Zeev Buium scores in his Canucks debut
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Forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren and defenseman Zeev Buium -- acquired Friday from the Wild, along with a first-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft - were on the ice with their new team Saturday for a practice at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House.
A Friday night bombshell landed in the NHL as Quinn Hughes will be headed to the Minnesota Wild in exchange for forwards Marco Rossi and Liam Ohgren, defenseman Zeev Buium, and a 2026 first-round pick.
Buium is one of three former Minnesota Wild players joining the Vancouver Canucks from the Quinn Hughes trade.
Also, defenseman Brock Faber -- who's losing his top power-play gig to Hughes -- remains worthy enough as a fantasy performer otherwise with the Wild. Let's turn our attention to Vancouver then, where two new members of the Canucks merit greater attention.
In one of the biggest trades in NHL history, Minnesota acquired the Norris Trophy-winning star captain from Vancouver.
Going into the 2025-26 season, Kirill Kaprizov’s record-breaking contract made headlines, and rising star Zeev Buium. Still, the Minnesota Wild need reliable veteran players, even if they don’t score every night.