Value of: Dylan Strome (as an RFA in the summer) or Brandon Saad

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Strome is a lightning rod among Hawks fans right now. They're in another cap crunch, and have to decide between Saad and Strome. It is unlikely they'd be able to keep both.

Saad would have 1 year left on his deal at $6M. Strome would probably require a similar caphit.

This is your classic points vs possession driver debate.
Strome just produces(has been around a 60-70 point pace since coming to the Hawks) but Saad produces around 50 pts and puts up really good possession metrics.

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[DarthProbert]

Strome for Ristolainen. This ought to be good.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Strome for Ristolainen. This ought to be good.

Hawks can't afford his cap hit, unless you're taking Olli Maatta back too.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Strome for Broberg or replace Strome with DeBrincat and we add Puljujarvi and our 1st.

 

[Funk21]

You sign Strome and move Saad. Strome is a C young and will like sign a long term 7-8 year around what Saad is being paid now. He stays as your 2C u TIL he surpasses Toews as the 1C which should be in a year or two.

C are hard to come by especially young.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Strome for Broberg

Now we're getting somewhere.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

You sign Strome and move Saad. Strome is a C young and will like sign a long term 7-8 year around what Saad is being paid now. He stays as your 2C u TIL he surpasses Toews as the 1C which should be in a year or two.

C are hard to come by especially young.

He's not a C anymore. He's been playing wing half the season, and it seems the Hawks think his future is there.

There's a lot of things that piss Hawks fans off about Strome, most notably the following:
1) He's slow, which makes him a liability defensively
2) He plays the softest game of a 6-3 210 lb forward I've ever seen
3) He has an above average shot, but rarely uses it.
4) He's completely useless when not scoring, and is very streaky.

Despite all of that, He's still a good player.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Now we're getting somewhere.

Makes sense we have depth in D prospect and need a winger for McDavid. Obviously first choice is DeBrincat but I doubt he’d be moved

 

[DarthProbert]

Strome for Broberg or replace Strome with DeBrincat and we add Puljujarvi and our 1st.

Now we're getting somewhere.

Not a need in Edmonton. Even if Strome has moved to wing, he doesn't look like he can keep up with McDavid or Draisaitl. He plays a different type of game that I don't see working with them. Not to mention that Edmonton can't afford to move out an ELC for a 6-7 million dollar player.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Makes sense we have depth in D prospect and need a winger for McDavid. Obviously first choice is DeBrincat but I doubt he’d be moved

You guys have the space to re-sign him?

 

[DingDongCharlie]

You guys have the space to re-sign him?

Tight for sure but Gagner and Manning are UFA and Russell could be dumped with 1 year remaining

 

[themelkman]

What do you guys want back for him?

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

What do you guys want back for him?

I don't think the Sharks have anything worth Strome. Sorry, not a good match.
The Hawks would have to move him for NHL ready talent on an ELC.

 

[DingDongCharlie]

Not a need in Edmonton. Even if Strome has moved to wing, he doesn't look like he can keep up with McDavid or Draisaitl. He plays a different type of game that I don't see working with them. Not to mention that Edmonton can't afford to move out an ELC for a 6-7 million dollar player.

Maroon and Nuge did. I don’t buy the McDavid needs a fast player like a Kapanen that’s spoken like gospel on HF. Strome and McDavid are BFF and former line mates. Strome is a legit top 6 winger and can play center in a pinch. He’s a solid pickup

 

[themelkman]

I don't think the Sharks have anything worth Strome. Sorry, not a good match.
The Hawks would have to move him for NHL ready talent on an ELC.

Well thats just not really true, but I dont really see anything that makes sense for the sharks to give up for Strome.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Maroon and Nuge did. I don’t buy the McDavid needs a fast player like a Kapanen that’s spoken like gospel on HF. Strome and McDavid are BFF and former line mates. Strome is a legit top 6 winger and can play center in a pinch. He’s a solid pickup

The Hawks are super deep with D prospects already. Do you guys need more RHD or LHD?

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Well thats just not really true, but I dont really see anything that makes sense for the sharks to give up for Strome.

What I meant is that the Sharks aren't a good trading partner for the Hawks.
If I wanted something from you guys, it would be Meier but the Hawks can't afford him without trading someone else.
If the Hawks are trading Strome, they need NHL ready assets on an ELC.

Strome is kind of like a poor man's Jumbo Joe.

 

[780il]

Larsson + for Strome, put Connors best bud on his wing

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

Larsson + for Strome, put Connors best bud on his wing

No room for Larsson. We have plenty of young defensemen coming up, and we're deep on the right side. Broberg fills a need organizationally for the Hawks(big, skilled LHD), Larsson is just a Murphy clone.
If the Hawks could build something around Broberg+Puljujarvi that would be a good deal. Hawks might need to add a little bit, but sure.

 

[Jay haller]

Both have negative value

 

[AKL]

What does Chicago need if they trade Strome?

The Wild's most valuable pieces wouldn't really help your cap situation (Dumba, Zucker, Brodin). We do have guys like Donato, Greenway that would be much cheaper replacements, though not as good. We can't afford to give up 1sts or 2nds either.

 

[Nostradumbass]

He's not a C anymore. He's been playing wing half the season, and it seems the Hawks think his future is there.

There's a lot of things that piss Hawks fans off about Strome, most notably the following:
1) He's slow, which makes him a liability defensively
2) He plays the softest game of a 6-3 210 lb forward I've ever seen
3) He has an above average shot, but rarely uses it.
4) He's completely useless when not scoring, and is very streaky.

Despite all of that, He's still a good player.

Sounds like his brother before he put it all together.

 

[Nostradumbass]

No room for Larsson. We have plenty of young defensemen coming up, and we're deep on the right side. Broberg fills a need organizationally for the Hawks(big, skilled LHD), Larsson is just a Murphy clone.
If the Hawks could build something around Broberg+Puljujarvi that would be a good deal. Hawks might need to add a little bit, but sure.

If the Oilers aren't sending any salary back to CHI, then it would likely just be Broberg.

 

[DarthProbert]

Both have negative value

Just a reminder to everyone, if you click on a troll's user name you can go to his profile and click "ignore" and not see their posts anymore.

 

[IcedJuicebox]

If the Oilers aren't sending any salary back to CHI, then it would likely just be Broberg.

I know the common theme on hfboards is overrating prospects/picks, but being a 30 year red wings fan , I sincerely doubt that Holland would part with broberg unless it was for someone much more valued.

That's not to say strome isnt a good player, but Holland is weird about players he drafted, and broberg is his 1st pick with his new club. I dont see it happening.