Friday evening, a large bombshell hit the hockey universe: Quinn Hughes, arguably the 2nd greatest defenseman in all of hockey (I’d say Cale has established himself because the far and away #1 at this level), was traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Minnesota Wild. The transfer was unprecedented for 2 causes. One, it isn’t typically a transparent #1 defenseman who received the Norris 2 years in the past get’s traded. Two, it appeared that at this level my canine may have advised you he was going to New Jersey to hitch his different star brothers Jack and Luke.
However alas, huge balls Billy Guerin of Minnesota pulls off a stunner. Not solely buying a bonafide famous person defenseman and HOFer in Quinn Hughes, however doing it with out hardly giving substantial up.
In case you’re a Wild fan, you’ve got to be pissing your self with pleasure proper now. Your complete 2020’s has been the Wild being the competent little brother of the Central behind the giants just like the Avs, Dallas, Winnipeg (till Hellebuyck soils himself spherical 1 of the playoffs as is custom), and earlier than our collapse beginning in 2021 the Blues. Talking of which, as a Blues fan, we’re so fucked.
In a division the place our competitors has official prime 15 participant within the league degree superstars left and proper reminiscent of Nate Mackinnon, Cale Makar, Miro Heiskanen, Connor Bedard, and now Quinn Hughes, our roster can’t even sniff the farts of our competitors. In case you’re studying this and never tremendous up to the mark with how good the Central Divison is now, let me put it into perspective for you by itemizing some issues which are going to occur sooner or later earlier than the Blues win one other division title (until we secede to a different division, or ask to be the College of Notre Dame of the NHL and be that bizarre dork in one other division nobody likes).
- No matter species Elon Musk is will lastly return to earth to gather their ambassador, inflicting Tesla’s inventory to crash to $5. I’m not saying I’m a fan or a hater of Elon’s, however you possibly can’t have a look at that man and the way a lot smarter than the remainder of us peasants he’s and inform me he’s human.
2. Individuals who run marathons and discuss it on a regular basis will lastly be compelled to stay on their very own island, resulting in rapid world peace across the whole world. I feel this may increasingly truly be wanted ahead of we predict, so that is a straightforward one.
3. Hangovers will likely be cured with magic tablets instantly.
4. Jennifer Aniston will lastly cease wanting insanely sizzling on the age of 107. At 56 ole Rachel from associates until has a Nolan Ryan degree fastball.
5. People will attempt to treatment Alzheimers utilizing the DNA of primates, which can then backfire horrifically and trigger an all out conflict between people and apes.
6. A gifted slave boy is found and skilled by an order of mystical peacekeepers. He falls to darkish forces and turns into a feared warrior serving an evil emperor as a democratic authorities collapses right into a tyrannical regime. A long time later, his son discovers his heritage and joins a resistance motion preventing the authoritarian empire. Alongside a smuggler and a insurgent princess (who’s revealed to be his twin sister), the younger hero helps destroy a planet-killing superweapon. He confronts the darkish warrior, studying he’s his father, and thru their last battle, redeems him. The corrupted warrior kills the evil emperor earlier than dying, restoring stability to a mystical power discipline that binds the galaxy.
