Quoting: DennisReynolds
Strome is worth nowhere near that. Chicago takes that and runs.
Don’t mean to sound like an a-hole, you can probably get Strome for a lot less than that, probably a low first or a very high second an additional pick and a prospect
Hawks aren't trading Strome for just a late first or a second and a additive pick or borderline NHL prospect...get real man. He just turned 24 years old, is a RFA and .7ppg player since joining the Hawks. Sorry, but no way in hell is a late first, which is a bag of magic beans, worth more then Strome.
Let me rephrase this, how many late first round center or winger picks (picks 20 to 31) over the last 10 years have produced as well as Strome by the time they turn 24? I'm willing to bet it's less then 10%, maybe less then 5%, which is exactly why fans WAY over value late 1st round picks.
That said, I'm not saying this is fair trade, but just addressing your value is assessment is off and it's not just you, even some of the analysts overvalue late 1sts. Hawks would be incredible stupid to gamble on a 10% chance they can get a better player then Strome with say the 25th pick (or worse) in the draft.