The Vancouver Canucks have committed a lot of money and term to Quinn Hughes' defence partner.
Filip Hronek was undoubtedly the Canucks' most important pending free agent, a big-minute, right-shot defenceman in the prime of his career. There were rumours that contract negotiations had stalled and that team might even trade Hronek at the draft if a deal didn't get done by then.
Hronek re-signed with the Canucks on a $58 million, eight-year deal with an average annual value of $7.25 million. That $7.25 million cap hit is lower than he would have likely received in arbitration, where he had an excellent case. The deal gives the Canucks eight years of one of the hardest things to find in hockey: a right-shot defenceman that can play 23+ minutes per game. In addition, Hronek has proven chemistry with the Canucks' most important player, Quinn Hughes.
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