Trade Background
Late on Sunday night, Nick Schmaltz was traded to the Arizona Coyotes for Dylan Strome (Signed through 2019-2020 with an AAV of $863,333) and Brendan Perlini (Signed through 2018-2019 with an AAV of $863,333). Both are Entry Level Contracts (ELC), meaning Strome and Perlini will be Restricted Free Agents (RFAs) in the 2020 and 2019 offseason respectively. Most likely, Strome is a name you have heard before. He was drafted number 3 overall in 2015 after superstar Connor McDavid and offensive juggernaut Jack Eichel.