WASHINGTON CAPITALS REJECTED TRADE PACKAGE FOR QUINN HUGHES REVEALED: HUGE CANUCKS UPDATE

WASHINGTON CAPITALS REJECTED TRADE PACKAGE FOR QUINN HUGHES REVEALED: HUGE CANUCKS UPDATE

Oh my goodness, Lego, you’re getting unbearable. You’re never going to stop talking about the Hughes trade. Yeah, I know. I know. Vancouver traded their captain. Please give us a week to grieve and to make videos about it over and over again. Not because I’m exploiting it for YouTube views, but because there are so many different things to talk about. Like, I’ll say this one more time. If we were to make one singular video about every prevailing thought, commentary, topic, idea, and conversation that has come up over the past 24 hours in regards to Vancouver Canucks defenseman captain traded to Minnesota Quinn Hughes, that video would be like what 6 hours long. There are so many things to dive into and that includes the trade that did happen, the trades that could have happened, the trades that were hypothesized, and the trades that were straight up rejected. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the trade that Vancouver ended up making with the Minnesota Wild. Quinn Hughes got sent over to Mini for a first round pick. Zeve Buham, Marco Rossi, and Liam Ugrren. We already spoke about this trade in the previous video, how the Detroit Red Wings may have had a difficult time trying to match this package. But courtesy of our friend Jimmy Murphy, who writes for rg.org, or he went out there and gave us what the Washington Capitals proposed trade price would have been for Quinn Hughes and a trade that was supposedly rejected at the hands of the Canucks. Take a look at this tweet here. I’m hearing the Washington Capitals and the Vancouver Conucks discussed Conor Mcichael, Cole Hudson, a prospect, and two firsts for Quinn Hughes. But in my opinion, the Conucks got a better hall from the Minnesota Wild. Now, this is a super intriguing dissection of assets here because honestly, if you look at it piece by piece, there’s a similarity here between what it is the Capitals were offering Vancouver and what the Conucks actually got from Minnesota. Let’s take a look at the one:one direct comparisons, shall we? So obviously the easy one to make is Conor Mcichael. 24year-old center, 6’1 187 Washington Capitals guy. He was a 25th overall pick back in 2019. And he was really interesting because Conor Mcichael exploded the very next year after he was drafted. He had 102 points in the OHL in 52 games as an 18year-old. He then continued to progress and he produced 57 points last year with the Caps, including six points in 10 playoff games, 26 goals, 31 assists. Very good for a 23-year-old young center. Now, this year, unfortunately, Mcichael is on pace for fewer points than he had had. The fact that the Washington Capitals have been an absolute wag in the past two years really lends itself well to young guys in the system who are trying to get production and get their names out there like Conor Mcichael has because of the past 2 years. But here’s the thing. Marco Rossi has arguably done the exact same thing and he’s arguably been better. Now disregard the draft seasons. These guys were both born in 2001. Conor Mcichael drafted 2019. Marco Rossi drafted 2020. Rossi happened to have been a little bit older because he was one of the oldest players in the 2020 NHL draft. Had he been born just what is that 8 days earlier, he would have been eligible for the 2019 draft with Conor Mcichael. But Marco Rossi, despite the fact that he was a little bit of a late birthday, he still was the most productive CHL player. That season where Conor Mcichael had two points a game. Yeah, guess what? Marco Rossi was over two points a game in that season’s worth of OHL play. Rossi had 60 points in 82 games played last year with the Minnesota Wild and 40 points the year before that. This year he is on pace for about 52, but that’s in 68 games because he’s been on the IR. He hasn’t played since November 11th here. But Marco Rossi has been very productive and as a young center with still a lot of development to go through. This guy, I’d honestly go out there and say he has 70, 75, maybe even 80 point potential once he reaches his prime as a pure playmaker, instinctual play reader, and a beautiful passer. Now, let’s go over to some of the other assets here. Cole Hudson was discussed as a potential trade