Bill Guerin was wrist deep in a bowl of meatballs when he completed one of the biggest trades in Minnesota Wild history.

The Wild general manager found out Friday night that Vancouver Canucks president Jim Rutherford had agreed to trade former Norris Trophy-winning defenseman Quinn Hughes to Minnesota for three young players and a future first-round draft pick.

"I was making meatballs for our Christmas Eve dinner when Jim called," Guerin said Saturday. "I had to take my latex gloves off. I was rolling meatballs and he told me we have a deal. There was a fist pump involved."

The move is the clearest indication that Guerin and Wild are going all in this season as they seek their first Stanley Cup in the team's 25-year history.

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