NHL Rumors: Sabres and Ukko-Pekka Luukonen, and the Canucks and Quinn Hughes

Could the Buffalo Sabres look to move Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen in the offseason?

NHL Rumour Report: David Pagnotta on DFO Rundown on Buffalo Sabres goaltender Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: “Ukko-Pekka Luukkonen: His no-trade protection kicks in in July; this may be something to look at around the draft; with who they’ve got right now, with Levi coming up, I think there’s an appetite to seriously look at moving him.”

Quinn Hughes is committed to the Vancouver Canucks, but for how long?

NHL Rumour Report: Elliotte Friedman on Daily Faceoffs Morning Cuppa Hockey: “Quinn Hughes: I think Detroit is a team to watch; Vancouver…they have to get another center; and their best chance to do it is if they end up trading Hughes.”

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Bleacher Report – Inside Notebook: Frank Seravalli, when asked if there is anything new regarding Quinn Hughes.

** NHL Rumors.com transcription

“No, nothing new there. Look, I think status quo for the Canucks. They’re trying to make some decisions to move out some older players who, again, won’t be part of their plan. Some guys that are pending unrestricted free agents, moving out some vets to bring in younger players, age 25 and under, was the very specific age scheme that I was told to look for.

And they’re trying to be more competitive, to not just appease Quinn Hughes, but to get more competitive sooner. To show him that they can be a team where he has a chance to win.

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And I’ve reported this elsewhere, including in Vancouver, that, you know, I believe Quinn Hughes is committed to the Canucks and hasn’t really spent much time thinking about this overarching scenario that a lot of people want to have that conversation about in in uniting with his brothers in New Jersey.

I just look, I think that’s a ways off in the distance. Could that conversation change if Quinn Hughes raises his hand between now and the deadline and says that he’d like to move? Yes. I also just don’t know that that’s really in his nature or his DNA, so we’ll see.

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