James Tanner: Should Dylan Strome Play in the NHL Next Season? Dylan Strome should be given a chance to make the team this September.

Yes, and he's already better than Getzlaf.

no

no
- dmnted

Good reasoning.

Why? You have OEL.

OEL has the final call as to if Strome will play in the NHL next season.

James Tanner: Should Dylan Strome Play in the NHL Next Season?
Dylan Strome should be given a chance to make the team this September.
- James_Tanner

OEL has the final call as to if Strome will play in the NHL next season.
- KOGGS

OEL makes collect calls on his cell phone.

Learn from our mistakes with Draisaitl. As you said, the Coyotes are not a playoff team, not even close. Do you really want to burn a year of his ELC and put him in that kind of environment. When we sent Draisaitl back down (same with keeping Nurse with Saul), they were both dominant players, definitely helped their development, not hindered.

Keep the kid up for 9 games, let him see how the game is played at the NHL level, then send him back down with the knowledge of what he has to do to be a full time player.

Why speculate about whether or not he was sheltered by McDavid? Send him down and make him prove that he wasn't, there is nothing to lose.

James Tanner: Should Dylan Strome Play in the NHL Next Season?
Dylan Strome should be given a chance to make the team this September.
- James_Tanner

Only real way to find out is to give him 9 regular season games. Practice and pre-season still isn't enough to make a strong call on a young player who has NHL ability.

Why speculate about whether or not he was sheltered by McDavid? Send him down and make him prove that he wasn't, there is nothing to lose.
- RonPielep

Well sure there is - being in the NHL is likely the best place for him to develop and there is almost no history of players of his skill level being sent back to Junior.

Draisaitl sort of, but I would say Strome is a way better prospect.

Only real way to find out is to give him 9 regular season games. Practice and pre-season still isn't enough to make a strong call on a young player who has NHL ability.
- Nucker101

Agreed.

Learn from our mistakes with Draisaitl. As you said, the Coyotes are not a playoff team, not even close. Do you really want to burn a year of his ELC and put him in that kind of environment. When we sent Draisaitl back down (same with keeping Nurse with Saul), they were both dominant players, definitely helped their development, not hindered.

Keep the kid up for 9 games, let him see how the game is played at the NHL level, then send him back down with the knowledge of what he has to do to be a full time player.
- freelancer

Strome is better at this stage that Drasaitl. The argument, if you subscribe to it, is that while his presence won't affect the fortunes of the Coyotes, his development will be better served playing and being coached in the NHL next year. He's not RNH in that he's not physically ready. He's not Yak in that he's not emotionally ready to play in the NHL. The 9 game argument is wrong too, since he's not going to learn a thing in 9 games that will help him in the long run.

"Confidence" is such a vital component to Pro Sports that it cannot be understated that is why the Red Wings have had a lot of success bringing guys like Tartar, Nyquist, etc...into the fold, because they ease them into situations where they're going to be successful and maintain their "confidence".

I am 100% sure that Strome if he plays in the NHL next season will without a doubt be subjected to Tippett's "rookie" syndrome, where he'll get games where he only gets 8-10 min TOI

that will 'harm' his confidence, phenoms need 15+ min a night, and Tippett I'm afraid will never let that happen. It's better for Strome to back to juniors, be the man on his team, play at the World Juniors and be "the man" on that team. That will keep his confidence up and he'll improve in areas of the game he needs to like his skating.

Then next season, Tippett won't be as compelled to torture him like he did Boedker and Turris. I hate Turris because he was a whiny little bastard, but I can't argue that he was only getting 12 min TOI with Coyotes and then broke out the very next year with Senators when he received 17+ min TOI. It's not rocket science with these kids, the more the play the better they get.

Good reasoning.
- James_Tanner

Give him some time to develop physically, let him get stronger.
See if he can walk out of the shadow of McDavid.
Extend the amount of time before rfa status.

