Overview
- Quinn Hughes was traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Minnesota Wild last week, shifting attention from rumors to the immediate fallout for his former teammates.
- Brock Boeser said he set his phone to do not disturb after a rush of messages from Minnesota contacts and declined to discuss Hughes’ first game there, calling it “too early.”
- Boeser described learning of the deal on the team bus in Newark, noting Hughes had stepped away to be with his brothers, Jack and Luke.
- Several Canucks teammates met Hughes for a dinner that night to say goodbye, a gathering Boeser characterized as emotional.
- Boeser, who played alongside Hughes for parts of eight seasons, said the move left him sad, mad and happy for his friend, as Vancouver sits last in the Pacific Division at 13-17-3.