Wild could keep Quinn Hughes past trade deadline without an extension
General manager Bill Guerin said Minnesota is willing to keep the defenceman beyond March 1 while his contract situation remains unresolved.
Bill Guerin left the door open Tuesday to keeping Quinn Hughes in Minnesota beyond the March 1 trade deadline, even if the defenceman has yet to sign an extension. The Wild general manager told reporters in Toronto that the club is better with Hughes and that he wants to keep him as long as he can.
Guerin said there had been no change in the contract situation. Hughes is in the last season of a six-year, $47.1-million deal he signed with Vancouver. He has been eligible to extend with Minnesota since July 1 and could become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
Minnesota acquired Hughes from Vancouver last December. The possibility of keeping him through the deadline would give the Wild more time to reach a deal, while leaving open the risk of losing him in free agency.
