The Vancouver Canucks were extremely active on Friday, making two major trades involving J.T. Miller and Marcus Pettersson. These moves significantly impact the team's present and future outlook. However, the most concerning news might be the injury to star defenseman Quinn Hughes, who left the game against the Dallas Stars with a lower-body injury.
And I mean a lot of news. The Canucks made two major trades that shook up the team this season and also majorly impact their long-term outlook in the future.
In the final tally, the Canucks shipped out five current players and two prospects and received three players and a prospect in return, with a first-round pick also coming in and going out in the process. The Canucks also added some cap space, both for this season and into the future. At the current rate they’re accruing cap space, the Canucks could add as much as $11 million in cap hits at the trade deadline.
The trouble appeared to start after he knocked Evgenii Dadonov to the ice with a stiff check, as he appeared to catch an edge. When Dadonov returned the favour later in the shift, Hughes’ leg appeared to give out underneath him and he went straight to the bench. While Hughes made a dramatic return a few minutes after leaving the game, his shifts were generally short and Hughes was in obvious distress both on the ice and on the bench. That was particularly the case after his final shift, where he fanned on a pass, struggled to recover, then went straight to the bench. His anguished look on the bench was troubling.
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