As we head toward the summer, it goes without saying Detroit Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman will have plenty of roster decisions to make. One of those decisions will be figuring out who will fill the void left behind on the right side of their defense after trading Filip Hronek to the Vancouver Canucks at the NHL trade deadline.
The Hronek deal came as a bit of a shock, considering the right-handed defender is just 25 years old with term remaining. Hronek also seemed to excel playing behind Moritz Seider on the right side paired with the reliable veteran, Olli Maatta.