The Minnesota Wild acquired Quinn Hughes from the Vancouver Canucks on Friday, and the defenseman’s elite advanced metrics can make them a bona fide Stanley Cup contender.

The Vancouver Canucks traded captain and 2024 Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild in a blockbuster deal Friday.

According to Pierre LeBrun of The Athletic, six teams submitted bona fide offers as Vancouver weighed trading Hughes, with the New Jersey Devils among the most serious callers.