"This is going to be fun for Quinn," Hughes' agent, Pat Brisson, tells The Athletic. That's not a promise of extending, but it's something.

Vancouver is also projected to be without Elias Pettersson for this game. The 27-year-old has missed the last three games with an upper-body injury, but is on the trip with the team. This season, Pettersson has 22 points in 28 games and is averaging 20:37 of a night.

The Minnesota Wild have acquired superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks, the teams announced on Friday. After weeks of speculation about Hughes' future, the Wild have swooped in and landed one of the NHL's best defensemen.

The Stars were enjoying their day off after splitting 1-1 with two Central Division opponents on their latest road trip when news emerged Friday that the NHL’s top division became even more competitive, with the Vancouver Canucks trading former Norris winner Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild.

Before the Minnesota Wild were able to pull off a blockbuster trade for Quinn Hughes, several teams had offers on the table to the Vancouver Canucks for the star defenseman.

The Vancouver Canucks just completed one of the most significant trades in franchise history, and it wasn't because they wanted to. The team's captain and best

Does Hughes slot in as a partner to likely Team USA teammate Brock Faber? What does that mean for the rest of the Minnesota lineup?