Washington Capitals GM reveals which player he refused to part with in order to acquire Quinn Hughes
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Washington Capitals General Manager Chris Patrick revealed recently which player he didn’t want to part with to acquire Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks.
“The best information I could get in the aftermath of this shocking trade, which Martine Gaillard reminded me last night I never saw coming, is that he [Hughes] informed them I believe right before U.S. Thanksgiving, like around that time, as the Canucks were losing, he was really having trouble dealing with it. If you’re a Canucks fan you saw it, if Canuck watcher you saw it. He was really struggling with the losing. It was right around that time before U.S. Thanksgiving that the Canucks were informed he would not be signing an extension with them this summer.” Elliotte Friedman said last month.
It didn’t take too long before Patrik Allvin found a dance partner as he traded Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild for Zeev Buium, Liam Ohgren, Marco Rossi and a first round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft.
Washington Capitals GM reveals which player he didn’t want to give up to get Quinn Hughes from Vancouver
Among the teams that showed interest in Quinn Hughes prior to his trade to the Minnesota Wild was the Washington Capitals, with Jimmy Murphy of RG Media reporting that the club discussed a deal involving Connor McMichael, two prospects and two first round picks.
“We checked in for sureI really like Cole Hutson and for me, I want to see what he can do in a Washington Capitals sweater. So, that wasn’t a piece that I was willing to move in that kind of trade.” Patrick said.
It’s no surprise that Patrick didn’t want to part ways with Cole Hutson, who is arguably one of the top prospects in all of hockey at the moment regardless of position and will likely make the jump to professional hockey at the end of his season with Boston University.
With Washington not willing to move Hutson, Allvin shifted his attention to Minnesota where he got a really good package all things considered, with Zeev Buium set to become Vancouver’s number one defenseman for many years to come.
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