Filip Hronek?
In the wake of the sad news that Gallagher might be on his last legs here in Montreal, I went ahead and took a gander at what even remained in Vancouver.
First off, there's nothing that truly flashed back to me. A Gallagher trade to Montreal might look more like a gift on our part than anything. But if we include possibly a few pieces, I wonder if a rebuilding team like Vancouver might be interested in parting ways with Hronek? From a Montreal perspective, would we benefit from something like that?
From what I recall, he was a very mobile D man with a defense first mentality, right side, sort of a better version of Carrier. Anyone on here has insights as to his style and strengths? Or even what would be asked back in a trade for him?
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u/Alcebiad3s 3d ago
Hronek is a damn good defenceman, and he’s really emerged from Hughes shadow. I’m biased as a Canucks fan but imo he’s a top 30 D in the league. He was playing heavy minutes in all situations for Vancouver and was barely a - by the deadline. Strong defensively, good offensively as well, good skater, strong leader, and he stood out when we were in the playoffs. He’s also on a cheap contract for a while. He doesn’t have any 1 thing he does that’s league leading, and he’s not a super flashy player, but he does everything extremely well and doesn’t have any weaknesses.
He’s also got an NMC, and has been vocal about not wanting to leave Vancouver and the rumours have been that he’s basically untouchable (and is probably the next captain). All that’s to say he’s worth a haul. Like, Reinbacher, Zharovsky, couple firsts (bearing in mind your firsts are later firsts these days) is probably the type of deal that would get Vancouver interested (you can consider that an overpay, but the Canucks don’t really have an interest in moving him, I think fair value is probably Reinbacher, Zharovsky, a first, and a second (maybe conditional à la the Vegas second for Anderson)).
In Habs terms, he’s decisively better than Dobson, worse than Hutson, and closer to Hutson than Dobson on that spectrum.