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Canucks’ New Guy Helps Surprise the Devils

The Vancouver Canucks weren’t supposed to look like this in New Jersey. Not after the week they’d had. Not after trading away their captain. Not after arriving on the back end of a loud, emotional storyline that never actually made it to the ice.

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How the Canucks’ return in the Quinn Hughes trade compares to past NHL blockbusters

Call it the end of an era. Call it the inevitable having come to pass. Quinn Hughes is a Vancouver Canuck no longer. And now, we’re left to wonder what that means.

NHL News / Canucksarmy / December 14

Wagner’s Weekly: After Hughes trade, which Canuck will get traded next?

If the Vancouver Canucks are willing to trade their captain and franchise player, no one is safe. With the Quinn Hughes trade to the Minnesota Wild, the rebuild is officially on in Vancouver, with President of Hockey Operations Jim Rutherford even using the long-dreaded word in the press release for the trade.

Vancouver Canucks News / Breakaway on SI / December 14

Zeev Buium Keeps It Simple After Dream Start With Canucks

Zeev Buium couldn't have scripted a better debut. A goal and an assist in the first seven minutes of his first game with the Vancouver Canucks was the kind of start that immediately endears a player to a new fanbase.

Drew Doughty News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The 'NHL Norris Trophy winners' quiz

Bobby Orr won the last of his eight Norris Trophies during the 1974-75 season. Can you name every defenseman who won the trophy since then?

The 'Team Canada 2025 Four Nations Face-Off roster' quiz

The 'Los Angeles Kings Stanley Cup-winning teams' quiz

The 'NHL 1,200-points Club' quiz

NHL News / Yardbarker

Who is the winningest coach for every NHL franchise?

NHL head coaches have to hire good assistants. They have to set an overarching philosophy, juggle lineup configurations, and do the kind of “man management” that is impossible to track statistically.

Lukas Reichel News / Canucksarmy / December 14

Canucks forward Lukas Reichel clears waivers

Vancouver Canucks forward Lukas Reichel officially cleared waivers on Sunday, per Donnie & Dhali’s Rick Dhaliwal. The 23-year-old was placed on waivers by the team on Saturday after Friday night’s blockbuster trade that saw the arrival of defenceman Zeev Buium and forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Öhrgren, in exchange for Quinn Hughes.

NHL News / The Hockey Writers / December 14

Buium Records 2 Points in Debut, Canucks Beat Devils 2-1

On Sunday, Dec. 14, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Vancouver Canucks for their first matchup of the season. This is a game that many fans look forward to, as the Hughes brothers typically face off.

Quinn Hughes News / NHL on ClutchPoints / December 14

The next move Canucks must make after trading Quinn Hughes

The Vancouver Canucks finally ended the Quinn Hughes saga on Friday, trading their captain to the Minnesota Wild. Now, the basement-dwellers in British Columbia have to pick up the pieces.

Vancouver Canucks News / Canucksarmy / December 14

Instant Reactions: Zeev Buium scores game-winning goal in Canucks debut vs. Devils

The first game of the Quinn Hughes-less era starts now. All three of the new guys, Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium and Liam Öhgren, are in the lineup and making their Canucks debut.

Zeev Buium News / Field Level Media / December 14

Zeev Buium authors two-point debut, Canucks edge Devils

Zeev Buium had a goal and an assist in the first period of his debut for the Vancouver Canucks, who defeated the host New Jersey Devils 2-1 on Sunday. He was the first defenseman in Canucks history to record a multi-point opening period with the team.

Quinn Hughes News / NHL Trade Talk / December 14

What the Canucks Actually Got Back for Quinn Hughes

Why would the Vancouver Canucks trade Quinn Hughes? Usually, guys like him are never traded. But he was, and coming to Vancouver were centre Marco Rossi, winger Liam Ohgren, defenceman Zeev Buium, and a 2026 first-round pick.

Vancouver Canucks News / NHL Trade Talk / December 14

Quinn Hughes Who?: Zeev Buium Already Producing for the Canucks

It hasn’t taken long for defenseman Zeeve Buium to show Vancouver Canucks fans what he’s all about. With a goal and an assist in his first game with Vancouver, Buium is on the board, giving fans in Vancouver reason to believe the sky might not be falling with Quinn Hughes going out the door and to the Minnesota Wild.