Quinn Hughes is eligible for a contract extension next summer, but that extension may not come with his current team, the Vancouver Canucks.<\/p>\n
On a recent episode of Sportsnet\u2019s Canucks Talk<\/a>, insider Rick Dhaliwal explained his belief that the Canucks may try to deal Hughes as soon as this season if they\u2019re confident he does not want to sign long-term with the club. The Canucks have lost three games in a row and are just 9-12-2 to begin the season after missing the playoffs last year.<\/p>\n \u201cI do believe that they internally do think that it\u2019s better to move him this year if \u2014 capital letters \u2018IF\u2019 \u2014 he doesn\u2019t want to commit to the franchise long term,\u201d Dhaliwal said.<\/p>\n Hughes, the Canucks captain, has seen his name pop up more often in trade rumors after his brother, New Jersey Devils star Jack Hughes, expressed his desire for them to play together at some point during their NHL careers<\/a>. Jack is already teammates with the third Hughes brother in the NHL, Luke Hughes, one of New Jersey\u2019s top defensemen.<\/p>\n More fuel was added to the fire when the Canucks president of hockey operations, Jim Rutherford, was asked to comment on Quinn\u2019s future last April. Rutherford\u2019s comments didn\u2019t exactly inspire confidence that the team would be able to retain their superstar defender.<\/p>\n \u201cIt may not boil down to money with him,\u201d Rutherford said<\/a>. \u201cHe\u2019s said before he wants to play with his brothers. That would be partly out of our control. In our control would be if we brought his brothers here.\u201d<\/p>\n While Quinn\u2019s current contract with the Canucks is set to expire in 2027, Jack is locked in with the Devils through 2030. Their younger brother, Luke, also just signed a seven-year extension to remain with New Jersey through the 2031-32 campaign, making Rutherford\u2019s idea of bringing the latter two to Vancouver likely far-fetched.<\/p>\n