Confirmed Signing with Link: [WSH] F Dylan Strome signs extension with the Capitals (5 years, $5M AAV)

[Lindberg Cheese]

Strome is the latest iteration of a long lineage of men who leave you expecting more. He is a warrior in the battle for mediocracy, Sun Tzu says “Strome at 2C, lose battle before it begins”.

 

[Brian23]

Way too inconsistent of a player for that term. I'd be shocked if this doesn't look bad in 2 years.

So uhh, outside of a bad 2020 on a truly awful team where's the inconsistency...?

 

[hotcabbagesoup]

It's really difficult to find centers. Washington got one for free.

Karma for the Erat-Forsberg trade.

 

[Hockeylife2018]

dudes on pace for 17 goals for 5 mil, I worry what his point totals will look like as age slowly creeps up on ovechkin and he slows down

 

[BKarchitect]

dudes on pace for 17 goals for 5 mil, I worry what his point totals will look like as age slowly creeps up on ovechkin and he slows down

He’s a playmaker - I understand your point but we can play that game of shading any center to look bad based off their goal totals with dozens of guys. His pace this year isn’t really any different than it has been pre-Caps/Ovie so this correlation is weak.

 

[Cup or Bust]

Not a bad signing. At least it's during what is likely his most productive years.

 

[Hockeylife2018]

He’s a playmaker - I understand your point but we can play that game of shading any center to look bad based off their goal totals with dozens of guys. His pace this year isn’t really any different than it has been pre-Caps/Ovie so this correlation is weak.

my point was hes having a somewhat "down" year already playing on the top line with ovechkin, if hes not putting the puck in the back of the net, and ovechkin slows down...where will we be in 2-3 years?

 

[Brian23]

my point was hes having a somewhat "down" year already playing on the top line with ovechkin, if hes not putting the puck in the back of the net, and ovechkin slows down...where will we be in 2-3 years?

Anyone who plays with Ovi is going to see their Goals go down to an extent. He's a black hole of "defer the puck" when they're on his line. Of course you aren't going to have the same goal totals when playing with the greatest goal scorer of all time, you're going to look to get him the puck.



Good breakdown, so even if something bad happens he'll "cost" less then his cap hit in the middle of the blow up period of the Caps.

 

[BKarchitect]

my point was hes having a somewhat "down" year already playing on the top line with ovechkin, if hes not putting the puck in the back of the net, and ovechkin slows down...where will we be in 2-3 years?

But he’s not having a down year.

 

[pman25]

$5 million isn’t really that much with a $82.5 salary cap and rising.

Still think too many people view these deals on where the cap was five years ago. If anything this is probably an underpayment for a perfectly fine 2nd line center.

Ovechkin-Strome-Sheary is the caps best line too.

 

[quietbruinfan]

Strome has shown skills I barely thought he had this year. As a Capital-hater, I still like the contract and would not have done it even as a stop gap. The center market really is poor when Dylan Strome and Pavel Zacha get five million and 4.95.

 

[Serial_Derecho]

Stupid contract. Caps need to rebuild soon

Agree that they need to rebuild. But Strome is 25 years old.

Calling this deal a "stupid contract" for a 25 year old center thats a 50-55pt player for a team "needing to rebuild" is a complete contradiction.

 

[FlyguyOX]

This seems like a very fair deal and is the literal term and AAV I expected. Good work by Caps and Strome on a good match.

 

[Voight]

Same deal brother Ryan got..... except he was a UFA.

 

[FlyguyOX]

$5 million isn’t really that much with a $82.5 salary cap and rising.

Still think too many people view these deals on where the cap was five years ago. If anything this is probably an underpayment for a perfectly fine 2nd line center.

Ovechkin-Strome-Sheary is the caps best line too.

Agree here. That's middle six center money and perhaps even 3C for the duration as long as the cap rises.

 

[buffa dud]

Every GM should sign their superstars, and trade the rest, because they're literally all interchangeable.

 

[Little Bobby Boo]

Outscoring Huberdeau and making under half the AAV. Solid deal.

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Stupid contract. Caps need to rebuild soon

They're just not gonna do that until Ovi gets the record

 

[sxvnert]

It's funny to see the Chicago fans come in. I have no idea why they'd have let a player like Strome just walk for free. Been just the kind of player the Capitals needed this year. Also seems to have some good chemistry with Ovechkin, but has done plenty well enough alone.

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Because they're tanking.

 

[Brian23]

Because they're tanking.

So they want assets and they let one walk for free...? Brilliant tanking.

 

[kanucks25]

In my head Strome has had a very up and down career but actually looking at his DB, he's only had one down year since he became a NHL regular.

5M for 50 points is about right especially if he's playing well defensively.

 

[Tanknation]

It's funny to see the Chicago fans come in. I have no idea why they'd have let a player like Strome just walk for free. Been just the kind of player the Capitals needed this year. Also seems to have some good chemistry with Ovechkin, but has done plenty well enough alone.

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Same reason why they traded away Dach (who was only 21) and Debrincat. For a chance to get Bedard. I hope the hockey Gods don't allow them to win the lottery.

 

[seafoam]

Stromediocre.

Wait, I thought this was his brother’d thread. Did they sign the same deal?

 

[Grimes]

As a Yotes fan who desperately wanted Strome to work out for us, I'm very happy for the kid and glad he finally has found a team that is utilizing his skill set correctly. It seems like his game has matured too. I thought it was a great high floor/high ceiling pick up for the Caps this offseason and it looks like he has impressed.

Meh at best.

The reality is if Dylan Strome is one of your top 2 centers your team kinda sucks. He does not carry the puck or drive play as a center, not a good faceoff man, shelered from playing any kind of defensive role.

He's a stopgap at best really.

Good for him for putting up some points and getting this money though.

Yeah but when Ovechkin is your top LW it changes the dynamic of the team. Strome seems like an awesome fit for setting up Ovi. He's played like a Backstrom-lite and let's the Caps spread the talent out a bit more.

 

[Nothingbutglass]

The fact that people are saying he's been good defensively is the most shocking part of this thread.