Speculation: Quinn Hughes wants to contend

[Nogatco Rd]

Can't have a Quinn Hughes thread without asinine takes like:
"Quinn Hughes will return (by far) the largest return of any trade in NHL history."

Obviously not a direct quote, but that is the non-ironic sentiment.

Largest return ever? Probably not.. but I don’t see how it wouldn’t be at minimum one of the top 3 in the cap era.

I’d be curious to know which trades you’d have ahead of it, since you seem to have such strong feelings about it?

 

[Habs Halifax]

Pettersson
Cozens, Byram, K.Helenius

Miller, 2nd
Mittelstadt, C.Ritchie

Hughes
Lafreniere, Miller, Schneider, 1st

Suter @50%, NYR 1st
C.Geekie


New top 6 F -
Jake Debrusk, Alex Lafreniere
Casey Mittelstadt, Dylan Cozens
Brock Boeser, Conor Garland

New top 4-
Keandre Miller, Bowen Byram
Braden Schneider, Filip Hronek

Three young centers-
Conor Geekie
Calum Ritchie
Konsta Helenius


Entire team rebuilt, now joining the ranks of bidder ourselves on the next Miller or Pettersson that becomes available.

What's a Hoglander, Lekkerimaki, Willander, 1st package fetch us at draft or in the offseason?

Definitely risks to doing this but there are rewards if the Canucks do their homework and make good trades. No doubt teams will engage and try to find deals that works for both sides. Might be a little setback but the Canucks can also draft more Grade A's in that setback/retool period... maybe 2 years. This is a case where it would not be a full rebuild that takes 5+ years.

 

[Breakers]

Lots of copium in this thread from Canucks fans. Some of these trade requirements are hilarious.

Hughes has a NMC and is a couple years away from being a free agent.

He is going to dictate this situation and if he wants to get traded it will be for a return that will be extremely underwhelming.

Don’t take it ? Sure then he just walks when he can for nothing. It will be a lose lose situation

Ahh yes Dictating the situation without a NMC
And hey genius he wants that 8th year in his new contract