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At these prices, the Canucks have to be open to trading Filip Hronek
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Jun 23, 2026, 20:30 EDTUpdated: Jun 23, 2026, 20:38 EDT
On today’s episode of Canucks Conversation, Harman Dayal and Tyson Cole discussed whether the Vancouver Canucks should be open to trading Filip Hronek as the market for top players continues to heat up around the NHL.
The conversation came after a series of blockbuster trades around the league, including Brady Tkachuk being moved to the Panthers for three first-round picks, William Eklund being dealt to Ottawa, and Jordan Kyrou landing in Washington.
With teams paying significant prices for established talent, Harm believes the Canucks at least have to consider what Hronek’s value might be.
“The no-move clause is there but you have to at least have the conversation and be open minded,” Harm said. “You don’t have to trade him this offseason. I can understand the appeal of keeping him around for a couple more years and having him mentor Buium and Willander, but if a team comes calling and is willing to overpay, the Canucks have to be willing to have the conversation with his agent about if this contending team who wants to pay a lot for you, would you accept this trade.
“The main pushback is who will play top-pair minutes and mentor the young guys, but there are zero expectations on this team to be competitive over the next few years. This is the start of a rebuild. If there was any point you could justify trading a guy like Hronek and signing a vet like Trouba in free agency who will give you those leadership qualities.”
Tyson agreed that the current market should at least have Vancouver listening, especially given some of the returns being handed out across the league.
“When you look at some of these prices that are being paid right now, it’s ridiculous,” Tyson said. “It’s a seller’s market so the Canucks should be listening, but we hear that Pettersson, DeBrusk, Boeser’s names are all out there, but Hronek’s name is not.
“Why is that? Are they not listening, or is nobody calling on him? I can understand him not wanting to leave Vancouver; he likes it here, whatever, but a team comes calling, say Tampa Bay, because they just got rid of their right-shot guy in Raddysh, you don’t think Hronek would want to do that? Go to a contender in a state like that with a chance to win? I’m just surprised his name isn’t out there more.”
Harm pointed to another potential fit in the Eastern Conference.
“Boston is another team that needs right-shot help and is looking to be aggressive this offseason,” Harm said. “They were in on Rasmus Andersson before he was traded to Vegas at the deadline. They’re in win-now mode and under some pressure because they want to maximize on Pastrnak, McAvoy and Swayman being in their primes.
“They don’t have a lot of time with Pastrnak about to turn 30. They have the extra pieces with the Leafs’ first next year, a Panthers’ 2028 first-rounder from the Marchand trade so they have extra picks they can look to move. They have cap space and a need behind McAvoy for another right-shot defenceman.
“Ideally, they’d want to land a number one centre, but again, we just saw them in the bidding for Andersson, so they clearly want a right-shot defender as well.”
While neither of the guys suggested the Canucks should actively shop Hronek, both agreed that the current trade market should have them testing what the top bidder is willing to offer. If another club is willing to pay a premium price for a top-pair right-shot defenceman, Vancouver may have to consider whether holding onto Hronek is the best long-term move for a team still in the early stages of its rebuild.
UPDATE: Further to what’s mentioned above, NHL Insider Frank Seravalli is reporting that the Buffalo Sabres are acquiring the 4th overall pick in Friday’s draft in exchange for defenceman Bowen Byram. According to Seravalli, it’s going to be 4th overall, another pick, and a player going to Buffalo in exchange for Byram.
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