{"id":989523,"date":"2026-08-08T19:03:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:03:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/989523\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:03:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:03:14","slug":"central-notes-hughes-makar-snuggerud-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/989523\/","title":{"rendered":"Central Notes: Hughes, Makar, Snuggerud \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes<\/a><\/strong> became eligible to sign a contract extension back on July 1st.\u00a0 While a long-term agreement seemed unlikely, there was an expectation that a short-term pact could be worked out, perhaps lining his next contract timeline up with his brother Jack Hughes<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 However, nothing has been done just yet.\u00a0 In a recent appearance on SKOR North (video link<\/a>), GM Bill Guerin provided a brief note on the state of discussions:<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019ve been talking to Quinn and his camp all along. Like I said last year with Kirill, these things take time. They\u2019re big decisions for players. They\u2019re big decisions for teams. So, it\u2019s a process to work through it and this is no different than any other big contract negotiation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Kirill Kaprizov<\/a><\/strong> negotiations that Guerin referenced certainly took a lot of time.\u00a0 After some stops and starts when progress was made but then stagnated, a deal that briefly made him the highest-paid player in NHL history was completed at the end of September.\u00a0 Depending on the timing of when a potential Hughes contract gets announced, the Wild could be making him the highest-paid defender in league history.\u00a0 With that in mind, it\u2019s not entirely surprising that things aren\u2019t moving particularly quickly on that front.<\/p>\n

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