Quinn Hughes is an irreplaceable player, yet there are three new guys in Vancouver who always will have ties to the former captain.

On Saturday, former Minnesota Wild players Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, and Liam Ohgren participated in their first Canucks practice following the blockbuster Hughes trade. After practice, the media was quick to ask about the trade and how the newest Canucks will slot in.

Buium, the 12th-overall pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, explained he’s not even thinking about replacing Hughes.

“I want to be me. I mean obviously you know the kind of player he is, he’s a superstar. He’s done so many great things, won a Norris (trophy), the top defenceman in the U.S., if not the best defenceman in the NHL,” Buium said. “I think for me I’ve always liked to watch him and take thin

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