Here’s the problem with M.Pettersen, are you going to get the same M.Pettersen on his next bigger contract because last years contract year hronek isn’t the same as fat cheque hronek this year….players play to their full potential in contract years, then scale it back some now they got their money. Seen this movie over and over
Hronek was excellent this season until his shoulder injury. He's been off since returning but he's played a lot more good games this year than bad.
And it's not like Metey is having any sort of special contract year. He'll likely end up with a pretty average/standard 2nd pair D contract (5-6 years @ 5-6 mil).
He doesn't have the counting stats to demand much more than that.