Dylan Strome shedding the "bust" label

[jaysoneil]

Wait until the playoffs

 

[Teemu]

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Strome with an assist on early Debrincat goal

This is game #33 with Hawks

11 goals
20 assists
31 pts

 

[TNT87]

Such a good trade for the Hawks.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Strome with goal and assist tonight in game #36 as Hawks

Now 12 goals + 22 assists as Hawk

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

What a pass by Strome

35 pts in 36 games now

 

[qwerty]

Is there anyone more happy than Strome this season? Dude is traded to an Original 6 team, gets to live in the kick ass city of Chicago while playing in the Madhouse every other night and has been a ppg player since arriving. The smile on his face must be permanently etched.

 

[WADEugottaBELAKthat]

Is there anyone more happy than Strome this season? Dude is traded to an Original 6 team, gets to live in the kick ass city of Chicago while playing in the Madhouse every other night and has been a ppg player since arriving. The smile on his face must be permanently etched.

And don´t forget he also went from probable bust to potential gem in a matter of weeks. Also he just happened to placed on a team with his best friend. Happy? Yeah. I suppose.

 

[TLEH]

He needs to work on his edges because he can’t turn that quickly and it affects his defense

 

[JustJokinenAround]

I'll admit he's been better than I expected. Though I'm still not thrilled with his skating (hopefully he works on it in the off-season).

The instant chemistry with Debrincat, old teammates from the Otters, has been cool to watch.

i'm sure he'll work on it but he can survive without being an elite skater. if he plays with guys like debrincat and makes quick decisions and moves the puck you can play behind the bullet and be effective. he is gonna be damn good i think, this trade was a welcoming slap in the face

 

[JustJokinenAround]

Why is everyone calling Chayka an idiot for this? Are people just unaware that Schmaltz was Arizona’s highest scoring player before getting injured?

arizona has been the kiss of death this year good lord

 

[WilliamNylander]

He looks like a top 3 pick

 

[fingerpainter]

It's amazing how many bad trades the Hawks have made (or were forced into with cap issues) - but then every year or 2 they'll have 4 new guys coming out of nowhere. Honestly, they have some developmental system in place there. And it's been consistently great.

 

[Riseonfire]

He looks like a top 3 pick

Not from that draft, but other drafts sure.

Strome nmigh still be in the top 10 now though.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I just wonder what the Hawks would be able to work out with him when his contract is up. I am guessing $5M AAV for eight years, which in my opinion would be a major steal for Chicago. They also got to worry about the next generation of Blackhawk prospects coming up, but I think they'll be a consistent playoff team once again.

 

[Jmo89]

I remember doing a double take when he got traded. Why did Arizona give up on him so quickly?

 

[HockeyGuruPitka]

So without ignoring the fact that Arizona got Schmaltz who has been decent for them when healthy I've loved this trade for the hawks from the get go. I was snooping around Strome before this trade happened and even created this trade thread

I had a feeling that the lack of veteran on ice leadership in Arizona was negatively affecting the development of some of their prospects. Brilliant GMing here. If im another team, im knocking on Arizona's door for their other young underachieving prospects

 

[mphmiles]

Is there anyone more happy than Strome this season? Dude is traded to an Original 6 team, gets to live in the kick ass city of Chicago while playing in the Madhouse every other night and has been a ppg player since arriving. The smile on his face must be permanently etched.

-and gets to live with and play with his literal best friend every day.

 

[Newt91]

Seems to be a lot of players that flourish when they leave Arizona which is telling. Domi/Turris /Strome

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

It's amazing how many bad trades the Hawks have made (or were forced into with cap issues) - but then every year or 2 they'll have 4 new guys coming out of nowhere. Honestly, they have some developmental system in place there. And it's been consistently great.

Unless your talking about defenders

Not much success there over last decade and it has caught up to Hawks in recent years

Good pipeline of talent coming thru now and in coming years hopefully (Still just kids so cant get too excited)

 

[Smif]

So, he's outscoring every player from Arizona. Not a good look for them.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Counting his assist tonight his last 14 games

5 goals + 17 assists for 22 pts

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Counting his assist tonight his last 14 games

5 goals + 17 assists for 22 pts

dang im jealous

 

[Maplebeasts]

Tfw when people make grand pronouncements while having no idea who Strome’s linemates are.

He might have been wrong about that but not the numbers. Good player but definitely not playing at a level that screams sustainable ppg guy.

 

[Future GOAT]

I'm not sold yet. He's playing with the probable Art Ross champion attached to his hip in Kane.

His On-Ice numbers are bad and his Shooting Percentages have skyrocketed. He's gonna fall back down toward Earth, need to see how far down he settles when it all gets corrected.

Uh, Kucherov is the "probable" Art Ross champion and no, Strome isn't playing with Kane attached to his hip.

You're really mailing it in lately...