piece for Vancouver. Well, Cole Hudson happens to be the younger brother of Lane Hudson. And Cole is even scarier because he’s kind of had better results versus Lane in the NCAA. Way over a point per game for BEu, as was his older brother. But the thing is, he is still a prospect in college. Last year, Cole Hudson had 48 points in 39 Boston University games. But guess what? Zeve Buouham also was able to produce quite a lot. Now, I will admit, Cole Hudson did produce better points than Bouham did. They had the same points. Buham did it in two more games played. Also, when it came to the World Juniors, hey, guess what? Buham had six points in seven games. Cole Hudson had 11 points in seven games. So Cole technically is a more productive defenseman, but the pedigree Zeb Buen was a 12th overall pick. He’s a guy that a lot of folks said, “Hey, why in the world is he available at 12th overall? That guy should have been available or should have been taken a lot earlier.” Cole Hudson had to get drafted in the second round. He’s a little bit smaller. So, I’m willing to say that these prospects are comparable, if not equal. But you could also debate that Zeve Buouham with the draft pedigree that he has plus the proven track record of consistent winning puts him above a guy like Cole Hudson. Especially since Bu has been good with the Minnesota Wild this season on pace for 37 points in a lineup that is really loaded with defense and on a team that’s been a wagon that’s been consistently winning with not really much time or space to give to developing guys. I can understand if you can say Zuam is untapped. There’s more to this guy’s game and hopefully we’ll see that with the Vancouver Conucks. Going back over to the tweet though, if Vancouver ended up getting a prospect, let’s just say a prospect is similar to a Liam Ugrren and two firsts for Quinn Hughes. It is interesting, but I do think the Canucks did get a better hall from Minnesota. It would have been very slightly better because two firsts is better than one first. But the progression of Marco Rossi versus Conor Mcichael and how you could very well say that Zeve Buham is a more valuable piece than Cole Hudson, it does balance out the discrepancy that two firsts has versus one first. So Vancouver rejecting this Washington trade makes a lot of sense in my mind. But hey, guess what? This isn’t even it. We have more to talk about. Take a look at what Jimmy Murphy replies here. A source said to me earlier today, remember Scott Young, the Canucks assistant coach? He was the director of player personnel for the Canucks for the last three seasons before he jumped behind the bench. He was based part-time in Massachusetts, where he’s from, to not just scout, but to also watch his son Tyler, who was playing for Marramac in Hockey East for the last three seasons before going to North Dakota in the portal last summer. He saw a lot of Ryan Leonard in Boston College and last season Hudson at BU. I don’t think the Caps will move Ryan Leonard, but I think Hudson with Mcichael, another prospect in picks, could make it happen. Yeah. No, Ryan Leonard. I think if that guy’s included, you’re looking at a slam dunk trade idea if Vancouver was able to get him. But, you know, for whatever reason, the Capitals didn’t want to trade away their best young player. Why? The Wild did that and they got Quinn Hughes. Look at you, Washington. all high and mighty with Ryan Leonard still on the team and Conor Mcichael doing his thing. Okay, I’m not bitter. I’m very happy to see Vancouver get these assets here. Sure, it sucks to trade away Quinn Hughes, but considering the circumstances, I’d say that this package is a pretty good one. You can let me know your thoughts in the comment section below. Which package would you have preferred? Vancouver’s actual package of Zeve Buouy, Marco Rossy, Leo Morgan in a first, or this proposed package of Conor Mcichael, Cole Hudson, another prospect, and two firsts all for Quinn Hughes. Caps fans, wild fans, let me know your thoughts in the comments section as well. I hope you enjoyed this Vish Roll9 and bye.

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We’re going over the potential Washington Capitals trade package that the Vancouver Canucks rejected for Minnesota Wild d-man Quinn Hughes.

The package supposedly would’ve included Connor McMichael, Cole Hutson, and two first round picks.

