[Signing] Hronek signs 8x7.25M with Canucks

[Vinny01]

Per Frank

https://x.com/frank_seravalli/status...Id-kuUoekIUv4A

[Bonded]

I think I’d rather have Hanifin but seems fair I guess

[Heavy Jack]

Little expensive but no denying he fit well with Hughes, playoffs though were a bit of a concern. It’ll be interesting to watch this contract play out.

[lazypucker]

Does it mean instead of walking with Elias, the Canucks tell Elias to walk?

[bdubbs]

That's a big number. He's gotta take Hughes out for dinner for a bit to make up for his poor playoff showing.

[Vinny01]

Originally Posted by lazypucker

Does it mean instead of walking with Elias, the Canucks tell Elias to walk?

Sounds like Elias had no interest in their 7x7 offer which is almost $20M less than the Flames reportedly offered him (8.5x8)

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Sounds like Elias had no interest in their 7x7 offer which is almost $20M less than the Flames reportedly offered him (8.5x8)

What a great miss

[gvitaly]

I thought he was a good #2 in the regular season. The playoffs exposed a couple of things he needs to work on, but he's a good fit in VAN.

[midniteowl]

I'm not sure if he can get more than the 7x7 from teams TBH.

[Zary's-Mustache]

Meh. I think 7 years x 6.5 million would have been ideal but guess you need to overpay when you're a Canadian team.

I think this contract gonna look bad in a few years.

[Robbob]

Not the news from a western conference team I wanted to hear.

[Vinny01]

I know he is younger but making $1M more than Weegar on the AAV

[activeStick]

At that price, he'll need to be able to anchor a pair himself and not be reliant on another player. How much time has he spent away from Hughes?

[The Cobra]

Originally Posted by gvitaly

I thought he was a good #2 in the regular season. The playoffs exposed a couple of things he needs to work on, but he's a good fit in VAN.

If you are going to pay someone $50MM plus, I would hope he's past working on some things.

[Meers]

Originally Posted by Zary's-Mustache

I think this contract gonna look bad in a few years.

Why? Are you expecting the cap to go down?

In 4 years time when Hronek is 30, this will be a middle pairing cap hit.

But speaking of middle pairing cap hits, this probably means that Zadorov walks.

[Zary's-Mustache]

Originally Posted by Meers

Why? Are you expecting the cap to go down?

In 4 years time when Hronek is 30, this will be a middle pairing cap hit.

But speaking of middle pairing cap hits, this probably means that Zadorov walks.

Because I don't think he's that good. One good year shouldn't get you 60 million.

[DoubleK]

This is a good signing by Van.

Having your top pairing locked down for several years brings stability that not many teams have.

[ForeverFlameFan]

He and Hanifin were similar. I think it’s a fair deal.

[Johnny Makarov]

Holy desperation! Great for Flames fans!

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by ForeverFlameFan

He and Hanifin were similar. I think it’s a fair deal.

Average and soft?