The Minnesota Wild have acquired superstar defenseman Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks , the teams announced on Friday . After weeks of speculation about Hughes' future, the Wild have swooped in and landed one of the NHL's best defensemen.

In exchange for Hughes, Minnesota sent center Marco Rossi , winger Liam Ohgren , rookie defenseman Zeev Buium and a 2026 first-round pick back to Vancouver. That's quite the haul, but it may be a worthwhile risk for Wild general manager Bill Guerin, who is trying to help his team hit the next level.

The No. 7 overall pick in the 2018 NHL Draft, Hughes has become a top-two defenseman in the league, alongside Cale Makar of the Colorado Avalanche . Hughes can get it done in all three zones as an elite playmaker on offense, a str

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