Yost: Hronek and Hughes making their case as NHL's top blueline duo

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Do the Vancouver Canucks have the best defensive pairing in hockey? As Travis Yost writes, they have certainly forced their way into the discussion.

have the best defensive pairing in hockey? One month into the 2024-25 regular season, they have certainly forced their way into the discussion.

With large contracts come larger expectations of performance. But this duo has shined in a way that’s carrying this Canucks team in a considerable way — the exact type of outperformance you need to justify an expensive top-pair. And watching this pairing over the first month, that’s all the tape shows – a Vancouver team, particularly at even-strength, that is extremely dangerous with their first pairing deployed. Puck possession and expected goal rates are remarkable, and that’s had a direct impact to goal differentials.

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