I'm a big fan of getting kids capable of playing in the NHL in the NHL as soon as possible. No one on the Oilers was ruined playing in the NHL at 18 and the team's been awful. Monahan sure wasn't ruined playing at 18 and the Flames were awful. It's just an easy excuse to make when the player doesn't meet expectations.

James Tanner: Should Dylan Strome Play in the NHL Next Season?
Dylan Strome should be given a chance to make the team this September.
- James_Tanner

No. Let the 1,100 fans enjoy Auston Matthews for one before they move to Las Vegas. Strome makes this joke of franchise better.

Whether Dylan Strome is going to be an NHL star is already decided. Only he knows if has the make up for it, but if he does, then he will be and if he doesn't then he won't.
- James Tanner

Ever consider that maybe even Strome doesn't know whether or not he has the makeup for it? Maybe him getting sheltered minutes and still under-performing in the NHL isn't the best way for him to convince himself he does have that makeup. Maybe going back and truly being the leader of his OHL team (something he hasn't proven he can do yet) is the best starting step for establishing this kind of self confidence. Sometimes confidence is built up over small steps and sometimes throwing them into the fire can shatter that self-confidence if they don't rise up to the challenge.

Btw as Frenchie mentioned (I can't remember the exact numbers) Strome's production did decrease a bit when McDavid was not sheltering him.

Well sure there is - being in the NHL is likely the best place for him to develop and there is almost no history of players of his skill level being sent back to Junior.

Draisaitl sort of, but I would say Strome is a way better prospect.
- James_Tanner

Not necessarily. I don't see the harm in sending him back to juniors and seeing if he puts up the same kind of numbers when there is no McDavid for other teams to dial in on. If he's absolutely killing it by December, then sure...bring him up and see what he's got. If not, then no harm done.

They could give him his 9 game trial for sure, I don't see any harm in that either.

Well sure there is - being in the NHL is likely the best place for him to develop and there is almost no history of players of his skill level being sent back to Junior.

Draisaitl sort of, but I would say Strome is a way better prospect.
- James_Tanner

Drouin, Draisaitl, Bennett...

Now you are speculating whether or not the NHL is actually a better place for his development. Well, that depends how prepared he is for it and how he is utilized in the lineup, so no it is not a given. It is certainly better for him to go dominate in the OHL than to be a press box player in the NHL.

I mean if he is sent back after an unimpressive 9 game tryout and proves that he has nothing to learn in the OHL after 20-30 games then pull him back up to the NHL if at that point you think it's worth burning a year off his ELC. Nothing to lose.

Whereas rushing him to the NHL to under-perform for 8 minutes a night has the definite cost of a year of wasting a year of ELC as well as the undetermined risk of whether or not it is good for his development.

Not necessarily. I don't see the harm in sending him back to juniors and seeing if he puts up the same kind of numbers when there is no McDavid for other teams to dial in on. If he's absolutely killing it by December, then sure...bring him up and see what he's got. If not, then no harm done.

They could give him his 9 game trial for sure, I don't see any harm in that either.
- eichiefs9

Jerk...

Drouin, Draisaitl, Bennett...

Now you are speculating whether or not the NHL is actually a better place for his development. Well, that depends how prepared he is for it and how he is utilized in the lineup, so no it is not a given. It is certainly better for him to go dominate in the OHL than to be a press box player in the NHL.

I mean if he is sent back after an unimpressive 9 game tryout and proves that he has nothing to learn in the OHL after 20-30 games then pull him back up to the NHL if at that point you think it's worth burning a year off his ELC. Nothing to lose.

Whereas rushing him to the NHL to under-perform for 8 minutes a night has the definite cost of a year of wasting a year of ELC as well as the undetermined risk of whether or not it is good for his development.
- RonPielep

This argument is flawed in that Strome is a better prospect at this point than all 3 of those players.

This argument is flawed in that Strome is a better prospect at this point than all 3 of those players.
- djamon

Strome is better than Sam Bennett?!?

Strome is a better prospect than Draisatl? Completely disagree. I'd take Leon over Strome any day of the week.