Canucks trade Quinn Hughes to Wild
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It was clear that Quinn Hughes wouldn't stay with the Canucks after this year's disastrous start, but apparently Rutherford knew long ago.
Vancouver was also lacking depth up front. Tanner Pearson was its third-best winger. The likes of Tyler Motte, Juho Lammikko and Matthew Highmore were top-nine forwards during an unsustainable run of form that we now remember as The Bruce Boudreau bump.
Quinn Hughes addressed his relationship with Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford in a recent interview. Hughes is in the second-to-last year of a six-year contract worth $47.