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Only One Team Aggressively Pursuing Dylan Larkin Trade

Dylan Larkin gave the Detroit Red Wings a list of three teams he'd accept a trade to.  Months later, only one of them is actually doing anything to make it happen. Wild Are The Lone Aggressor Detroit Hockey Now's Kevin Allen's latest reporting confirms that of the three teams on Larkin's list, the Florida Panthers, Vegas Golden Knights and Minnesota Wild , only Minnesota is aggressively trying to complete a deal right now.  Florida and Vegas have effectively fallen off, with the Wild...

Latest Quinn Hughes Comments Promising For Minnesota Wild Faithful

It's only been a week since Quinn Hughes spoke to the media on the Players/Media Tour. But now that he's in camp, he's facing the same questions about when he's going to sign an extension with the Minnesota Wild.  And while his comments about how much he likes his current team  in last week's interview were promising for Wild faithful, his newest words will leave them even more stoked.  Quinn Hughes is less than a year away from potentially hitting free agency, with the possibil...

Rising Contracts May Transform Wild’s Weakness Into Strength

A new era has begun in the NHL this offseason. With the rising salary cap, player contracts have exploded. All three of the top deals in NHL history by average annual value (Cale Makar, Macklin Celebrini, Leo Carlsson) were signed in July and August. More money is good for players and the league, but some teams will also benefit tremendously from the newfound value of the contracts they signed right before this recent gold rush. The Minnesota Wild could be one of those teams. One key to succes...

Bill Guerin Is Confident Quinn Hughes Signs An Extension

That's Wild As we all pace around our living rooms waiting for Quinn Hughes to sign a contract extension with the Minnesota Wild before the season starts, or at least begging for it to happen, someone remains confident. Wild general manager Bill Guerin is expressing some quiet confidence tha...

Devils Hire Jessica Campbell, Bryan McCabe

By Ethan Hetu | at September 16, 2026 3:18 pm The Seattle Kraken announced today that former Philadelphia Flyers and Minnesota Wild GM Chuck Fletcher has been added to the team’s hockey operations department as senior advisor to the general manager. Fletcher was previously a senior advisor for the New Jersey Devils, but left the club amidst the team’s leadership change, which saw former GM Tom Fitzgerald replaced by Florida Panthers assistant GM Sunny Mehta as the team’s new leader of hockey o...

Canucks coach Manny Malhotra on Winning vs. Losing Hockey Play

The Vancouver Canucks aren’t fooling themselves as they open 2026 NHL training camp—they know there’s a lot of losing to come. For now, though, there’s the early-season positivity, not weighed down by losses or a frustrated fanbase, instead buoyed by a new season on the horizon. After finishing the 2025-26 season last in the NHL by a 14-point margin, and securing just nine wins on home ice, in addition to trading franchise defenseman and captain Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild, there’s hope...

Will Minnesota Vikings stick with Carson Wentz beyond Week 2?

Will Minnesota Vikings stick with Carson Wentz beyond Week 2; Or will the Vikings turn back to Kyler Murray; Quinn Hughes’ future with the Minnesota Wild; Minnesota Twins top prospect Walker Jenkins struggles so far; Is this the END OF THE LINE for these topics and more on Mackey & Judd. SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS: https://valorpestsolutions.com/ — Mention Purple Daily and receive 50% off* your initial service (*In select areas with monthly program. Restrictions Apply.) https://on.auraframes.com/Unc...

Wild GM Bill Guerin declares ‘everything is fine’ despite Quinn Hughes rejecting bigger contract than Cale Makar

On Wednesday, the new NHL collective bargaining agreement took effect. In the new agreement, the maximum length of contracts when re-signing with a team moves from eight years to just seven years. Quinn Hughes of the Minnesota Wild is eligible for a contract extension, and if he were looking for an eight-year deal, it had […] The post Wild GM Bill Guerin declares ‘everything is fine’ despite Quinn Hughes rejecting bigger contract than Cale Makar appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Wild Just Gave John Hynes A Contract He Still Has To Earn

After months of speculation, the Minnesota Wild finally closed the deal. We’re not talking about the contract negotiations with Quinn Hughes, who continues to gaze into the universe while mulling a contract extension. Instead, we’re talking about John Hynes, who agreed to a “multi-year” contract extension on Tuesday morning. The terms weren’t disclosed, but it’s a safe bet the Wild see Hynes as part of their long-term future after advancing past the first round of the playoffs for the first ti...

Blake Coleman Could Turn the Wild Into the Western Conference’s Hurricanes

For most of the summer, most people assumed the Minnesota Wild would put Maxim Shabanov in Mats Zuccarello’s role. Given that Shabanov’s skill set mirrors Zuccarello’s, it makes sense to pair him with Kirill Kaprizov and see if they can replicate some of that chemistry. Coach John Hynes seems to agree, telling The Athletic on Monday, “We really want to see Shabanov in that spot — see what he could look like.” In the same breath, Hynes also hinted at some unexpected experimentation. He continue...

The Wild Just Gave John Hynes A Contract He Still Has To Earn

After months of speculation, the Minnesota Wild finally closed the deal. We’re not talking about the contract negotiations with Quinn Hughes, who continues to gaze into the universe while mulling a contract extension. Instead, we’re talking about John Hynes, who agreed to a “multi-year” contract ext...

Wild Enter Training Camp With One Huge Looming Question

That's Wild The Minnesota Wild open training camp this week with aspirations to lift the Stanley Cup in several months. But, there is also one massive looming question that needs to be answered. It's about Quinn Hughes and whether he's going to commit more than just next year to the Wild. [S...

Could We See A Dylan Larkin For Quinn Hughes Trade? | The Chris Johnston Show

Chris Johnston alongside host Julian mcKenzie and Drew Lingstone discuss the possibilty of the Minnestoa Wild trading Quinn Hughes for Red Wings former captain Dylan Larkin Watch all episodes of The Chris Johnston Show here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLk7FZfwCEifwZnM5KxOFlm0lQjkEheLw Buy CJ Show merch: https://sdpnshop.ca/collections/cj-show Follow us on Instagram: @reporterchris @jkamckenzie and @sdpnsports Follow us on X: @reporterchris @jkamckenzie @sdpnsports For general inqui...

Wild lock up John Hynes after 1st playoff win in 11 years

The Minnesota Wild are skating into the 2026-27 season with some momentum, after posting a playoff series win this past season. Minnesota is extending the contract of their head coach, John Hynes. Hynes signed a multiyear deal with the Wild, per NHL.com. “In his three seasons with Minnesota, Hynes is 125-78-24 and has guided it […] The post Wild lock up John Hynes after 1st playoff win in 11 years appeared first on ClutchPoints .