{"id":442049,"date":"2024-06-18T18:35:45","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T22:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=442049"},"modified":"2024-06-18T18:39:19","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T22:39:19","slug":"filip-hronek-reaches-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2024\/06\/18\/filip-hronek-reaches-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Filip Hronek Reaches Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hronefi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filip Hronek<\/a><\/strong> contract has been reached as he re-signs with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a>. Hronek agreed to a new contract with the Canucks on an eight-year deal worth $7.25 M annually. He had a very consistent season for the Canucks and earns his pay raise.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">General Manager Patrik Allvin announces that the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Canucks?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Canucks<\/a> have agreed to terms with defenceman Filip Hronek on an 8-year contract with a $7.25M AAV. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gmRO7O6AOm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/gmRO7O6AOm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vancouver Canucks (@Canucks) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canucks\/status\/1803181095648895212?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 18, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Filip Hronek Has New Eight-Year Contract<\/h2>\n<p>Hronek is coming off an odd season. Brilliant through the first half, his numbers dropped significantly after mid-January. A disappointing playoff run followed, where he scored his first points &#8211; one goal, one assist &#8211; in his final two games. Whether it was re-injuring his shoulder or something different, he never said. But it is a red tinge to the otherwise green flag signing him.<\/p>\n<p>After a shoulder injury kept him out of most of late 2022-23, Hronek roared back in 2023-24, clipping along at a 70-point pace. That&#8217;s far beyond what he had managed previously in his career and was no doubt aided by his place alongside <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hughequ01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Quinn Hughes<\/a><\/strong>. But he helped Hughes reach all-time highs as well, and more than earned his place.<\/p>\n<p>He entered this offseason being arbitration-eligible, giving both sides a firm time limit. It&#8217;s not the best of all possible options, so avoiding it added pressure to wrap negotiations up soon. Not that they weren&#8217;t acrimonious: he reportedly rejected an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ahTq65KZoSI\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">eight-year, $52-54 million offer<\/a> during the season. And his playoffs did nothing to downgrade that offer. With 20 defencemen reaching an $8 million cap hit in 2023-24, he no doubt expected more.<\/p>\n<h3>What&#8217;s Next<\/h3>\n<p>The primary question behind any new Filip Hronek deal is whether he can be a &#8220;number one&#8221; defenceman. He was expected to carry the load on a weak Detroit Red Wings team early in his career but lost that spot when they drafted <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/seidemo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-06-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Moritz Seider<\/a><\/strong>. The Canucks, long searching for help on the right side, paid a premium for his services. And for at least half the year, he came through. If keeping him in stride in Canuck colours continues, it\u00a0is excellent for Patrik Allvin and staff.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: Bob Frid-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Filip Hronek contract has been reached as he re-signs with the Vancouver Canucks. Hronek agreed to a new contract with the Canucks on an eight-year deal worth $7.25 M annually. He had a very consistent season for the Canucks and earns his pay raise. 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