Rumor: Dylan Strome is available (per Elliotte Friedman)

[x Tame Impala]

I’d do the Hanifin for Strome deal all day. Something needs to be said with Stanbo constantly walking back trades and draft picks though. This is not normal. I guess we are getting conditioned to it though.

Felt this for a while. The more you look into it the less it looks good for Stan

 

[TheDachKnight]

Ideally, you’d get a young, mobile LH two-way D like a Hanifin or a Sanheim back if you’re trading Strome. Philly probably doesn’t make that trade as they have a bunch of Cs already but Calgary I could see maybe having interest in a trade like that.

 

[clydesdale line]

Hanifin, Boqvist, Mitchell, Beaudin/Carlsson. Suddenly the Hawks blueline looks a hell of alot brighter (and younger) for the future.

 

[dreadpirateroberts]

To EDM:
OEL
Strome

To CHI:
Nurse
Fischer

To ARI:
RNH
Puljujarvi
Seeler

Thoughts?

 

[magnificent]

Thoughts?

He's an Arizona hater or what?

 

[RememberTheRoar]

Would you rather have Strome as a 3C, or prime Bolland as a 3C?

 

[crazyhawk]

Would you rather have Strome as a 3C, or prime Bolland as a 3C?

Prime Bolland for sure. Loved that guy!
Not that I don't like Strome .. just that Bolland was a perfect 3LC.
In all honesty .. if the Hawks decide to hold onto Strome it could work could it not to run with these C's :
Dach - Strome - Toews as our 1 - 2 - 3
this is of course in two years ish ...

 

[bwana63]

Hanifin for Strome? All day, every day. Total no-brainer.

 

[RememberTheRoar]

How about a top-6 lineup like

Kubalik-Toews-Kane
DeBrincat-Dach-Saad

Then you make a bottom-6 from:

Caggiula
Nylander
Shaw (maybe)
Smith
Carpenter
Kampf
Kurashev
Quenneville
Highmore
Maybe Fortin comes in as a 4th liner
Maybe Sikura gets his shit together

 

[bwana63]

How about a top-6 lineup like

Kubalik-Toews-Kane
DeBrincat-Dach-Saad

Then you make a bottom-6 from:

Caggiula
Nylander
Shaw (maybe)
Smith
Carpenter
Kampf
Kurashev
Quenneville
Highmore
Maybe Fortin comes in as a 4th liner
Maybe Sikura gets his shit together

3rd line: Nylander-Shalunov-Kurashev

Barratt could be the back stop, should Shalunov not come over. I'd rather have Barratt seasoned in the A. No Shalunov? Nylander-Kurashev-Caggs.

4th line: Caggs-Carpenter-Kampf

Love this line. Dogs.

13th: Highmore

 

[RememberTheRoar]

3rd line: Nylander-Shalunov-Kurashev

Barratt could be the back stop, should Shalunov not come over. I'd rather have Barratt seasoned in the A. No Shalunov? Nylander-Kurashev-Caggs.

4th line: Caggs-Carpenter-Kampf

Love this line. Dogs.

13th: Highmore

Stan’s vision for what this team will look like could be something similar to this. Not sure whether this team goes to the playoffs, but at least the top-6 has 4/6 guys who are effective at board battles and playing in their own end.

 

[Toews2Bickell]

How about a top-6 lineup like

Kubalik-Toews-Kane
DeBrincat-Dach-Saad

Then you make a bottom-6 from:

Caggiula
Nylander
Shaw (maybe)
Smith
Carpenter
Kampf
Kurashev
Quenneville
Highmore
Maybe Fortin comes in as a 4th liner
Maybe Sikura gets his shit together

That bottom 6 would be hot garbage other than Caggiula and maybe Nylander if he ever takes the next step....too many fringe guys that would be a 13F or worse on a contender

 

[Toews2Bickell]

this is the roster i came up with if they compliance buyout seabrook and buyout smith, maatta and de haan and the cap stays flat and they deal strome for hanifin

edit: i think this team actually has a 6.5m penalty for seabrook...in way better shape if uncle jerry comes through with the buyout

 

[Toews2Bickell]

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[RememberTheRoar]

That bottom 6 would be hot garbage other than Caggiula and maybe Nylander if he ever takes the next step....too many fringe guys that would be a 13F or worse on a contender

Yep, but that’s what is there at the moment without changes and minus Strome.

