The Minnesota Wild, as constructed, have a very high floor entering the 2026-27 season. Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov, and Matt Boldy at the top of the lineup give them the star power they need. Defensive stalwarts like Jonas Brodin, Joel Eriksson Ek, Jared Spurgeon, and their goalie tandem make for a strong defensive structure. Unless disaster hits, this is a playoff team. But it’s hard to call them a true Stanley Cup contender without some X-Factor. That could well come in the form of Maxim ...
We are inching closer to the Minnesota Wild opening training camp and star defenseman Quinn Hughes officially starting the final season on his current contract. No promise to stay in Minnesota beyond the next several months and the pressure and panic are ramping up. So, naturally, it’s a perfect time for some NHL insiders to awake from their month-long slumber up in the cottages of Ontario and start quasi reporting on some things. Chris Johnston appeared on Toronto radio earlier this week and ...
We are inching closer to the Minnesota Wild opening training camp and star defenseman Quinn Hughes officially starting the final season on his current contract. No promise to stay in Minnesota beyond the next several months and the pressure and panic are ramping up.
So, naturally, it's a perfec...
The Minnesota Wild, as constructed, have a very high floor entering the 2026-27 season. Quinn Hughes, Kirill Kaprizov, and Matt Boldy at the top of the lineup give them the star power they need. Defensive stalwarts like Jonas Brodin, Joel Eriksson Ek, Jared Spurgeon, and their goalie tandem make for...
Training camp is almost here and a handful of NHL teams still have big questions to answer. Sportsnet’s Albert Vartanian breaks down five of the biggest situations across the league starting with Edmonton’s ongoing goaltending problems after Frederik Andersen’s injury, plus where things stand with Connor Hellebuyck’s public trade request in Winnipeg, Quinn Hughes’ stalled extension talks in Minnesota, Dylan Larkin’s trade demand amid Detroit’s GM search, and Cutter Gauthier’s contract standoff...
The Minnesota Wild are hoping to secure defenseman Quinn Hughes to a lengthy contract extension. There appears to be a snag in those plans. Hughes is struggling to commit to the team long-term, per The Athletic’s Chris Johnston. Johnston said on the First Up with Korolnek and Colaiacovo Show that Hughes is uncertain. “My understanding […]
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The Quinn Hughes drama in Minnesota will be reaching a key (read: awkward ) point next week when training camp opens. Although the elite blueliner still has one year remaining on his contract, he's been eligible for an extension for over two months, and still nothing has been signed. In fact, according to insider Chris Johnson, appearing on First Up this morning, Hughes isn't even sure yet that he wants to stay in Minny past this year. Quinn Hughes will meet with reporters to...
Quinn Hughes will get a chance to ease the anxiety of Minnesota Wild fans this week... but it sounds like he is having commitment issues?
It’s easy to fall in love with the idea of Dylan Larkin in a Minnesota Wild sweater. He’s a proven top-line center, a former 30-goal man, and the kind of battle-tested leader every contender covets at the deadline. But before Bill Guerin manages the future to bring the Detroit Red Wings captain West, the Wild must ask themselves a difficult question. What are they actually buying and for how long? Start with the math. Larkin turns 30 this summer, and that can often be the beginning of the back...
It’s easy to fall in love with the idea of Dylan Larkin in a Minnesota Wild sweater. He’s a proven top-line center, a former 30-goal man, and the kind of battle-tested leader every contender covets at the deadline. But before Bill Guerin manages the future to bring the Detroit Red Wings captain West...
Minnesota is not the problem right now. That is the part of this that keeps getting lost. It’s the inevitable […]
On paper, the deadline for the Minnesota Wild to extend Quinn Hughes is June 30. But realistically, no one believes that. The common-sense deadline is probably September 30, the day before Minnesota’s season opener. If it goes any longer, the questions about what the Wild will do with the superstar will get louder and possibly threaten to swallow the season. If Hughes is unwilling to sign, their options become two: Trade him somewhere he will re-sign, or keep him and risk letting him walk as a...
On paper, the deadline for the Minnesota Wild to extend Quinn Hughes is June 30. But realistically, no one believes that. The common-sense deadline is probably September 30, the day before Minnesota's season opener. If it goes any longer, the questions about what the Wild will do with the superstar...
Dylan Larkin wants a trade out of Detroit. In addition, we know that his list of preferred destinations is limited to just three or four teams. But that didn’t stop the Philadelphia Flyers from trying to pitch themselves in a trade offer. Larkin, however, shut it down. The Philadelphia Flyers reportedly checked in on Dylan Larkin but were turned away after being told they weren't on his list of acceptable destinations, per @KKurzNHL 😳 Minnesota, Vegas, and Florida remain his prefer...
The Minnesota Wild want Quinn Hughes to sign a long-term deal, despite what many might assume or what he wants...
The Minnesota Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks in December 2025. Hughes still has one year left on the six-year deal that he signed with the Canucks back in 2021. With the deal set to expire at the end of the upcoming campaign, there have been discussions between the Wild and Hughes about […]
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Another year, another key negotiation. Can Minnesota keep the band together and contend?
The Minnesota Wild have a new young Russian on the roster entering camp, and the expectations are (1st line) high for Max Shabanov...
With the puck dropping on the 2026-27 season in just under a month, Minnesota Wild fans finally have an idea of how they’re going to watch their team – and what it’s going to cost them.
On Wednesday, the Wild announced a multi-year local streaming agreement with Prime Video called Wild+, makin...
The Quinn Hughes impasse continues in Minnesota. The superstar defenseman has one year to go on his contract, but despite being eligible, has not yet agreed to an extension with the Wild. Many are wondering what will come next. Most around hockey assume that Hughes will instead make his way to the New Jersey Devils to join his two brothers, Jack and Luke. But now we get a suggestion from Kevin Kurz in The Athletic that the Devils' division rival, the Philadelphia Flyers , might actually ...
The Minnesota Wild have been trying to get Quinn Hughes to the negotiating table all summer, but talks are about to heat up now.
The Quinn Hughes saga continues in Minnesota, and Wild fans are starting to feel a little uneasy about how everything is going to play out. GM Bill Guerin has been open and honest to the media that this is much bigger than hockey, and a family decision for Hughes, and most recently, hockey insider, and free-agent Elliotte Friedman reported via NHL Network, that Hughes isn't thinking Minnesota is a fit long term. I don’t think Quinn Hughes wants long term in Minnesota. And I do think that the W...
This offseason, the Minnesota Wild said goodbye to three veteran members of their forward group. Mats Zuccarello signed a one-year deal with the Los Angeles Kings, Marcus Johansson is on his way to play back home in Sweden, and Vladimir Tarasenko is still a free agent. Between the three, the Wild lo...
We’re hearing a lot of big numbers thrown around these days. A $136 million contract for Kirill Kaprizov. $17 million per year. And, in light of Cale Makar’s $20.4 million AAV, Quinn Hughes is likely in line to make even more than Kaprizov.
It makes you look down the lineup and wonder: How can...
The lack of progress in contract talks between the Minnesota Wild and Quinn Hughes could prompt more trade speculation. Meanwhile, the Ottawa Senators and Drake Batherson could run out of time to get an eight-year extension done before the Sept. 15 deadline.