Devils Fans Getting Excited at Potential of Quinn Hughes Joining

Quinn Hughes to the New Jersey Devils is the hottest rumor in hockey at the moment, and funny enough, it's nothing new. When Hughes was with the Vancouver Canucks, president Jim Rutherford went public with Hughes' desire to join the New Jersey Devils eventually, to suit up with his brothers Jack, and Luke.

Been writing and speaking about this very quote all summer.

Jim Rutherford said the thing out loud that he wanted to play with his brothers.

What is most important? Only Quinn Hughes knows. But brotherly love carries a lot of weight

It will be interesting to see how things… https://t.co/RFIcNjHOgY

— Jim Biringer (@JimBiringer) September 1, 2026

Since this video surfaced, Hughes has since been traded to the Minnesota Wild for four pieces, and now, Wild GM Bill Guerin is in between a rock and a hard place. Hughes was eligible to sign a contract extension on July 1, and it's become obvious that Hughes is prioritizing different things right now, and Guerin is starting to see the forest through the trees. 

Devils fans are starting to get very excited as the potential of having all three Hughes brothers suiting up together. Hughes has one year left on his contract and could sign in New Jersey next summer, but if Guerin can't work out an extension, it's in his best interest to move out Hughes and recoup some of the core pieces he dealt to Vancouver just months ago.

I'm genuinely reading and hearing this more as Bill Guerin deflecting media away from the question because he's still in talks with Quinn.

However, if this is the case, it sounds a lot like Quinn Hughes is looking more eastward to play with a few "close" people#NJDevils https://t.co/WuRsiZSQHT

— Neil Villapiano (@neilvillapiano) September 1, 2026

Can’t imagine the Wild are the ones holding up the Quinn Hughes deal…..

— World Hockey Report (@worldhockeyrpt) August 31, 2026

My prediction is the Minnesota Wild trade Quinn Hughes to the Devils then use some of the pieces to flip for Dylan Larkin and Justin Faulk from the Red Wings

Wild come away with some more assets to add anything else + Larkin/Faulk which is solid all things considered

— dazzer (@imDazzer) August 31, 2026

Gun to my head I think Quinn Hughes is still a Wild by the start of the season but I have no idea how anyone can say that with confidence or certainty. Anything can happen here. #NJDevils https://t.co/mJBdHIDF2o

— Adam Grassani (@AdamG_6) August 31, 2026

The question comes down to "What's really important to Quinn Hughes?" Time will tell. #NJDevils #mnwild https://t.co/at0ElKkqSF

— Anthony Corona (@ACoronaNJD) August 31, 2026

At the end of the day, Quinn and the Hughes family have far too much respect and friendship for Bill Guerin to string him and the Wild along this far.

If he was not intending to re-sign, he would have told them by this point. https://t.co/zPZIRfIQVQ

— Reid (@reid_s19) August 31, 2026

I've been convinced Quinn is re-signing in Minnesota. BUT "He's got different things in his life that are important to him, so who knows what he's really going to want in the end?" sounds a lot like Rutherford did right before he traded him. #NJDevils https://t.co/7WLZvgbTBZ

— Tyler Bleszinski (@papiblez) August 31, 2026