Hell, if Shaw is healthy he’s the #1 center.
- scottak

Until he gets hit in the head....

If you are the GM, how much are you willing to pay him and for how long?
- RickJ

I know no one wants to hear this but I'd give him a similar deal to Dubois, maybe do 4.5 1st year 2nd 5.5, i want to have the rights to him for 2 more years, by 25, 26 you'll really see what kind of NHL player he will be, I'd be honoring his ability to put points up at the NHL level, to me if you can score even in an off year over .5 point a game tells me they are much closer to being a top 6 player than bottom 6

I know no one wants to hear this but I'd give him a similar deal to Dubois, maybe do 4.5 1st year 2nd 5.5, i want to have the rights to him for 2 more years, by 25, 26 you'll really see what kind of NHL player he will be, I'd be honoring his ability to put points up at the NHL level, to me if you can score even in an off year over .5 point a game tells me they are much closer to being a top 6 player than bottom 6
- BetweenTheDots

Bowman is a very cruel man, Dylan loves you. I'm guessing your real name is Pete Chiarelli or John Ferguson Jr.

Bowman is a very cruel man, Dylan loves you. I'm guessing your real name is Pete Chiarelli or John Ferguson Jr.
- RickJ

I think he must be trolling you.

Hawks have four million in cap space. Pay Strome three million for one year. He may never have a chance like this ..... Toews and Dach are out, he should be playing more minutes with the likes of Kane,Debrincat, Kubalik. He should put up some numbers this year. No excuses ! Next year, he'll have to get longer contract or he just may be gone. Simple as that

Bowman is a very cruel man, Dylan loves you. I'm guessing your real name is Pete Chiarelli or John Ferguson Jr.
- RickJ

Hahaha

Hell if i was Strome’s agent in in no rush i made a nice chunk of change on the Cirelli deal

Hawks have four million in cap space. Pay Strome three million for one year. He may never have a chance like this ..... Toews and Dach are out, he should be playing more minutes with the likes of Kane,Debrincat, Kubalik. He should put up some numbers this year. No excuses ! Next year, he'll have to get longer contract or he just may be gone. Simple as that
- chuckdahammer

So if you are Bowman and fully intend to expose Strome in the Seattle draft, do you want to give him a 1 year deal at more money than he deserves or a longer deal at a reasonable cap hit that makes him attractive to Seattle or to a team that wants to do a trade?

The Hawks are stuck with his salary cap hit - they are not stuck with having to play him over playing young players. He can ride around in the taxi squad all season. The Hawks can manage his cap hit this season without having to offload salary from somewhere else. In fact it could be a good thing so Stan doesn't get froggy with available cap space at the TDL.
- EbonyRaptor

I think Stan should ask Smith if he would prefer taxi squad or Rockford. Either way they save almost a million against the cap, but I think that Smith could really help the young guys in the AHL.

We should not expect Dubois gets traded. Columbus is not going to cave in and take a so so below market value offer. Dubois needs to explode or at least step up his scoring. He is rated around the league as one of the best centers. Columbus gets him one or two better linemates perhaps but Torch's defensive system and strict adherence to team defense certainly holds Dubois from breaking out.

If Chicago ever has an opportunity to acquire him, it is darn obvious we need some dman prospects to step up. That is what we have which they would want

In short I expect Columbus and Dubois will both improve. The asking price would go up. In reality I bet he is taken off the market. I do not believe he is on the market now.

Only writers looking for a story and trying to guess he is available because he is unhappy with the term of his contract...that is all there is to any story.

Dubois breaks out and especially scoring in playoffs- you know they get him signed even for big dollars

Anyone suggests a trade for him, just skip to next blog opinion because no trade of Dubois is happening. Their GM is not foolish. Yes pandemic and gate revenue is a concern but if you trade him rarely is it one top talent for another straight up. It would be shocking if he is traded.
- jhawk59

Trade Toews for him and retain salary
Kane will continue to play at his current pace for at least 6 more years so make him captain. His playing style and commitment to fit I think proves my above comment. He may be the leader in the locker room for the young players

Toews is breaking down so get what you can for him now

Hintz $3.1
DeBrusk $3.68
Foegele $2.15
Olofsson $3.05
Mangiapane $2.45

Just looking at these players i just struggle seeing Strome getting this little all RFA all with worse scoring stats
- BetweenTheDots

Re watch the Vegas series where the best thing anybody says about him is "hopefully he's still hurt." A total non factor.

I think Stan should ask Smith if he would prefer taxi squad or Rockford. Either way they save almost a million against the cap, but I think that Smith could really help the young guys in the AHL.
- tvetter

I think all they can do is waive him and that's if he's healthy? IDK.

Trade Toews for him and retain salary
Kane will continue to play at his current pace for at least 6 more years so make him captain. His playing style and commitment to fit I think proves my above comment. He may be the leader in the locker room for the young players

Toews is breaking down so get what you can for him now
- molly2522

Why the (frank) would Columbus do this?

If they were going to pay Kubalik and they used the Vegas series as a comparison then Strome should get paid more. Held his own with inferior line mates, scored the same amount as Kubalik in that series, plus minus even, Kubs -4, FO% about 60% yea he was awful
- BetweenTheDots

To be honest I think they overpaid Kubalik. Stan was in a tough spot he couldn't magically make Kubs have two years of service to see more what he is and you can't hold it against the kid for making the most of his chance. At the start of the year we weren't sure he was an NHL player.

