by Michael Russo
P R E S E N T E D B Y
The
acquisition
of
Quinn
Hughes
is
one
of
the
biggest
trades
in
NHL
history.
Russo's Rants
QUI
N
N
E
S
OTA
not
a
real
walleye!
The Wild are all-in with
A WEEK BEFORE Bill Guerin pulled off the Quinn Hughes
blockbuster that shocked the hockey world, his assistant GM, Mat
Sells, called the Wild's GM while he was in New York scouting potential
Team USA Olympians. Sells suggested he call his former Penguins
boss, Canucks team president Jim Rutherford, and make an offer for
the superstar defenseman.
There had been lots of rumors in the days leading up that Hughes,
Vancouver's captain, was unhappy and wanted to play with his
brothers in New Jersey or near his parents in Detroit.
Well, why not Minnesota, which gets him closer to both?
Quinn Hughes
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