BOSTON — If the decision had been left up to Quinn Hughes ... and Kevin Morley (Nashville Predators) and team physician Joel Boyd, who has been the Wild’s orthopedic surgeon for 25 years.

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Hockey Hall of Fame defenseman Chris Pronger made some comments about Quinn Hughes and Cale Makar that caught many off guard recently. Chris Pronger is one of the best defensemen of his generation.

Vancouver is off Monday but is scheduled to practice Tuesday before hosting the Anaheim Ducks on Wednesday (10 p.m. ET; SNP, KCOP-13, Victory+). Hughes has 60 points (14 goals, 46 assists) in 50 games ...

Hughes posted two assists, including one on the power play, two blocked shots and a plus-2 rating in Tuesday's 6-2 win over the Jets.

Hughes scored a power-play goal on five shots and went minus-2 in Sunday's 3-1 loss to Utah. Hughes' tally opened the scoring at 2:37 of the second period, but it was all the Canucks could muster ...

Former Nashville Predators coach John Hynes will serve as an assistant ... There was some speculation that Vancouver Canucks ...