This video is taking place after the 2025 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

The 2025 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:

1st) New York Islanders, Matthew Schaefer
2nd) San Jose Sharks, Michael Misa
3rd) Chicago Blackhawks, Anton Frondell
4th) Utah Mammoth, Caleb Desnoyers
5th) Nashville Predators, Brady Martin
6th) Philadelphia Flyers, Porter Martone
7th) Boston Bruins, James Hagens
8th) Seattle Kraken, Jake O’Brien
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Radim Mrtka
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Roger McQueen
11th) Pittsburgh Penguins, Benjamin Kindel
12th) Philadelphia Flyers (from New York Rangers via Vancouver Canucks and Pittsburgh Penguins), Jack Nesbitt
13th) Detroit Red Wings, Carter Bear
14th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Jackson Smith
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Braeden Cootes
16th) New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames via Montreal Canadiens), Victor Eklund
17th) New York Islanders (from Montreal Canadiens), Kashawn Aitcheson
18th) Calgary Flames (from New Jersey Devils), Cole Reschny
19th) St. Louis Blues, Justin Carbonneau
20th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Minnesota Wild), Pyotr Andreyanov
21st) Nashville Predators (from Ottawa Senators), Cameron Reid
22nd) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Colorado Avalanche via Philadelphia Flyers), Bill Zonnon
23rd) Ottawa Senators (from Tampa Bay Lightning via Nashville Predators), Logan Hensler
24th) Pittsburgh Penguins (from Los Angeles Kings), Will Horcoff
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Vaclav Nestrasil
26th) Nashville Predators (from Vegas Golden Knights via San Jose Sharks), Ryker Lee
27th) Washington Capitals, Lynden Lakovic
28th) Winnipeg Jets, Sascha Boumedienne
29th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Carolina Hurricanes), Mason West
30th) San Jose Sharks (from Dallas Stars), Joshua Ravensbergen
31st) Los Angeles Kings (from Edmonton Oilers via Philadelphia Flyers and Pittsburgh Penguins), Henry Brzustewicz
32nd) Calgary Flames (from Florida Panthers), Cullen Potter

This video is also taking place after 2025 NHL Season, and after the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Florida Panthers defeated the Edmonton Oilers in the Finals.

Quinn Hughes was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.

The 2018 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The Top 29 of the draft went as follows:

1st – Buffalo Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin
2nd – Carolina Hurricanes, Andrei Svechnikov
3rd – Montreal Canadiens, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
4th – Ottawa Senators, Brady Tkachuk
5th – Arizona Coyotes, Barrett Hayton
6th – Detroit Red Wings, Filip Zadina
7th – Vancouver Canucks, Quinn Hughes
8th – Chicago Blackhawks, Adam Boqvist
9th – New York Rangers, Vitali Kravtsov
10th – Edmonton Oilers, Evan Bouchard
11th – New York Islanders, Oliver Wahlstrom
12th – New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames), Noah Dobson
13th – Dallas Stars, Ty Dellandrea
14th – Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis Blues), Joel Farabee
15th – Florida Panthers, Grigori Denisenko
16th – Colorado Avalanche, Martin Kaut
17th – New Jersey Devils, Ty Smith
18th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Liam Foudy
19th – Philadelphia Flyers, Jay O’Brien
20th – Los Angeles Kings, Rasmus Kupari
21st – San Jose Sharks, Ryan Merkley
22nd – New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Ottawa Senators), K’Andre Miller
23rd – Anaheim Ducks, Isac Lundestrom
24th – Minnesota Wild, Filip Johansson
25th – St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Dominik Bokk
26th – Ottawa Senators (from Boston Bruins via New York Rangers), Jacob Bernard-Docker
27th – Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville Predators), Nicolas Beaudin
28th – New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Nils Lundkvist
29th – Toronto Maple Leafs (from Winnipeg Jets via St. Louis Blues), Rasmus Sandin

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