Report: Blackhawks not expected to issue qualifying offer to Dylan Strome

Photo by Bill Wippert/NHLI via Getty ImagesWhile the rest of the hockey world waits to see what happens with Alex DeBrincat, one of his closest friends on the Chicago Blackhawks reportedly won’t be around next season.

According to TSN’s Bob McKenzie, Chicago is not expected to extend a qualifying offer to restricted free agent Dylan Strome, which would make him an unrestricted free agent next week.

McKenzie explained the details in a tweet:

In CHI-related news, not overly surprising, but it doesn’t sound as if the Hawks will be qualifying centre Dylan Strome. Expectation is he will be going to UFA on July 13. July 11 is deadline to issue Qualifying Offer but no reason to believe that will…