Norris winner, Quinn Hughes, is putting together an incredible campaign. If the Canucks make the playoffs, he's a top-five MVP candidate, says Ken Campbell.

The Vancouver Canucks are preparing to make some big trades, and according to Jim Rutherford, they'll play a big role in Quinn Hughes' future with the team.

It's hard to make a more perfect pass than the one Quinn Hughes conjured up to assist Conor Garland's game-opening goal.

Vancouver Canucks defenseman Quinn Hughes tallied two helpers during their 3-1 victory over the Nashville Predators on Wednesday evening. Hughes tallied the primary assist on Nils Hoglander's opening goal.

Dishes pair of assists

Hughes is making a strong case to win his second straight award given to the best defenseman in the NHL. He leads the Canucks into Enterprise Center to face the St. Louis Blues on Monday (7:30 p.m. ET; FDSNMW, Prime) off a two-goal performance in a 2-1 win against the Washington Capitals at Rogers Arena on Saturday.

The Canucks hadn't won back-to-back games since Dec. 1, but looked more like their old selves against the Blues.

In a large scrum during the second period of Thursday night's game, Oilers forward Corey Perry grabbed Hughes and threw him down to the ice. There was little reaction or pushback from the Canucks as their captain was being roughed up.

The Canucks picked up the game’s first power play after some decent pressure on Nashville, as Steven Stamkos was called for holding. Perhaps lost in the shuffle is how good the Canucks’ power play was in their 5-2 win over the St.

Hughes logged a pair of assists, including one on the power play, and three shots on goal in Monday's 5-2 win over the Blues.

On Saturday night in Vancouver, the Canucks were somewhat soundly outplayed in the opening 20 minutes but managed to come out of the first period thanks to some misses at the goal mouth from Tom Wilson, Matt Roy and Lars Eller and thanks to one of the most absurd individual offensive efforts you’ll see all season from a blueliner.

Canucks fans are a little spoiled as they get to watch Hughes on a nightly basis. He pulls off moves that few players in the world can do while making it look easy. While the moves look spectacular from a distance, they are also stunning from ice level, according to Boeser.