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Analyst provides update on a Quinn Hughes trade: Detroit Red Wings are involved
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An analyst provided an update on a potential trade involving Quinn Hughes and the Detroit Red Wings in a new report.
The Wings could use a top left-handed defenseman to pair with Moritz Seider, and Hughes would be a dream fit on Detroit's blue line.
His skating, puck-moving ability, and offensive instincts are exactly the kind of skillset any NHL GM would love to have on their roster.
According to Ben Kuzma of The Province, the Red Wings are among the teams monitoring the situation closely as Hughes enters the final year of his contract.
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The Canucks' captain has been in many trade rumors all summer, with speculation running high after a tough season for the Canucks both on and off the ice.
Canucks president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford addressed the situation last week, hoping to calm things down.
"Obviously, Quinn's future is so important to this franchise and this city. Everybody is aware of it. Everybody will talk about it until we get dizzy. But he doesn't have to make a decision yet. And sometimes in life, you think something one month and something else the next.
It's always important to win, especially in this situation. We're a little bit caught in between with how far you go to do that, which means how many draft picks do you want to trade and how much of the future do you want to trade. You can do that, but he may make a decision to go somewhere else not related to what the team does.
And that becomes the juggling act. You do that and your team becomes better, but (Hughes) could prefer to be somewhere different geographically. The biggest topic is that he wants to play with his brothers (Jack and Luke) and everybody knows that by now. But it doesn't mean it has to happen in two or one year.
It could happen at the end of their careers. There are so many things, and you can spin it 100 different ways. But there's only one guy that's going to make the decision, and he'll make it for whatever reason. We do have a responsibility, Quinn Hughes or not, to put the best team on the ice that we can."
It's always important to win, especially in this situation. We're a little bit caught in between with how far you go to do that, which means how many draft picks do you want to trade and how much of the future do you want to trade. You can do that, but he may make a decision to go somewhere else not related to what the team does.
And that becomes the juggling act. You do that and your team becomes better, but (Hughes) could prefer to be somewhere different geographically. The biggest topic is that he wants to play with his brothers (Jack and Luke) and everybody knows that by now. But it doesn't mean it has to happen in two or one year.
It could happen at the end of their careers. There are so many things, and you can spin it 100 different ways. But there's only one guy that's going to make the decision, and he'll make it for whatever reason. We do have a responsibility, Quinn Hughes or not, to put the best team on the ice that we can."
The connection to his brothers has always been a talking point. While most assume Hughes would eventually join the New Jersey Devils, Detroit has both the assets and the cap flexibility to at least make Vancouver think twice should trade talks intensify.
With the recent trend in the NHL where star players more openly decide where they want to play, trade rumors won't stop soon for the oldest Hughes brother.
Unless the Canucks have a great season this year, it wouldn't be surprising to see the captain eventually leaving.
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