Confirmed with Link: Canucks Re-Sign Filip Hronek to 8y/7.25m Contract

[Baby Pettersson]

We now have two #1 D's on the team.

Hronek and DPetey.

 

[pitseleh]

I dont want to see him with Hughes on the same pairing again barring the man-advantage.

Having him is like having another 1st pairing d.

Flip side is Pettersson - Myers are also holding their head above water in tough minutes, so Hughes - Hronek is a luxury you can live with for the time being. Can always mix and match those pairings if those two fall off.

 

[LordBacon]

Flip side is Pettersson - Myers are also holding their head above water in tough minutes, so Hughes - Hronek is a luxury you can live with for the time being. Can always mix and match those pairings if those two fall off.

I want Hronek to play with Pettersson as much as possible.

He'll bring him in nicely.

Likewise with Hughes and Big Willy Willander, if he makes it.

 

[David71]

We now have two #1 D's on the team.

Hronek and DPetey.

they compliment each other well.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

This run, with QH injured, we've seen Hronek level up.

He was good as a passanger with Quinn, but now we are getting our moneys worth with him being the more puck dominant player on his own pair.

 

[M2Beezy]

Flip side is Pettersson - Myers are also holding their head above water in tough minutes, so Hughes - Hronek is a luxury you can live with for the time being. Can always mix and match those pairings if those two fall off.

All of a sudden our defense is really really good. With Hughes back we can rock this:

DPetey Hronek
Hughes Forbort
MPetey Myers

Compared to this we rocked a couple a months ago:

Briesbois Myers
Soucy Juulsen
Forbort Desharnais

 

[VanJack]

Had my doubts about re-signing Hronek to that big extension. But now with the salary cap set to hit $95m, his contract is a bargain.

He's really opened my eyes since Hughes went down. He's a truly legit, top-two d-man who shoots from the right side--almost impossible to find via the trade route or even the draft.

 

[EpochLink]

Hronek reminds me of a young Ohlund, 2 way reliable on both ends.

 

[Michael Dal Swolle]

Every once in a while I am reminded that Detroit handed us one of the best right handed defencemen in the league in the middle of his prime for no discernible reason, and it brings a smile to my face

 

[M2Beezy]

Every once in a while I am reminded that Detroit handed us one of the best right handed defencemen in the league in the middle of his prime for no discernible reason, and it brings a smile to my face

Not to mention they selected Zadina instead of Quinn Hughes

Detroit directly provided us our top two dmen