Vancouver Canucks trade Quinn Hughes: Are the Maple Leafs involved?
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Just moments ago, the Vancouver Canucks traded Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a move that is going to shock the NHL to its core.
Quinn Hughes had seemingly been looking for a trade, and the Vancouver Canucks made it happen by sending him to the Minnesota Wild.
Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, and Liam Ohgren are going to Vancouver, while the Canucks are picking up a first-round pick in the process.
To #mnwild:
D Quinn Hughes
To #Canucks:
2026 1st Round Pick
C Marco Rossi
D Zeev Buium
F Liam Ohgren
D Quinn Hughes
To #Canucks:
2026 1st Round Pick
C Marco Rossi
D Zeev Buium
F Liam Ohgren
This is easily the biggest trade of the NHL season so far, and it will likely be the biggest trade of the entire year, period. No one expected this to happen so soon.
How the Toronto Maple Leafs fit into this?
Over the course of the last few weeks, the Leafs had been mentioned in Quinn Hughes trade rumors, although it mostly felt like some sick joke.
Some claimed that the Leafs could package Matthew Knies and Morgan Rielly in a move that would bring Hughes to the Leafs.
Of course, these were absolutely pipe dreams, and there was no realistic scenario in which the Leafs would ever get the defenseman.
Having said that, we wonder how the Minnesota Wild became part of the discussion. Everyone expected either the Detroit Red Wings or the New Jersey Devils.
In two Summers from now, Hughes will be able to go wherever he wants, and there is no telling whether or not the Wild will be part of those plans.
Either way, this is a massive trade, and we can only imagine how this is going to completely change the DNA of the NHL.
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DECEMBRE 12 | 374 ANSWERS Vancouver Canucks trade Quinn Hughes: Are the Maple Leafs involved? Do you believe Quinn Hughes will like playing for the Minnesota Wild? | ||
| YES | 217 | 58 % |
| NO | 157 | 42 % |
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