How the Quinn Hughes Trade Could Reshape the NHL Power Landscape Forever
As colleague Dom Luszczyszyn pointed out, only three teams had fewer points from their blue line than Minnesota’s 50 going into Thursday’s games. The Wild, before Hughes’ acquisition, were also the only team without a single defenseman projected to have an above-average Offensive Rating, according to Dom’s model.
Is there risk to this trade if Hughes doesn’t re-sign? Sure. But Minnesota’s chances of extending Hughes are aided by the fact that they can offer him more money than anybody else this offseason — the Wild can offer him an eight-year extension, a frontloaded structure, and extremely player-friendly signing bonuses according to the old CBA rules through Sept. 15, 2026, compared to the maximum of six years if he signs with a new team as an unrestricted free-agent on July 1, 2027.
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