I’ve never liked Bo and glad we flipped the first for Hronek. Right hand D that you can’t expect to score but does everything else well. I wonder who that reminds me of.
Only issue is I hope he doesn’t ask for a ton of money next year.
MarvelousOxman
I am happy we have Hronek, however I think Brough is right, we need to see him anchor his own pairing for an extended stretch this season. It’s great watching him play with Huggy, but before we give him the bag for his production we need to know he can be *the* guy, so we don’t just have one lopsided pairing and are crossing our fingers when the bottom 4 are on the ice.
All the more incentive to get Garland moved so we can free up space to continue restructuring the defense.
jdmay101
Where he ranks depends on this year. Look at the offence vs defence graph – if the red line stays more or less where it is, then top half. But it used to be down in that 25-40 range and if it’s there at the end of the season, then… yikes.
So far it’s looking pretty good but we shall see when he is (hopefully, for the sake of depth) split from Hughes. Everybody looks good next to Hughes.
Overall-Bottle6213
Lol the finishing. Hronek’s been great but dude needs to hit the damn net.
slater05
I’ve liked Hronek’s play overall so far One quirk I noticed so far this season is that he passes too hard, often making the puck receiver bobble the puck.
AppealToReason16
I really like him but I don’t want him on Hughes pairing. If he wants to be paid he needs to be The Guy for his own pairing. Loading up a pair when you need to? That’s great but you can only go so far with one good pairing and it isn’t very far.
What I think he has shown is that Hughes doesn’t need a refrigerator of a partner to block and do netfront and all that. He needs a solid defensive player sure, like anyone in the league would like, but a guy who is also a legitimate puck movement option. It opens up so much space for Hughes when the forecheck knows they can’t just suffocate him because like fuck is Juulsen or Hamonic or Poolman or Benn or Schenn or Myers going to hit that 150 foot pass or make their own move to create space.
It’s why I still think the team should seriously be bringing Bear back once he’s healthy. He’s a poor man’s Hronek and I thought he was the best partner for Hughes that the team has tried since Tanev left.
One thing that Hughes hasn’t typically been great at is retrievals and that’s something that Hronek does really well, and similarly something that’s a strength to Bear’s game.
thesunsetflip
I wanna see him anchor his own pairing. Get him on the second with Cole or Soucy and let’s see what he can do. Anyone can play with Hughes, lets see how he does without him.
cinnamon-toast06
I’m in the minority but keep them together. There winning, they both log big minutes. Hughes asked to be paired with him. Hopefully some of our draft picks can develop into 2nd or 3rd pair defence man.
ForceEconomy9988
Everyone fanboys Hronek until his mediocre player card comes out
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I’ve never liked Bo and glad we flipped the first for Hronek. Right hand D that you can’t expect to score but does everything else well. I wonder who that reminds me of.
Only issue is I hope he doesn’t ask for a ton of money next year.
I am happy we have Hronek, however I think Brough is right, we need to see him anchor his own pairing for an extended stretch this season. It’s great watching him play with Huggy, but before we give him the bag for his production we need to know he can be *the* guy, so we don’t just have one lopsided pairing and are crossing our fingers when the bottom 4 are on the ice.
All the more incentive to get Garland moved so we can free up space to continue restructuring the defense.
Where he ranks depends on this year. Look at the offence vs defence graph – if the red line stays more or less where it is, then top half. But it used to be down in that 25-40 range and if it’s there at the end of the season, then… yikes.
So far it’s looking pretty good but we shall see when he is (hopefully, for the sake of depth) split from Hughes. Everybody looks good next to Hughes.
Lol the finishing. Hronek’s been great but dude needs to hit the damn net.
I’ve liked Hronek’s play overall so far One quirk I noticed so far this season is that he passes too hard, often making the puck receiver bobble the puck.
I really like him but I don’t want him on Hughes pairing. If he wants to be paid he needs to be The Guy for his own pairing. Loading up a pair when you need to? That’s great but you can only go so far with one good pairing and it isn’t very far.
What I think he has shown is that Hughes doesn’t need a refrigerator of a partner to block and do netfront and all that. He needs a solid defensive player sure, like anyone in the league would like, but a guy who is also a legitimate puck movement option. It opens up so much space for Hughes when the forecheck knows they can’t just suffocate him because like fuck is Juulsen or Hamonic or Poolman or Benn or Schenn or Myers going to hit that 150 foot pass or make their own move to create space.
It’s why I still think the team should seriously be bringing Bear back once he’s healthy. He’s a poor man’s Hronek and I thought he was the best partner for Hughes that the team has tried since Tanev left.
One thing that Hughes hasn’t typically been great at is retrievals and that’s something that Hronek does really well, and similarly something that’s a strength to Bear’s game.
I wanna see him anchor his own pairing. Get him on the second with Cole or Soucy and let’s see what he can do. Anyone can play with Hughes, lets see how he does without him.
I’m in the minority but keep them together. There winning, they both log big minutes. Hughes asked to be paired with him. Hopefully some of our draft picks can develop into 2nd or 3rd pair defence man.
Everyone fanboys Hronek until his mediocre player card comes out