The Hronek thing has been beat to death but it seems like nobody believes us. Look, I’m sure my fellow wings fans will tell you I’m one of the Yzerman doomers on the wings board and I’m not a fan of his work overall. But the Hronek trade was seen as fantastic at the time it happened by pretty much every wings fan for a reason - he was not at all the player he’s been in Vancouver in Detroit. Could he have become that? We don’t know. Maybe it took playing with a Hart level defenseman in Hughes to unlock that potential in him, who knows. But if Yzerman gave 7M to the guy Hronek was in Detroit, I would have been furious. We are very happy with the 1st and the fact that it turned into ASP who is looking phenomenal is a gigantic cherry on top.
I don’t like Yzermans trades and generally think he’s extremely overhyped, but it’s possible for a trade to be a win-win. This was one of those trades. I’m glad Hronek is doing well in Vancouver and I don’t want him back.
Go look for yourself, the vast majority of people saying they don’t get why Canucks did this and that it seems expensive:
Confirmed Trade: - [VAN/DET] Filip Hronek and 2023 4th round pick for 2023 NYI 1st round pick and 2023 2nd round pick