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Originally Posted by SuperMatt18
Nobody talked about Quinn Hughes that way before Hronek though either - he was a flawed one dimensional dman. Two guys have complimented each other well and made each other better.
I'm sure if you ask Hughes and Makar they love having Hronek / Toews as their partner and doubt they think they are overrated.
Hronek would still fit the core age of Detroit with Larkin (27), Debrincat (26), Compher (28) etc. Signing a 26/27 year old to an 7 or 8 year deal is not nearly as bad as a 30+ year old to an 7 or 8 year deal, feel like this website has somehow made those two things the same when it isn't the case. That 3/4 year different is huge on an 7 or 8 year deal. Top players are generally still good until they are 32-34 years old. It's 34+ plus you need to worry about.
What they are actually lacking is a top 4 d-man in that same age group - which is exactly what Hronek would be.
I would bet that Detroit regrets giving the money they did to Holl and Chiarot instead of just keeping Hronek - even with ASP looking great.
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That's a good point, really. We won't ever know if Hughes would have developed into this anyway.
But I think even if Vancouver called and offered Hronek for Sandin Pellikka straight up, never mind the player they got in the 2nd round, Detroit would be the ones saying no.
If they 'need' or want a top-4 D they would be in on Hanifin and I haven't seen any rumors like that.