General Manager Patrik Allvin announced today that D Filip Hronek has been assigned to Abbotsford (AHL) for conditioning.

One of the top defenders for the Vancouver Canucks was assigned to the American Hockey League for conditioning purposes.

The Canucks are getting a big boost to their blue line. Unfortunately, we’re talking about the Abbotsford Canucks. On the bright side, in this particular instance, it also means that the big club will eventually get a boost to their blueline.

Over the past week and a half, Canucks general manager Patrik Allvin and director of player personnel Scott Young took in a series of World Junior games in Ottawa, watched Vancouver’s AHL affiliate in Laval and were in attendance together to witness the Canucks’ 5-4 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens on Monday.

In the past week, NHL insiders Elliotte Friedman of TSN, Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff and Chris Johnston of The Athletic are all discussing the possibility of Vancouver trading superstar center Elias Pettersson — the leading scorer of the 2017 NHL Draft.