Vancouver Canucks may be on the verge of making the summer's biggest blockbuster trade

But cashing in on Filip Hronek isn't Ryan Johnson's call to make.

The Toronto Maple Leafs surrendered a 2026 fifth-round pick and signed Raddysh to an eight-year, $68-million deal worth $8.5 million per season, confirmed by ESPN.

The 30-year-old posted a career-high 70 points in 73 games for the Tampa Bay Lightning.

That number repositions every comparable right-shot blueliner in the league. Hronek, two years younger and locked in at $7.25 million annually through 2032, suddenly looks like genuine value relative to what the market just rewarded.

The problem for Canucks general manager Ryan Johnson is buried in the fine print. Per Daily Faceoff, Hronek's eight-year, $58-million contract includes a full no-movement clause running through 2028.

Nobody in this league acquires him without his blessing.

That detail is disappearing in the Raddysh reaction cycle. The conversation keeps framing this as a front-office decision for Vancouver.

It isn't - not yet. Hronek decides whether any trade discussion advances, because he holds approval power over his own destination.

That context shifts the equation considerably. Hronek played all 82 games in 2025-26 and posted 49 points, a career high, while absorbing massive minutes after Quinn Hughes was traded in December.

He won the team's MVP award, voted on by fans. He wore an alternate captain's letter on a 25-win club.

That is not the profile of a player who wants out.

The Toronto signing handed Hronek leverage, not urgency. If he eventually waives his clause and requests a move, the return will be significant.

But that window opens on his timeline, not Johnson's.

For now, new head coach Manny Malhotra inherits a legitimate top-pair anchor for his rebuild at a cap number that looks sharper by the offseason.

The market moved. Whether Vancouver moves with it is Hronek's decision alone.