{"id":405009,"date":"2026-01-13T18:28:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405009\/"},"modified":"2026-01-13T18:28:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T18:28:07","slug":"quinn-hughes-wanted-to-go-to-red-wings-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/405009\/","title":{"rendered":"Quinn Hughes Wanted To Go To Red Wings \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

In yesterday\u2019s iteration of 32 Thoughts<\/a>, Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman claims that defenseman Quinn Hughes<\/a> wanted to go to the Detroit Red Wings when the Vancouver Canucks were entertaining trade offers. However, Friedman indicated that General Manager Steve Yzerman<\/a> was unwilling to pay the lofty price if an extension wasn\u2019t guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Hughes was eventually traded to the Minnesota Wild for Marco Rossi<\/a>, Zeev Buium<\/a>, Liam Ohgren<\/a>, and a 2026 first-round pick. Detroit was known to be one of the speculative suitors at the time. However, many pundits believed that defenseman Simon Edvinsson<\/a> was the major sticking point in negotiations, as being a player the Red Wings were unwilling to part with. Yesterday\u2019s report from Friedman certainly alters that narrative.<\/p>\n

Additionally, given that he\u2019s not scheduled to hit unrestricted free agency until after the 2026-27 season, Hughes isn\u2019t eligible to sign an extension until July 1st, 2026. Friedman\u2019s report indicates that Yzerman was hoping for a verbal commitment from Hughes and his agent, Pat Brisson, that the former Norris Trophy winner would sign a long-term contract with Detroit. Although Hughes can\u2019t sign an extension until the upcoming summer, he\u2019s able to begin negotiating one whenever he pleases.<\/p>\n

While it ultimately didn\u2019t work out with Detroit on the trade front, they will certainly be a team to look out for if Hughes reaches free agency in 2027. However, that\u2019s a big if.<\/p>\n

There\u2019s no doubting the connection. Hughes played for four years in southeast Michigan with the United States National Team Development Program before attending the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor for two years. Still, he\u2019s had a seamless transition to the Wild organization, scoring one goal and 16 points in 15 games while averaging nearly 28 minutes of ice time per game.<\/p>\n

It appears that the lack of extension could be a major sticking point for Yzerman leading up to the trade deadline. In the same episode on Monday, Friedman discussed the recent speculation connecting the Red Wings to Calgary Flames defenseman Rasmus Andersson<\/a>, noting that Detroit would likely avoid him if he is not willing to commit long-term.<\/p>\n

Regardless, it\u2019ll be a breath of fresh air to a Red Wings fan base that has been starving for a big-time addition by Yzerman, particularly on defense. The team is on pace to get over the playoff hurdle, sitting in first place in the highly competitive Atlantic Division with a 28-15-4 record. However, it\u2019s important to remember that Detroit has played the most games of any team in the division.<\/p>\n

The Red Wings should be comfortable with their top pairing. The combination of Edvinsson and Moritz Seider<\/a> is one of the league\u2019s best at even strength, averaging a 55.2% xGoals%. However, there\u2019s a stark drop-off in performance from the second pairing. Veteran Ben Chiarot<\/a> and rookie Axel Sandin Pellikka<\/a> have combined for a 45.8% mark, which ranks 81st out of the 99 defensive pairings that have played in 200 or more minutes together.<\/p>\n

If Detroit can remain healthy after the Olympic break, all rumors suggest a significant addition to their defense. However, regarding the rental market, the quality of potential trade candidates is thin. Given the desire to stay away from a player who isn\u2019t willing to stay with the team long-term, the Red Wings could look to the market for defensemen signed beyond this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In yesterday\u2019s iteration of 32 Thoughts, Sportsnet\u2019s Elliotte Friedman claims that defenseman Quinn Hughes wanted to go to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":372094,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[66],"tags":[1786,10669,385,83588,195259,99],"class_list":{"0":"post-405009","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nhl","8":"tag-detroit-red-wings","9":"tag-newsstand","10":"tag-nhl","11":"tag-quinn-hughes","12":"tag-rasmus-andersson","13":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405009","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=405009"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/405009\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/372094"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=405009"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=405009"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=405009"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}