Dylan Strome is the second coming of Jordan Staal. 2-3rd line center that gets 40 points a season. After seeing what a let down his brother has been after all the hype, I have no faith in the Strome name

Nothing wrong with Brayden Schenn
- DutchSenators

We'll give you Brayden and a 2nd for Keller

Dylan Strome is the second coming of Ryan Strome. 2-3rd line center that gets 40 points a season. After seeing what a let down his brother has been after all the hype, I have no faith in the Strome name
- Holy_Makinaw99

Fixed that for you.

A number one all star center? No way no how. I do think he'll be in the running for the Calder (cause it's a weak year for Calder candidates) but he has NO motor on the ice. Whether that's poor skating, or poor positioning, or laziness...whatever the combination of reasons, he always appears to be drifting. He puts up big points in junior cause his size and hands lets him drift, but he looked out of place in the NHL.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong and you're right, but I don't think Strome is much more than a second line center, and PP specialist.

You have been right about a lot of players, but I think Strome, Murphy, and Duclair you are dead wrong on. Duclair is a third line winger good for 10-15 goals. Murphy is a legit top 4 defenseman on a bad team, and Strome is closer to a Derick Brassard than he is a getzlaf.

A number one all star center? No way no how. I do think he'll be in the running for the Calder (cause it's a weak year for Calder candidates) but he has NO motor on the ice. Whether that's poor skating, or poor positioning, or laziness...whatever the combination of reasons, he always appears to be drifting. He puts up big points in junior cause his size and hands lets him drift, but he looked out of place in the NHL.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong and you're right, but I don't think Strome is much more than a second line center, and PP specialist.

You have been right about a lot of players, but I think Strome, Murphy, and Duclair you are dead wrong on. Duclair is a third line winger good for 10-15 goals. Murphy is a legit top 4 defenseman on a bad team, and Strome is closer to a Derick Brassard than he is a getzlaf.
- Dahlmanyotes

I guess we will have to wait and see. I know you will be pleasantly surprised however.

A number one all star center? No way no how. I do think he'll be in the running for the Calder (cause it's a weak year for Calder candidates) but he has NO motor on the ice. Whether that's poor skating, or poor positioning, or laziness...whatever the combination of reasons, he always appears to be drifting. He puts up big points in junior cause his size and hands lets him drift, but he looked out of place in the NHL.

I sincerely hope I'm wrong and you're right, but I don't think Strome is much more than a second line center, and PP specialist.

You have been right about a lot of players, but I think Strome, Murphy, and Duclair you are dead wrong on. Duclair is a third line winger good for 10-15 goals. Murphy is a legit top 4 defenseman on a bad team, and Strome is closer to a Derick Brassard than he is a getzlaf.
- Dahlmanyotes

Dahlmanyotes - Did you go to any games he played in? I only ask because I did and in my opinion he looked out of place because our illustrious coach (who should not be the coach moving forward) did not put him in position to succeed what so ever. He was saddled with McGinn for most of his shifts, and that is pretty much all you need to know. I have defended Chayka's moves but that signing is border line awful at best...

Put Strome on a line with say, Perlini and Keller, and watch how his numbers will grow over the course of a year. As I've stated many times on different blogs on this site, start Strome as a 3C, then watch as he matures into at worst a 2C. And for us, that will be a win because as now, we only have one legit C on the roster, Dvorak. Our 1C is not on the roster, and won't be until the expansion draft approaches and we can use the cap space and capital we have to remake the roster.

Down the middle of Dvorak, Strome, insert 4th line C and say Stepan or someone of that ilk, then we have something.... just this Coyotes fans' opinion...

Dahlmanyotes - Did you go to any games he played in? I only ask because I did and in my opinion he looked out of place because our illustrious coach (who should not be the coach moving forward) did not put him in position to succeed what so ever. He was saddled with McGinn for most of his shifts, and that is pretty much all you need to know. I have defended Chayka's moves but that signing is border line awful at best...

Put Strome on a line with say, Perlini and Keller, and watch how his numbers will grow over the course of a year. As I've stated many times on different blogs on this site, start Strome as a 3C, then watch as he matures into at worst a 2C. And for us, that will be a win because as now, we only have one legit C on the roster, Dvorak. Our 1C is not on the roster, and won't be until the expansion draft approaches and we can use the cap space and capital we have to remake the roster.

Down the middle of Dvorak, Strome, insert 4th line C and say Stepan or someone of that ilk, then we have something.... just this Coyotes fans' opinion...
- gmiel1980

I did and I don't hate everything about his game. He has a sneaky great shot, and in the offensive zone he is always in the right place. But on rushes and in the neutral/defensive zone he looked terrible. I honestly think he was the worst player on the ice...worse than McGinn. Now I definitely think he's going to improve and definitely don't think he's a bust, but I just have 0 confidence that he's a number one center no matter the line mates. To put up huge numbers I think he needs wingers that can get the puck and set up in the zone...which is a bummer because that's generally what we want a #1 center to do.