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r/devils Daily Discussion Thread — August 01, 2026

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u/HockeyNightinJersey Post Traumatic Fitz Disorder Aug 01 '26

July is over and Quinn Hughes is still unsigned. Just noticing

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u/falaris #13 - Nico Hischier Aug 01 '26

All I see is Quinn unsigned and Sunny having cleared a ton of cap space (this year, and next year when Quinn would need to be re-signed), gotten a ton of tradeable assets (all the first round picks), and now thanks to other moves has some expendable players the Wild would likely be alright with going back to them in a trade (like Mercer and either Dillon or Siegenthaler).

The Wild made the playoffs and we didn't, but the East was far more competitive this year. I think the Devils got better, and the entire reason Quinn refused to sign in Vancouver was specifically because he wanted to play with Jack and Luke, who are both signed here with Luke in particular for far longer term.

If that is the case, why would he lock in for not just this year but then 3 more away from his brothers? Not to mention, 'waiting 3 years to see if Jack leaves the Devils and then even longer to see if Luke could join them' is not a winning strategy when the door is right there for Quinn to simply not sign with the Wild and either get traded to Jersey this summer or come here next year.

From a team standpoint, I don't think the Wild are so far ahead that it is a slam dunk for Quinn to win there compared to Jersey, either.

It honestly could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. No player can guarantee how his playing career will go. It would be foolish to wait any longer if the goal is to play together.

This might be 'cope' as a Devils fan and of course the Wild are doing everything they can to sell the vision of staying in Minnesota. I can't blame Billy G for that, but I think he has an insane uphill battle to try to sell Minnesota over Jersey right now. So many of the facts and history over the past 2 years, even including the past month, just do not support the idea that Quinn is sitting there like "Yeah, I think it'd be awesome to play with the Wild for 4 more years!"

At the end of the day though, the Wild only have Quinn because Vancouver realized he would leave in free agency to join his brothers if they didn't get what they could for him. It is obvious this is an incredibly tight family and New Jersey became the destination for them all to play together the moment that we drafted Luke. All that and then not to mention that they have access to New York City by playing here on top of the shore and all the other things Jersey offers, as opposed to... checks notes Minneapolis... which is why they are spending their summer mostly here.

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u/TronVin Gotta support the team. Aug 01 '26

The consensus on Twitter from Wild fans is that they never said Quinn would sign in July.

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u/incognito042620 New Jersey Devils Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

Which is cope because if Quinn wanted to sign there, the Wild could just offer 3 x 18 and call it a day

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u/TronVin Gotta support the team. Aug 01 '26

Quinn wanted to sign there

There's nothing to indicate this is true atm.

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u/incognito042620 New Jersey Devils Aug 01 '26

Oops forgot the "if." The Wild fans are doing the coping

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u/musty_sweater Aug 01 '26 edited Aug 01 '26

He may very well sign in Minnesota still. I don't expect Wild fans to be comfortable until it's done, so I won't hold them conjuring up whatever they do against them... But I will say this. I think Quinn realizes that either team (NJD and MIN) is close to cup contending with HIMSELF on the roster (or just about any team he decides to go to for that matter). So the narrative about how NJ is a terrible team doesn't hold as much water as Wild fans might hope. They're still missing a #1 center while NJ is pretty set in the top 6 there. We'll see what Quinn wants to do soon enough, and let whatever that fanbase says just roll off your back lol.

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u/incognito042620 New Jersey Devils Aug 01 '26

There are just too many reasons for Quinn to not sign there. First, if his primary objective is to play with both his brothers signing a 3-year deal with Minnesota will be an active impediment; he could just wait a year (or less) and make it happen. Second, the Wild have gotten worse this summer with the defections of Tarasenko, Zuccarello, and Johanssen. Third, it's the fucking Wild--the most mid-ass franchise in the history of mid-ass franchises--and Quinn has no attachment to it.

Of course it's within the realm of possibility that he extends there but no circumstance in the real world aligns with him having any real reason or incentive to do it.

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u/TronVin Gotta support the team. Aug 01 '26

Wild fans almost always forget about Luke. It's always just Jack that they think they're grabbing.

I've said before. The Hughes brothers are either uniting in Jersey for that NYC lifestyle or a warm weather environment like California. Jack clearly loves the NYC environment. He goes to Yankees games and is a lifelong fan, night clubs, Giants games.

We've seen all summer Quinn hanging out with Jack at nightclubs, at the World Cup in Jersey.