"Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes has been traded to the Minnesota Wild, sources told ESPN on Friday. It was a blockbuster deal in which Vancouver received three roster players - defenseman Zeev Buium, center Marco Rossi and winger Liam Ohgren - as well as a first-round pick. It's one of the boldest moves in Wild franchise history, and signals GM Bill Guerin's hunger to win now after signing Kirill Kaprizov to the richest contract in NHL history this summer."
"Hughes, 26, is a 2018 first round pick of the Canucks and considered one of the best defensemen in the league. The defenseman is one of six players already named to the Team USA Olympic men's hockey team. Quinn won the Norris Trophy in 2023-24 when he recorded a career-high 92 points for a first-place Canucks team. However, a Hughes trade became increasingly inevitable after the Canucks got off to a poor start."
"Vancouver entered Friday in last place in the Pacific Division at 11-17-3 with a minus-24 goal differential. Earlier this month, the Vancouver front office sent a memo across the league that they were open to trading any of their pending UFA's. That did not include Hughes, who is under contract through the end of next season. However, it empowered many general managers across the league to inquire about Hughes - who did not have any trade protection."
Quinn Hughes, 26, was traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster deal that sent defenseman Zeev Buium, center Marco Rossi, winger Liam Ohgren and a first-round pick to Vancouver. The move signals Minnesota GM Bill Guerin's push to win now after signing Kirill Kaprizov to a record contract; the Wild have not advanced past the first playoff round since 2015. Hughes is a 2018 first-round pick, a top NHL defenseman, a 2023-24 Norris Trophy winner with 92 points, and a Team USA Olympian. Vancouver's poor start and open-market memo accelerated trade talks.
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