Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] D Filip Hronek signs extension with the Canucks (8 years, $7.25M AAV)

[Regal]

If they can get Guentzel for under 8M, they did well

That leaves 5M for Zadorov

I doubt Guentzel gets under 9, though I still wouldn’t hate that

 

[The Nuge]

He would be UFA in 2025. So, had to get the deal done now or he'd likely walk in free agency. Pretty much as high as I thought Van would go with him.

That’s my point. You had to get term now or you would have to pay extra once he is going to be able to go to free agency

 

[Killer Orcas]

Decent deal for both maybe a tad high but as cap moves will be great in couple years. Nice to have the top pairing locked up now !

 

[Captain Mountain]

The cap is going to rise so much, by year 3 of this deal it will be equivalent to a 5m deal now

The dead cap era is over, but its not going up that much.

 

[red devil]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803185998513446945

 

[PajamaBoy]

Hahahahha. Weowww Hronek should give a bumper to his agent for this heist.

 

[bossram]

This is a very fair deal. Pretty much on market, with Hanifin setting the terms a couple months ago.

I'd probably lean moreso as a slight win for VAN and Allvin, as it is a bit less than I expected. Hronek could have got more by waiting out the season and then going to UFA next summer. Good work. They retained a legit top-four RD and one that has some chemistry with Quinn.

 

[Forge]

Seems fine

 

[cg98]

Its a good deal, solidifies that top pair RD next to Hughes and allows Willander to come in and be groomed easier on the 2nd-3rd pair RD slot. Far better contract to pay out rather than Zadorov

 

[BleedBlue14]

Figured he’d command more after this past season. Both sides are taking a bit of a risk here though. Pretty good deal.

 

[bossram]

Hahahahha. Weowww Hronek should give a bumper to his agent for this heist.

Not really. It's pretty much perfectly aligned with the market and all the reasonable contract projecting entities.

 

[BKarchitect]

Fair deal given his overall profile last season. You can make it seem like a bargain and also seem like a risky over-commitment depending on what group of games you isolate. I tend to think that it was a bit concerning that his relative play dropped off as the year wore on and usage dipping into the playoffs where he doesn’t have the most robust physical game. But…for the larger chunk of the season, he was excellent with Quinn. Whether that was mostly due to Quinn is not really an issue seeing as Hughes will be on the team as long as Hronek’s contract runs and if you can keep them paired through their primes…I don’t think you mess with it.

I do think there was absolutely a chance the Nucks looked at keeping Z and liquidating Hronek but the higher the apparent cost got for Z, the less appetizing that became. The juice was only worth the squeeze there if you saved several million in cap moving forward and there’s a chance Z will end up with a deal under $1 million less AAV than Hronek’s.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Weegar is probably better so it’s a fair point but his deal also started at 30 rather than 27 so that has to factor in as well.

and flat cap.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

I like it. 7.25 was about the max I felt comfortable with & they were able to hold firm. Will only look better as time passes.

Nice piece of business.

 

[krutovsdonut]

The 8.2% cap hit percentage put in context to other deals (both UFA and RFA, active players only).

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solid work there to put it in context.

if you assume a 10% premium for rhd, then it's equivalent to 7.5% if he was lhd.

 

[vcanuck]

some guy with super white hair said the money would start with an 8.

 

[PajamaBoy]

Not really. It's pretty much perfectly aligned with the market and all the reasonable contract projecting entities.

Oh okk. Permanent partner for Hughes too. So everyone is happy then. I thought he was average but general consensus in van seems like they love it so can't really hate.

 

[AHLdepth]

This is like when you buy cheese at a shoppers drug mart. Like ideally you would just go somewhere else and get it, but is it unreasonably priced in comparison? Not so much.

Sure I'd like it to be lower, but I'd rather have him than not, and if it means he can settle into first half form not thinking about a new contract? It's far from bad

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

A bit too much on term and price. Could be worse though.

 

[JTToilinginToronto]

A bit overpaid, but it's better to overpay players in their twenties than guys turning 30.

 

[Hale The Villain]

Great decision by Yzerman to trade this guy before he got a contract like this.

 

[Ita]

This is definitely overpayment considering what Frosling got.

 

[bossram]

Oh okk. Permanent partner for Hughes too. So everyone is happy then. I thought he was average but general consensus in van seems like they love it so can't really hate.

Montour is probably going to get this much or more and is vastly inferior.

Again, it's not really a "good or bad" deal. It's pretty fair. Pretty much on the market value exactly.

 

[sandwichbird2023]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803185998513446945

Seems like a lot of bonuses, will make it a little tougher to buyout later on, if it comes to that.

I hope he plays more like the first half of 23-24 than the 2nd half/playoff. First half Hronek was well worth the contract, 2nd half...not so much. Let's hope he was only held back by injuries.

Still think it's within the range of a fair deal, although obviously prefer a slightly lower number.

 

[Diogenes92]

From what Allvin has said multiple times, he doesn't want Hronek playing with Hughes. They want him carrying his own pairing. It'll be interesting to see how this turns out.

I can't imagine management wants 15 million tied up in one pairing.