buy out Maatta (or trade him for picks), you wouldn't even need to make additional cap moves to fit Hanifin in.

Keith-Boqvist
Hanifin-Mitchell
DeHaan-Murphy
Seabrook

Swap in Beaudin if DeHaan isn't healthy. You've got yourself a nice young group there.

This is a trade I could see the Hawks doing. Alternatively, they may seek a surefire Crawford replacement.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Do you think Strome could land a first in this year’s draft, and if so, what’s the highest pick you think he could pull?

 

[QcFlames12]

Do you think Strome could land a first in this year’s draft, and if so, what’s the highest pick you think he could pull?

From Calgary's POV I would do it.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

From Calgary's POV I would do it.

Tankathon has Calgary at pick 16 atm. 16th overall for Strome, Hawks fans?

 

[ColbyChaos]

With this pandemic... The economy is going down ....players will be available and free agents will sign for way less

Hall isnt even worth 9million. One good season doesnt warrant what would still be an obscene contract

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Do you think Strome could land a first in this year’s draft, and if so, what’s the highest pick you think he could pull?

Somebody on the main board offered Logan Brown and the islanders 1st.

That’s a helluva haul if you ask me.

 

[Mrfenn92]

I didn't realize at first, but Noah Hanifin is very cost controlled. If you buy out Maatta (or trade him for picks), you
wouldn't even need to make additional cap moves to fit Hanifin in.

Keith-Boqvist
Hanifin-Mitchell
DeHaan-Murphy
Seabrook

Swap in Beaudin if DeHaan isn't healthy. You've got yourself a nice young group there.

This is a trade I could see the Hawks doing. Alternatively, they may seek a surefire Crawford
replacement.

If you can get hanifin then that would be a worthwhile Strome trade to make.
Can always buy out Maatta no problem, but I could be wrong I think there will be a market for him for a trade.
Big one hopefully a compliance buy out for seabs.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Somebody on the main board offered Logan Brown and the islanders 1st.

That’s a helluva haul if you ask me.

I thought so.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Tankathon has Calgary at pick 16 atm. 16th overall for Strome, Hawks fans?

I think the Hawks might be able to get a bit more. Strome is a 50-60pt center who is a pretty sure thing at this point; a player in that range of the draft would be fortunate to get that much (and none of those guys are half the sure thing Strome is).

However, if a player the Hawks brass really liked dropped to that spot, I wouldn't have too many objections knowing our scouting staffs history.

Still, really risky trade IMO.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Do you think Strome could land a first in this year’s draft, and if so, what’s the highest pick you think he could
pull?

In my opinion which probably isn't right I really think Strome can get the hawks between pick 10 or 15.