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Blomqvist as others said probably isn't all that interesting with Drew taken 6 spots before him by the hawks.
Kasper is "interesting" but to pry out Strome, who's .75ppg 23 year old with cost control and a RFA, Pens would be looking at a 1st and Kasper. A mid to late 1st rounder alone is a bag of magic beans; highly overrated by fans. Unless we are talking about lottery picks, the rest are magic beans which is why you don't see a mid to late 1st on it's own being as highly valued in actual trades that take place as high as fans think they are worth. For reference, a first round pick has about a 35% chance of becoming a NHL fulltime player per actual stats and that includes lottery picks. After lottery picks, mid to late 1st rounder's chance of being a fulltime NHL player drops below 30%; again the reason why any team wouldn't trade Strome for just a 1st rounder unless it's a top 10 and why you don't see promising young players getting traded for a mid to late. Include Kasper and a 1st and it's interesting.