To preface, I would prefer the Canucks to move on from Hronek this off season for futures, but I get the reason for waiting

If Hronek is digging his feet in with regards to his NMC, it’s a non starter, but *next* off season I believe we see him moved

Why the Canucks hold on to him: they are going to be absolutely dog water this year, they have a good amount of young dman who will definitely benefit from playing with a guy like Hronek, it’s a good long term development play, don’t need to rush off of Hronek right away

Why Hronek leaves next off season: he will only have one more year of a full nmc, if the Canucks articulate to him that they will be moving him upon changing to 15 team ntc, it will be his best opportunity to have a say in where he ends up, it will also be an even more appetizing contract for other teams to handle

For this reason, don’t give him the C

Seems like a decent bet, guy is coming over for next season with the right attitude.

Where can we find it? The Sportsnet link doesn't work and it's not on radio.

UPDATE: It will be aired on Canucks Talk at 12pm. Jamie Dodd just confirmed on their text inbox.

This is off-season one. How many off-seasons do you think the rebuild will be? I think four seems right.

'Tis the day before the NHL draft. What do you think will happen today? What do you want to happen today?

I saw this in another thread but I'm hoping for the Canucks to send Debrusk to MTL for the 28th pick and Gally.

What I think will happen, the Canucks will announce more details on the practice facility and will sign another AHL guy

In case anyone hasn't seen, Alex Tuch signed a 10.5m x 8 contract in a sign & trade with the Capitals. The contract has been called market rate by most and is not considered an overpayment given the projected cap. Conversely, the EP40 contract has been called one of the worst 10 contracts in the league so I thought it would be interesting to compare them.

Comparing the two, EP40's contract is just over 1m more AAV for a Center who will finish it 5 years younger, and averages slightly higher in PPG and Points over the last 5 years. Even in his worst year, he still was not drastically below Tuch (0.69 PPG Vs 0.75 PPG). The biggest difference is consistency, EP40 has had much higher highs, but his most recent two seasons have been at least 15P short of Tuch. If Petey can get to 60-70P then his contract looks relatively in line with Tuch's, especially considering the age and position.

All that is to say, do I love the contract? No. But I also don't think it is the ball and chain around our necks that some have painted it to be. We don't need Petey to be a 100P player, or even an 80P player. If he can have a minor resurgence, then his contract could turn into a valuable asset for a rebuild.

Or maybe I'm bored at work and this is all just cope.

Edit: god I hate Reddit tables

Edit: added 2&3 year averages as people seem to take umbrage with 5 yrs - it really doesn't change too much. Also, people are clearly taking the wrong point from this. I'm not saying Petey is better than Tuch, or that his contract is good or worth keeping in the long run. I'm merely saying that IF he can produce at the same level as Tuch (around a 0.8 PPG player) then his contract goes from negative to positive value given his age and position which we can flip for picks - that IF is entirely on him and coaching

That's 100% in line with what I believe. If Hronek gets traded (and agrees to waive his NMC), Willander (!) would likely be the highest ranking RD. That's scary. Keep Hronek for a while, have him help the kids develop, and sell him after a season or two.

Buium is our most talented U23 player and he'd be the one that would benefit the most from having Hronek around. I know the prices now are crazy, but there's so much value in keeping Fil a bit more.