There aren’t really any Quinn Hughes negotiations going on, but they’re all fine with that
TSN: With the Minnesota Wild near the top of the league standings, they’re all in this season no matter what, according to Chris Johnston, and they’re comfortable with giving Quinn Hughes the time and space he neesds.
“There aren’t really any contract discussions going on, but it’s not really much of a cloud as you expect. I think the Wild are “all in” this season, meaning they would keep Hughes past the March 1st trade deadline if this isn’t resolved by then.
Really what we should be discussing about Minnesota is the pursuit of more players to help with the cause where Dylan Larkin remains very much on their radar.”
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Bill Guerin and Quinn Hughes aren’t talking about the contract situation
Frank Seravalli of Sportsnet: Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin when asked if he’d be okay with keeping pending UFA defenseman Quinn Hughes beyond the trade deadline without having a contract in place.
“Yeah. As of today, yeah. I don’t know. But if you ask me in two or three months, it might be a different answer. We’ll have to see.”
Taking Hughes out of the Wild lineup would definitely hurt their Stanley Cup chances and there is no way they’d get equal value back in a trade. Guerin isn’t putting any deadline on things, and knows at some point he’ll have to have a conversation with Hughes.
The Minnesota Wild Remain Patient About Quinn Hughes Decision
“I think everyone imagines we’re having these intense negotiations every single day,” he said. “We don’t talk about it, really. I think because I’ve been in that spot before, I understand it maybe a little more, it’s not personal. It’s a life decision that he has to make and it’s his decision. I get it.”
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