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Flyers never could’ve traded enough to land Quinn Hughes

The Philadelphia Flyers were a rumored landing spot for Quinn Hughes but now that he’s off to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster trade, we’re getting a clearer picture.

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The Minnesota Wild decided to shock the hockey world by acquiring world-class defenseman Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks on Friday night and the package they had to send makes it completely clear that the Philadelphia Flyers never really had a chance to get the player.

Wild general manager Bill Guerin sent hotshot rookie defenseman Zeev Buium (we’re all familiar with him), center Marco Rossi, winger Liam Ohgren, and a 2026 first-round pick off to Vancouver to get Hughes on his team for roughly 18 months.