ANAHEIM, Calif. — Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes confirmed Thursday that he was completely unaware what team president Jim Rutherford had for breakfast.

But as for hockey matters and the “transition” of the National Hockey League team that Rutherford and general manager Patrik Allvin are trying to undertake, Hughes, the captain, said he speaks regularly with Rutherford and has an excellent relationship with the Canucks’ hockey-operations boss.

“Me and Jim have a really good relationship, and I have a ton of respect for Jim,” Hughes said after the Canucks practised here Thursday. “He’s a Hall-of-Fame GM, and absolutely, yeah, I talk to him.

“I don’t know about always being on the same boat or anything like that, but I know that I have tremendous respect for Jim and have no proble

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