Hronek was easily our best D last year and our best player outside of Larkin. No idea how people can deny this. The guy is incredibly efficient at skating the puck out of his own zone and down the ice.
I love Seider, but he has not been better than Hronek at this time. People just don't watch closely, assume Seider is currently better than he is because he has the size, some physical tendencies, he can skate, all those things that an ideal top D would have. The reality is though, he just hasn't taken that step and performed at the level he is imagined by most around here.