Quinn Hughes shocked Canucks fans with his trade to the Minnesota Wild, with many calling it the darkest day in franchise history. As part of the deal, the Canucks received Marco Rossi, Zeev Buium, Liam Öhgren, and a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.Hughes’ future with the Canucks had been in doubt since the summer, and with the team’s lackluster season, it became clearer that he would not be staying in Vancouver long-term.Following his Wild debut in a 6-2 win over the Boston Bruins on Sunday, Quinn Hughes provided in-depth reasoning behind not wanting a future with the Canucks:"I came into the year open-minded, and wanted to make it work, and obviously wanted to have a great year," he said."But I just think with the injuries and the direction it was going, it wasn't happening. And I think Jim knew where my head was at a little bit, and we got to talking, or Jim and Pat got to talking, and a couple of weeks going, it kind of went from there.Hughes spent eight seasons with the Vancouver Canucks after being drafted No. 7 overall by them in the 2018 NHL draft.Quinn Hughes scores in his Minnesota Wild debut against the Boston BruinsOn Sunday, the Minnesota Wild defeated the Boston Bruins 6-2 at Xcel Energy Center. The Wild improved to 19-9-5, sitting third in the Central Division.Jared Spurgeon opened the scoring for the Wild, giving them a 1-0 lead on the power play at 10:11 of the first period. Kirill Kaprizov and Ryan Hartman increased the hosts’ lead to 3-0 in the second period.Quinn Hughes scored his first goal as a member of the Wild just 54 seconds into the third period, putting the team ahead 4-0. At 8:08 of the third, Matt Boldy made it 5-0.Alex Steeves scored for the Bruins, cutting the deficit to 5-1 at 10:58 of the third. At 14:55 of the third, Kaprizov scored his second goal of the evening, giving Minnesota a 6-1 lead. Andrew Peeke scored for the Bruins at 19:59 of the third, finalizing the score at 6-2.