Obviously lots of upgrading to do, but maybe that’s the top-6 he’s aiming for

 

[Toews2Bickell]

Will Saad even be willing to sign a deal without a NMC in 2021 because he will probably want to avoid the expansion draft if possible. If he's not likely to be here beyond next year then just trade Saad this summer and keep Strome, imo. Tell Strome go find an offer sheet or sign a 1 year deal and come back to the table when the cap situation in the NHL has more clarity. Rather sell Saad for picks and prospects than Strome who could potentially have years of control quite easily whereas Saad might be gone by February 2021.

 

[rt]

He's an Arizona hater or what?

Funny. An Edmonton fan told me that they were getting a raw deal, and AZ was making out too well. I thought it was pretty heavily tilted in Edmonton's favor honestly. The RNH for OEL component is a HUGE gamble for AZ. Basically banking on the addition of RNH influencing Hall to re-sign, and the Hall re-signing influencing RNH to re-sign. Big gamble. Especially given both are late-20s at this point, anyhow, and the long-term deals they're require are risky, even without considering the acquisition cost on both players. Not to mention we've already seen the results of the Hall & RNH show before, and they weren't exactly great.

The only reason I'd even consider a base of OEL for RNH as a Yotes fan is I can't stomach going into another season with the league's worst group of centers. We've been doing it for like 20 years now. I also can't stand the thought of our already piss poor offense (another hallmark of the last 20 years) losing Hall. We have to keep him. We have to add to him. We have to score some f***ing goals at some point. I'm willing to get worse to score more. LOL.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

The Hawks could keep Strome if they wanted to by trading Saad. It seems they value Saad's two way game more than Strome's offense only game.

 

[bwana63]

The Hawks could keep Strome if they wanted to by trading Saad. It seems they value Saad's two way game more than Strome's offense only game.

They aren't the only ones. That said, in the hard cap world of the NHL, one always has to look at contracts. If Saad's holding out for a big raise, cut bait.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

They aren't the only ones. That said, in the hard cap world of the NHL, one always has to look at contracts. If Saad's holding out for a big raise, cut bait.

Saad is paid appropriately for what he brings. If he wants more than a 500k raise to re-sign, then keep Strome and trade him. 6.5M AAV is my max for Saad(based on 2019-20 salary structures) , and I wouldn't go more than 4 or 5 years on him either.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Saad is paid appropriately for what he brings. If he wants more than a 500k raise to re-sign, then keep Strome and trade him. 6.5M AAV is my max for Saad(based on 2019-20 salary structures) , and I wouldn't go more than 4 or 5 years on him either.

Saad is overpaid by $1M. Let's be real.

 

[BK]

The Hawks could keep Strome if they wanted to by trading Saad. It seems they value Saad's two way game more than Strome's offense only game.

I take Saad over Strome with our current roster all day.

 

[ColbyChaos]

I take Saad over Strome with our current roster all day.

Id rather have Dach and Strome as our centers 2 seasons from now when Toews ineviably drops off.

Saad either walks in free agency or is kept on a stupid contract where he will then go back to sucking the way he did in 18 and 19 all the while struggling to even score 30pts. He was worth 6.5 for the player he was in 2015, the player he is now isnt in that ball park.

Saad should be traded now before we have another Gustafsson on our hands in that we held on for a season way to long and get a pathetic return in a trade.

 

[Kaners Bald Spot]

I take Saad over Strome with our current roster all day.

It depends on what you're trying to do in 2021 honestly. Thinking short-term, you keep Saad. Thinking long-term, you keep Strome to be the 2C behind Dach. If you win the 2nd pick in the lottery, you keep Saad as well, as both Byfield and Stutzle could fill that role.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Easy offseason fellas, draft lafreniere, trade Strome for hanifin, trade saad for a first and a prospect.