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Hronek's already Top 4 quality, and has been improving every season. He's also far and away the best D the Wings have, a right-shot RHD, good puck mover, and is only 22.
Trading Hronek would leave Detroit with DeKeyser (a #4 D at best) as their best defenseman which would guarantee next season would be even more embarrassing than this one.
Being that Liljegren isn't likely to be as good as Hronek (in my opinion), and Detroit can't draft a D prospect that would fill that gap with Pit's 1st, the trade doesn't make sense from the Wings' perspective.