No. 3: Chicago Blackhawks
Hypothetical Trade:
- Toronto Maple Leafs acquire: Dylan Strome (rights)
- Chicago Blackhawks acquire: Petr Mrazek
The Chicago Blackhawks need a goaltender and the Toronto Maple Leafs could use some bottom-six help, so let’s make a deal!
Strome is an RFA right now, but it feels like the Blackhawks aren’t sure if they want to re-sign him.
As a result, the Blackhawks could use his contract as leverage and turn that into a starting goaltender, as they currently don’t have one for next season.
Strome is coming off a 22-goal season and although he hasn’t lived up the hype of being a 3rd overall draft pick, he’s still a legit NHLer and a solid third-line centre or winger.
Strome would be another local kid and the ability to play in front of friends and family every night may help spark him to have his best season yet in the NHL.
This trade would solve Chicago’s goaltending issues and it would also help bring in bottom-six talent to potentially replace Ilya Mikheyev, Ondrej Kase and Jason Spezza.
Strome missed out by one spot at getting drafted to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2015, so it’s time to re-do history and bring him to the team that wanted to play for.