The Vancouver Canucks have had some rough luck with high picks. They narrowly missed out on selecting Gilbert Perrault first overall in their inaugural draft, traded away Rick Vaive, Bill Derlago, and Cam Neely before they became stars, and whiffed on several top picks in the late 1980s and 1990s. So when top-prospect Cody Hodgson began to flare out only a few years into his young career, it seemed like another example of the franchise being cursed. But Hodgson was far from being just another failed draft pick. While a public feud publicly and privately went on between the talented…
On Friday evening, the Vancouver Canucks ended up dealing Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, Zeev Buium, and a 2026 first-round draft pick. To me, that signals the Canucks could be headed into a rebuild, or at least a retool. With that being said, amid the noise surrounding the Buffalo Sabres’ internal discussions about Kevyn Adams’ future as general manager, three NHL sources have told The Athletic. (from ‘What We’re Hearing About Kevyn Adams’ Future as Buffalo Sabres GM,’ The Athletic, Dec. 12, 2025). Last season, around this time of year, Elliotte Friedman…
In today’s NHL rumour rundown, we look at the timeline that brought Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in Friday’s blockbuster deal. We will also look at some of the other rumours that broke about Hughes and some connections to other teams, some contract extension things, and more. Quinn Hughes to Minnesota – The Timeline & Tidbits Of course, the biggest thing out of Dec. 12 was the Hughes blockbuster. There haven’t been any leaks or reports that the Wild were in any talks with the Vancouver Canucks about the superstar defenseman, but when Elliotte Friedman posted, “Breaking: Quinn Hughes…
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