Strome is 23, with 164 games in the Show. AZ had him up at 19 after only 50 games in the AHL - should have been a lot more.

He has proven to have at least 2nd line potential (yes, only potential, not proven).

At his age and development, I don’t think you can trade him for less than a prospect (with equal potential) and a third, or a 1st pick and a third, or something similar. I don’t think you give up a sweetener just to move him.
- StLBravesFan

d trade Strome for Tuch if that was still on the table

d trade Strome for Tuch if that was still on the table
- oldduffman

Trade Strome for a 3rd line winger making more than you're willing to pay Strome for 6 more years. C'mon man.

Trade Toews for him and retain salary
Kane will continue to play at his current pace for at least 6 more years so make him captain. His playing style and commitment to fit I think proves my above comment. He may be the leader in the locker room for the young players

Toews is breaking down so get what you can for him now
- molly2522

How do you know that ‘Toews is breaking down’?

I think all they can do is waive him and that's if he's healthy? IDK.
- rpeters01

Reports are that he's healthy for now. Yes, they would have to put him on waivers, but since he doesn't have a NMC, after he clears (please, for the love of God let another team claim him!)...anyway, after he clears, they can send him to the taxi squad or Rockford. I just think that Stan should show him some respect as a veteran, and by all accounts, a good teammate, and talk to him about his options. He's already publicly stated that the Hawks are going with a youth movement this season. He can talk to Smith about being a leader for the youngsters in Rockford.

d trade Strome for Tuch if that was still on the table
- oldduffman

If your trading strome hawks would want young controllable assets in return. If and big if that vegas trade is on the table then hawks should be asking for krebs along with tuch or another top prospect and if hawks do not get that then hang up. Vegas has a little over 2 weeks to get under the cap.

If your trading strome hawks would want young controllable assets in return. If and big if that vegas trade is on the table then hawks should be asking for krebs along with tuch or another top prospect and if hawks do not get that then hang up. Vegas has a little over 2 weeks to get under the cap.
- Scott1977

I just hope it's not a persnal(personality) issue. I remember when all i seemed to hear about Teuvo was how he wanted to golf and not work out and they quickly traded him away with Bickell? Now look at him doing really well as a NHL forward.

Then along comes Jokiharu, thinks for himself, off he goes to Buffalo for Nylander. I know Nylander is young but he still looks not so good, right Ogi, honestly what was the (frank)ing rush?

Here we are again with Strome, is this the same situation? I don't know but goddamit if you keep trading young talent away because of what's looking like personality differences then we will never build a young team.

When they say it's just business well that goes both ways

If your trading strome hawks would want young controllable assets in return. If and big if that vegas trade is on the table then hawks should be asking for krebs along with tuch or another top prospect and if hawks do not get that then hang up. Vegas has a little over 2 weeks to get under the cap.
- Scott1977

Such a trade would be the silver lining in a rainbow where the pot of gold to be found happens some time after this upcoming season.....when many of.the best prospects march into jobs.

If your trading strome hawks would want young controllable assets in return. If and big if that vegas trade is on the table then hawks should be asking for krebs along with tuch or another top prospect and if hawks do not get that then hang up. Vegas has a little over 2 weeks to get under the cap.
- Scott1977

No way Vegas is trading Krebs if the Hawks are only offering Strome. Maybe if we add a 2nd, but even then I think Vegas says no.

Such a trade would be the silver lining in a rainbow where the pot of gold to be found happens some time after this upcoming season.....when many of.the best prospects march into jobs.
- jhawk59

Agree vegas needs a 2nd line center hawks need a center so i don't understand why he has not been signed yet. Maybe he and agent are asking for too much term and money. Like i said i would not trade strome unless hawks get what they want in return.

No way Vegas is trading Krebs if the Hawks are only offering Strome. Maybe if we add a 2nd, but even then I think Vegas says no.
- tvetter

I know vegas would be dumb to trade krebs. I was just using krebs as example of hawks need to get what they want if they are thinking of trading strome.

No way Vegas is trading Krebs if the Hawks are only offering Strome. Maybe if we add a 2nd, but even then I think Vegas says no.
- tvetter

Say we were the Vegas GM; we would try very hard not to trade Krebs. Long-term I (we)want Krebs, not Strome. Agreed? Short term probably same answer. Injuries, covid protocol, any possible reason Vegas can come up with to retain Krebs and be cap compliant.....is likely going to play out this way.

Krebs can start his season on taxi squad? Sooner (?) or later (?) there likely is a team willing to take a Vegas player in a swap of veterans assuming the other team wins the trade (and Vegas gets under the cap) . That is my prediction.

Vegas has two rookie forwards, both recent first round choices. Hmmm. Maybe Marchasseault (sic) is traded. Maybe Paciorety remains one more season. With expansion either through that draft and or attrition there is going to be a desire - maybe even pressure - to go younger and loose a couple veterans. So to take on Strome whom doesn't play a cycle game but Vegas does.....makes no sense on that front as well as league wide mandate to get younger and shrink payroll.

Can Finland have the best U20 program in the world - and possibly be the best hockey country overall?

Only 5,000,000 people - and they’ve won 3 WJC tournaments since 2014, plus today’s last minute win over Sweden to get to the final four this year.

Fifth in terms of active NHL players (only one behind Russia, 49-50).