This years Kevin Fiala

Pinto is one of our only forwards who actually play a complete 200 foot game. Coaches trust him defensively to play against the opposing teams best lines, and he's already been playing on the top line with Brady and Batherson. Norris being out sucks, but Pinto has propelled himself as our 2C of the future regardless if Norris is back or not. Outside of Timmy, Brady and Sanderson I'd pretty confidently say Pinto is our 4th most valuable player therefore being untouchable.

If Hronek is dead set on making 8M+ like some reports have said then I think there’s a decent chance the Canucks move him. But if he’s willing to take a deal anywhere from 7-7.75M (essentially less than what Hughes is making) I think we’ll re-sign him

Counter point would be you've got less than 12 mil next season and have 6 spots to fill, including a top 6 LW. Pinto might become a luxury that can't be afforded.

Or you could bail out from under Chychrun but then you've got another hole to fill, and a big part of Chychruns value was his team friendly deal.

They have three legit top 4 LDs. I'm assuming one of Chabot or Chych will be moved.

Canucks are in a weird spot with Hronek. He's been great for us and has shown amazing chemistry with Hughes, and I think the Canucks should do everything they can to keep him. He fills a major hole on the right side of the top 4 that we've had for years, and has played his role to perfection. On the other hand, if the rumours of his wanting $8M+ are true and he's not willing to budge, I simply don't think the Canucks can afford to keep him with the cap crunch they are going to be under this offseason. With a ton of important UFA's due for raises (Lindholm, Blueger, Joshua, Lafferty, Zadorov), they're going to struggle to keep everyone together as is, and if Hronek wants $8M plus they'd probably have to look at moving him and brining in a different top 4 RHD to keep a more competitive team all around (Example: Canucks could put $8M towards Hronek and maybe only have $1M left for Joshua and have to let him walk, or they could move Hronek and look at someone like Montour or Pesce for $7M, leaving them with $2M which could be enough to keep Joshua around as well). Personally, I think the Canucks will be able to talk Hronek down and get something worked out in the end (my prediction is $7.25M x 7). People were talking about Pettersson as an absolute at $12.5M+, and he's making $1M less then that. I think there will definitely be rumours about Hronek that heat up in the offseason like Petey at the deadline, possibly as a tactic to try and bring his price down. Right now I'd be pretty surprised if he ended up being dealt this offseason, but I also do think it is a possibility that shouldn't be ruled out if negotiations don't go as planned.