TRANSFER SAGA: Vancouver Canucks star Refuses contract extension, Says he wants to leave

TRANSFER SAGA: Vancouver Canucks star Refuses contract extension, Says he wants to leave

Canucks sign key defenseman to massive eight-year extension

The Vancouver Canucks have signed defenseman Filip Hronek to a maximum eight-year contract extension, shares the team. The deal will carry an annual cap hit of $7.25M, for a total value of $58M.

This deal will carry Hronek, 26, through his age-34 season in 2031-32. The deal featured signing bonuses in all but one year, costing the Canucks as much as $4M annually, per Frank Seravalli of the Daily Faceoff.

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Seravalli also shares that Hronek will carry a full no-move clause from 2025-28 — suggesting the first year of the deal will be clause-free — and a partial no-move clause from 2028-32.

The Canucks take care of a major piece of business with this extension, locking up the first defenseman capable of keeping up with Quinn Hughes. The pair spent nearly every second of their even-strength ice time together — and to good effect, with Hronek posting 48 points in 81 games, both career-highs. I

t was an incredibly successful start to Hronek’s career in Vancouver, building nicely on his pair of 38-point seasons to end his time with the Detroit Red Wings.

Hronek’s strong scoring slowed down substantially in the postseason — the first appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs of his six-year career. He totaled just two points across 13 games, though he did his best to curb the low-scoring with a lofty 25 hits and 15 blocks, respectively ranking second and fourth among Vancouver’s blue-line.

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