Hughes’ Minnesota Deal Looks Ready to Get Loud

Minnesota is lining up a major commitment, and Quinn Hughes sits at the center of it. The numbers are the kind that make cap people sweat and rivals do the math twice, which tells you this is no routine extension chatter. When a team moves this close to a premium player on a premium deal, everybody in the league starts listening a little harder. The real question is how Minnesota structures it without painting itself into a corner later.