I know this.
My point is that with Toews and Dach out this year, Strome is still in a top 6 role....and has not produced. He has 2 ES points.
Last year he had the excuse of Toews and Dach being at C ahead of him. This year neither of them are playing and it's only Suter.
So the question isn't about Chicago having the depth to move him for next year. It's why the hell has he dropped to 2ES points while still playing 2nd line C behind only Suter. That will be a question every team will want to know if trading for him. 2 ES points is not a #2 C.
The Hawks have been playing like crap when he was healthy and they played well when he was injured.
Strome probably played like 2 weeks healthy this season. He had a concussion and tried to play through it. He started fast with 8 pts in his first 10 games. Then got concussed, tried to play through it and has been out.
Even last season, Strome had 30 pts in 40 games before he got injured. Dude has just been injured, but even so he doesn't fit the Hawks needs.
Strome, when healthy is a solid 2C that will put up somewhere between 55-70 pts, depending on whether or not he's on PP1.
Two of Strome's strengths are his hockey IQ and playmaking and that hasn't been there as much since he came back from the concussion. I'm not sure he's actually ready to come back yet.