Detroit Red Wings make puzzling trade
After being relatively quiet on the trade front, the Detroit Red Wings have made a head scratching move in a deal with the Vancouver Canucks.
The Red Wings have traded defender Filip Hronek and their 2023 4th round pick in exchange for the conditional 1st round draft pick that the Canucks acquired in the Bo Horvat trade and a second round pick.
Hronek left last nights against the Ottawa Senators after eight minutes of ice time with with an upper-body injury. Red Wings head coach Derek Lalonde explained that Hronek had already entered the contest with an upper-body injury, so he could have aggravated something. However it did not stop the Canucks from acquiring him.
The 25 year old is having a career season so far scoring 9 goals and 38 points in 60 games played. Hronek is signed until the end of the 2023-2024 season at a cap hit of $4,400,000 and will be an RFA with arbitration rights at the end of the contract.
This is a head scratching move for the Wings who have trades away one of their best defensemen for a draft assets. For a team in the playoff race fighting for their lives, this doesn't make much sense.
| POLL | ||
Do you understand why this move was made? | ||
| Yes | 32 | 65.3 % |
| No | 8 | 16.3 % |
| It makes no sense | 9 | 18.4 % |
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