NHL fans on social media reacted as Quinn Hughes created a major buzz following his blockbuster trade to the Minnesota Wild.On Friday, Hughes was traded to the Wild by the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Zeev Buium, Liam Öhgren, Marco Rossi, and a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.Hughes had two seasons remaining on his contract with the Canucks before becoming an unrestricted free agent at the end of the 2026-27 season. However, his future with the club had been in doubt for months amid the Canucks’ underwhelming performance, as they sit at the bottom of the league standings with an 11-17-3 record.Here's how fans on X (formerly called Twitter) reacted to the shocking Quinn Hughes trade. One tweeted:"Darkest day in canucks history."Another chimed in:"Speechless. How do you fumble the best team in franchise history? Incompetence from top to bottom."Here are some of the other top reactions on X:"We just traded the best player the franchise has ever seen. What a failure from the top down this team has been over and over, year after year. Sell the team!" a third fan wrote."Darkest day in franchise history is upon us, atleast they got a good return," another said."When are PA and JR announcing their own departure and Aquilini’s sale of the damn team," one X user posted."Hold a press conference and explain to fans how we got to this point. And don’t say the JT Miller trade #Brutal," another chimed in.Quinn Hughes has accumulated 23 points through two goals and 21 assists in 26 games this season.