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I made that post as a joke for that exact reason but adding a bigger middle 6 center would make this team a really tough out in the playoffs.

I saw elsewhere that a Canucks’ writer at the athletic compared Hughes impact to that of a 1C.

If he doesn’t want to sign, it probably turns into a Mikko Rantanen and Carolina situation.

Yep, it’s time to burn the ships! Now or never.

If only the Wild can add a middle 6 center at the deadline…

Right, Buium may be a star but Hughes IS a star. An extension will be huge and Guerin likely ends up with egg on his face if he doesn’t get one done.

They also only had more D scoring than 3 other teams in the league this year. While the need may have been greater for a top 6 forward, Hughes is more than just help on the D corps.

That is a really high number but he’s hit it multiple times. The point I was attempting to make is that he’s going to have a greater impact on the offense than number of goals he scores personally. But I acknowledge your point that it would be better to have another high end forward.

He’s got to get 60 assists somehow. Additionally, he likely reinvigorates a power play that’s struggled lately.

Whittingham thought square dancing unit was bullsh!t.

Fair points. However, Hughes doesn’t have to score the goals to have an impact on scoring. I agree that another Top 6 forward (probably preferably a center to push Yurov down the lineup) would be a great addition especially now that they’re obviously pushing their chips to the center of the...

Yeah, center is thin again but does it matter what position scores the points? Hughes will help put points on the board. A trade to bump Tarasenko down or out of the lineup would be great.

What do the D pairs look like now? Hughes/Faber Spurgeon/Brodin Middleton/Bogosian Maybe another trade is coming?

As another poster mentioned, it’s likely not a surprise that he resigned right after the PE deal was announced.

I think they stopped signing NLIs in favor of Aid Agreements. I would be the University would want any further negative press and would be more than happy to oblige a recruit wanting to released.