Speculation: Quinn Hughes wants to contend

[eviohh26]

I love that somehow if we have to trade Hughes its going to be to NJ.

 

[Hallonbroder]

OH REALLY????

 

[Nikolajs Sillers]

Are there any players in the NHL that dont want contend?

There's one team.

 

[absolute garbage]

I love that somehow if we have to trade Hughes its going to be to NJ.

If he wants to play with his brothers, he can do that. He can make it known that he will sign in NJ once his contract expires. That would mean Canucks have 3 options: 1) lose him for nothing in a couple of years, 2) trade him to one of the 30 other teams as a known rental asset, or 3) trade him to NJ where he will extend long term.

What's the best option for Canucks? Can't say for sure obviously, but I think there's a decent chance NJ would offer the best package in that situation. Say Silayev is on the table, like I think he would be, you really think a team getting Hughes as a rental would top that? Even if he was a 2 playoff run rental, I doubt it.

User name checks out....

That's funny, because my username is actually a homage to you as a poster.

 

[Score08]

Leafs would be all in on this. Like a serious package. One of the few players in the league they make Knies available for. They could do something like Knies + first + top prospect

He said he wanted to go to a contender.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Leafs would be all in on this. Like a serious package. One of the few players in the league they make Knies available for. They could do something like Knies + first + top prospect

If Knies is the centrepiece it doesn’t sound very serious

 

[HockeyVirus]

If Knies is the centrepiece it doesn’t sound very serious

Not my fault you don't know the player *shrug*

 

[NJDevilsFan21]

But what number would be in NJ? #43 Hughes is already taken.

 

[Jerzey Devil]

But what number would be in NJ? #43 Hughes is already taken.

64 and 65 are in between 43 a d 86 but maybe he’ll go a different route and wear zero or 129 because the Hughes’ go by 43’s only.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Hughes
Raty

For

Siegenthaler
Mercer
Nemec
2026 NJ 1st
Gritsyuk


?

 

[Diablo2020]

Hughes
Raty

For

Siegenthaler
Mercer
Nemec
2026 NJ 1st
Gritsyuk


?

IF Canucks HAD to, yeah.

Swap Grits for Anton Silayev though.

But 5 pieces that most teams cant give, and yet with zero leverage VAN still commands a haul from the one team that holds all the UFA cards.

Devils fans will tell you they'll just wait but thats the cost to secure it anytime before 2028.