Recalled/Assigned: Strome returned to the OHL
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moosemeister
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Who had predictions saying he was a Calder contender? That blows my mind more than his production so far. haha
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I'm going to assume this is a serious question and not a drive-by troll. I don't know what predictions you saw that had him as a Calder candidate, but they must have been very specialized and local because most of the assessments I've seen have him as a work-in-progress player, which is precisely what he is. (Unless, of course, you read content from Toronto which basically call him a bust in order to inflate the tires of Mitch Marner.)
The upshot is that Strome is not an "instant star" of a McDavid- or Matthews-caliber sort. He's going to be a good, if not great, player in the league for a long time but he's got work to do to get there... like most other prospects drafted into the NHL.
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Actually both The Hockey News and The Sports Forecaster had Strome as a Calder candidate.
Well that was stupid, because he cant skate at this level, and its not even a question. I couldnt believe how evident it was in person.
I agree with The Feckless Puck though, hes going to be a very good NHL center. He has the hands, vision and smarts already.
Well he did get drafted third overall in a very good draft class... so it cant be that suprising for him to be a calder contender
I haven't seen anything out of Canada regarding Strome being a bust? Guess it's possible I missed it? I did however see TSN wondering if Matthews had hit a wall after getting only 10 points in his first 9 NHL games?? No pressure for the kid.
What did happen? Have I missed something? Was he in an accident something? Someone fill me in, what's this guy talking about?
There's a pretty dedicated group of people out there spreading FUD about Strome. Coyotes prospects usually don't get this amount of negative attention. Going to go out out on a limb and say it has something to do with the guy taken behind him.
I don't seem to be finding any online info with anyone calling Strome a bust. I have read a couple of pieces comparing Strome and Marner but I can't say they were unfair. I think it's kinda normal to compare draft picks from same draft.
Tell you what. If he plays the rest of the season like he did against San Jose the Coyotes will be very happy. Judge at end of season. Not after 4 games.
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I did...but I also thought he'd be your 2C this season with a bunch of pp time.
Strome is gonna be just fine. Once he gets the right line mates and finds his groove he's gonna impress a lot of people. His vision and playmaking ability is elite and his shot is so wicked and exactly what we need on this team. He's not gonna get the opportunity to win the Calder but I don't think any of us Coyotes fans ever expected that anyways.
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He's getting PP time. Well as much as can be expected on a team that isn't getting many.
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Marner is doing great. He's probably the better pick.
That said, we have a serious coaching problem.
It might be bad enough to torch the entire rebuild we've had to suffer through.
That said, we have a serious coaching problem.
It might be bad enough to torch the entire rebuild we've had to suffer through.
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