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RE: Wild 2025-26 Season - 12/14/2025 9:16:57 PM

David Levine

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Russo:

Hughes says he’s “extremely open minded” to stay here long-term because they have an “amazing core,” it’s close to Michigan and for Guerin “sacking” up and trading so many assets for him. He said he will always remember that it was the Wild that stepped up and not other teams.

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RE: Wild 2025-26 Season - 12/15/2025 7:11:45 AM

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Hughes says he’s “extremely open minded” to stay here long-term because they have an “amazing core,” it’s close to Michigan and for Guerin “sacking” up and trading so many assets for him. He said he will always remember that it was the Wild that stepped up and not other teams.

For now, the only question might be the level of desire he has to join his brothers in NJ. There may be something to that, but as of right now it seems more like just fan speculation that ‘seems to make sense’ but has no verifiable intel behind it.

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RE: Wild 2025-26 Season - 12/15/2025 7:29:10 AM

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ORIGINAL: Karl Juhnke

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ORIGINAL: David Levine

Russo:

Hughes says he’s “extremely open minded” to stay here long-term because they have an “amazing core,” it’s close to Michigan and for Guerin “sacking” up and trading so many assets for him. He said he will always remember that it was the Wild that stepped up and not other teams.

For now, the only question might be the level of desire he has to join his brothers in NJ. There may be something to that, but as of right now it seems more like just fan speculation that ‘seems to make sense’ but has no verifiable intel behind it.

What I read from it is he really appreciates how hard Guerin went after the trade and didn't lowball his old team plus his family is actually from Michigan which isn't any farther from NJ. "Billy sacked up and added a couple of assets to get me, Ill remember that."

Might have to bring the Hughes brothers to the Wild instead?

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RE: Wild 2025-26 Season - 12/15/2025 8:01:06 AM

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Michael Russo
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The fact nobody realized that Quinn left his gear in brother Jack’s car is a story for the ages. Quinn and Billy were mortified after they landed in Minnesota and suddenly realized. Amazing they got it flown here in time for the early game

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RE: Wild 2025-26 Season - 12/15/2025 8:02:00 AM

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Michael Russo
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Hughes essentially echoed what I put in my column today as what would be the reasons for him sticking around MN for a long time.

As a hockey nut, Hughes is very aware what the Wild gave up to get him, values that incredibly and will remember that

Michael Russo
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One other thing he added in there is that he'll always remember how the crowd treated him in warmups (standing O as he left warmups)

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RE: Wild 2025-26 Season - 12/15/2025 9:46:30 AM

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Michael Russo
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The fact nobody realized that Quinn left his gear in brother Jack’s car is a story for the ages. Quinn and Billy were mortified after they landed in Minnesota and suddenly realized. Amazing they got it flown here in time for the early game

BG brought that up at the beginning of the 2nd in the booth. He's pretty candid and it's easy to see why he's in his position. Really easy to like.

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RE: Wild 2025-26 Season - 12/15/2025 10:03:38 AM

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ORIGINAL: Phil Riewer

Michael Russo
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The fact nobody realized that Quinn left his gear in brother Jack’s car is a story for the ages. Quinn and Billy were mortified after they landed in Minnesota and suddenly realized. Amazing they got it flown here in time for the early game

BG brought that up at the beginning of the 2nd in the booth. He's pretty candid and it's easy to see why he's in his position. Really easy to like.

I think we bring the other Hughes boys here.....only half joking.

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RE: Wild 2025-26 Season - 12/15/2025 11:11:59 AM

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NHL future watch: Who’s the fastest-rising prospect in each team’s pipeline?

Minnesota Wild
Charlie Stramel, C

After two tough years at Wisconsin, the 2023 No. 21 pick transferred to Michigan State to be coached by his old U.S. National Team Development Program coach, Adam Nightingale. Stramel’s game has improved significantly over the two years since. After scoring 20 points in 60 games at Wisconsin, he had 27 in 37 last season and is second on the Spartans with 18 in 16 this season. He also leads the team with a plus-16 rating and was tied for eighth in the nation with 196 faceoff wins through Thursday. Nightingale told The Athletic last week that Stramel is the best net-front player he has ever coached. Former NHLer and Spartans national champ Justin Abdelkader has come in to work with Stramel. — Michael Russo

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