It’s the biggest hockey trade in recent memory — and perhaps the most consequential for two franchises that we will see all year.

It’s not every day one of the top players in the NHL is traded, especially when he’s not even in the final year of his contract.

But that’s exactly what happened on Friday night, when the Quinn Hughes trade from Vancouver to Minnesota shook the hockey world.

For the Wild, it’s a big swing as general manager Bill Guerin pushes in his young chips to add the superstar and attempt to take a run at the Stanley Cup. Competing in a difficult Central Division led by a couple of well-established contenders in Dallas and Colorado, the Wild are hoping Hughes propels them into another tier.

Finally free from years of cap constraints for buying out Ryan Suter and Zach Pa

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