NHL Rumors: Canucks Have One Player They Won't Trade

Vancouver Canucks head coach Adam Foote reacts during 2025 game.

The Vancouver Canucks might be listening on plenty ahead of the March 6 trade deadline, but Filip Hronek is the exception.

TSN’s Chris Johnston has pushed the idea that Hronek is the one player Vancouver simply is not moving, even while the rest of the roster gets dragged into deadline chatter.

Filip Hronek Untouchable in Canucks Trade Talks

The read on Vancouver right now is if you are not part of the youth group, you are at least being discussed in trade talks.

Johnston’s reporting frames Hronek as the lone veteran who is effectively off limits, which is a pretty wild sentence for a club that has been willing to entertain calls on basically every name.

But it makes sense. He's still fairly young, is beloved in the dressing room, under contract for the significant future, and is the type of steady presence you want to build a young team around.

Chris Johnston: The Canucks are willing to go right down to the studs; someone mentioned to me [Thursday], really the only player they're not thinking about moving is Hronek...obviously their young players that are just coming up; beyond that, take your pick - OverDrive (2/26)
— NHL Rumour Report (@NHLRumourReport) March 3, 2026

It also explains why his name has not really gained traction in the rumor mill compared to other Canucks, despite the obvious value a legitimate top-pairing defender would bring on the market.

This season, the 28-year-old has recorded five goals, 32 points, a -3 plus/minus rating, 81 blocked shots, and 97 hits across 60 games played.

Canucks View Filip Hronek as Long Term Core Piece

Jim Rutherford has called Hronek the team’s best player this season and put him on a very short list of captain candidates, which is not something you do if you are even thinking about flipping the guy for futures.

Vancouver can sell pieces, collect assets, and try to get younger, but Hronek is being treated like a pillar you keep so the next wave has someone to follow and someone to play the hard minutes.

Since being acquired by the Canucks in 2022-23, Hronek has 15 goals, 114 points, a strong +29 plus/minus rating, 247 blocks, and 295 hits over 206 games played.

Filip Hronek isn’t the loudest player in the #Canucks locker room, but his impact is impossible to miss.

Whether through puck movement, reliable defensive reads, or leading by example, he has quietly evolved into a foundational presence.

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— Canucks Insider (@CanucksInsider) January 9, 2026