What’s the context though? Ask yourself? He indicated to the team he wanted to play with his brothers at the 4 Nations. Do you think he’s told management he wants out of Vancouver and wants to play with his brother’s asap? Or is it more likely JR is just being honest that if they can’t turn things around in Vancouver, him playing with his brothers is the most logical fit?
He made no reference to 4 Nations at all. He was discussing Quinn's future with Vancouver.
What if he did? Do you think they should attempt to convince him otherwise or move on and look forward?
The Devils have a full pipeline of good young defenseman. We already have a Luke Hughes and Seamus Casey. Obviously Quinn would be a big upgrade and makes us better now, but we really don't need him, we're pretty well positioned to be competitive for the next 5-10 years. We can't be trading our Selke nominated captain or our elite 2 way winger for a guy who may very well sign here as a UFA.
"This franchise cannot afford to lose a guy like Quinn Hughes and we will do everything we can to keep him here."
If Quinn has indicated there’s zero chance he’s staying, I trade him now and rebuild. But I doubt he actually has and doing what management is apparently looking to do, create the best team possible to try to convince him to stay, is what I would do.
Everyone knows that. The question is, he going to sign an extension with Vancouver first.
I seriously doubt that Quinn has said that too. He seems like a genuinely loyal guy and it would be really tough for him to leave the team that drafted him and made him Captain.
Exactly plus a good hockey market. There’s even a small chance the brothers come to you in the future. Especially depending on the contract that Luke signs. If Dallas loses to Colorado for example I could see interest from them. As they are win now mode and have a lower tax bracket which makes it easier for the brothers to take a bit less and play together in the future
No but there’s plenty of insinuation from Devils fans that the team will just sign him when he becomes a UFA and not if.
Probably because that's what's going to happen, everything points to it, the brothers are extremely close and have stated they want to play together, the Devils would be nuts to not go after him and I have no doubt he's on their radar. So yeah, if he reaches UFA it's most certain he'll be a New Jersey Devil.
I agree, if Quinn reaches UFA status, he’s going to New Jersey. But we’re not there yet. Check back in a year.
"#3 OA pick". It was a future first of a team expected to contend. The equivalent would be NJDs 2026 first.
This all came about because of what Rutherford said, not Quinn. Then Rutherford goes further and almost starts with tampering.
You're assigning known value to a 1st that wasn't known at the time of the trade. They didn't trade 3rd OA, they traded their 1st thinking that they were one Erik Karlsson away from a Cup. If they already knew it'd be 3rd OA they don't make that deal.
Why are we checking back in a year? You don't think there's a chance he gets dealt this summer? It's not like the Canucks are in good shape, you traded away one of your top forwards in Miller and most likely going to lose another one in Boeser, everything reeks of a rebuild process. I be shocked if Quinn wants to stick around for it.
I disagree, if they wait a year the Devils at that point might just say why not wait another year and not have to give up valuable assets, even if next year he gets dealt to another team it's most likely going to be as a rental.
