I don’t understand the Strome part, he’s a UFA too. This is very likely a TDL deal, Wilson sounds somewhat delusional about the how competitive the team is, he was pretty focused on rearranging the Titanic’s deck chairs (3C, fixing goaltending, etc) this off-season and Hertl has a very limited 3 team trade list.
The Sharks aren’t going want a different UFA center for their UFA center, that’s not how TDL deals typically work.
It’s going to be a 1st and prospects, unless you want add value with a player who isn’t a UFA or add value in the picks direction if you can’t bear to part with your top human assets.
And no one likes Jones because he’s a 5’10” LHD PP QB and literally no one finds that sexy, but I’m guessing it’s particularly not sexy to fans of a team who have Burns & Karlsson signed until doomsday, are dealing w/ Ryan Merkley anxiety and have Ferraro already in the short LHD guy slot.