- Bill Guerin is expected to sit down with Quinn Hughes and his camp in Michigan this week
- Minnesota wants five to eight years, but three would line Hughes up with brother Jack
- Read below for where the Quinn Hughes extension talks actually stand
Bill Guerin is finally getting in a room with Quinn Hughes.
Michael Russo of The Athletic reported Tuesday that the Wild general manager is expected to meet with Hughes and his camp in Michigan this week to work on an extension. Hughes became eligible to sign one on July 1, and the talks have crawled since.
Term has been the last hurdle for weeks. Minnesota wants five to eight years, with a seven-year max kicking in after Sept. 16 under the new CBA.
Hughes has his own math. A three-year deal would put him on the open market the same summer as his brother Jack in New Jersey.
The Wild paid a fortune to even get this conversation. They shipped Marco Rossi, Liam Ohgren, Zeev Buium and a 2026 first-round pick to Vancouver on Dec. 12, 2025.
That six-year, $47.1 million contract Hughes signed with the Canucks in October 2021 carries a $7.85 million cap hit and runs out after this season. Unrestricted free agency opens for him July 1, 2027.
He piled up 76 points in 74 games last season, 53 of them in 48 games once he got to Minnesota. Only Evan Bouchard had more assists among NHL defensemen.
Minnesota knocked off Dallas in six for its first series win since 2015 before Colorado ended things in five. Hughes tied Kirill Kaprizov for the team lead with 15 points in 11 playoff games and finished plus-10.
Take a look at what he and Kaprizov did to drag the Wild back into the postseason:
Hughes was asked about his future two days after the Avalanche bounced the Wild, and he did not dodge it.
“I really like it here; I think that I would definitely be open to re-signing. We’ll see what Billy wants to do.”
Owner Craig Leipold went further last month, telling Minnesota Public Radio the Wild are re-signing Hughes and the only open question is length. He guessed Hughes wants three and said he is hoping to land closer to five.
Guerin spent most of the summer working the phones on a Dylan Larkin trade. The Hughes extension is the piece that shapes everything else in Minnesota, and Michigan is where the real talking starts.
