New Canucks forward Marco Rossi issues a statement after being traded in blockbuster Quinn Hughes deal
Tonight, after being acquired by the Vancouver Canucks from the Minnesota Wild, forward Marco Rossi has spoken about his future.
The NHL has been set ablaze this evening with a massive league altering trade that sent Quinn Hughes to the Minnesota Wild for three prospects and a first-round pick.
The trade headlined by Hughes heading to Minnesota also brought the Canucks a massive return of three former first-round pick prospects and another top draft pick.
With the dust still settling from the trade made by the Canucks new forward Marco Rossi spoke to Minnesota Wild reporter Michael Russo and gave a statement on his perspective of the move.
Marco Rossi makes a statement after being traded to the Vancouver Canucks
In a post on X, Michael Russo quoted a conversation he had with Marco Rossi in which the new Canuck admitted he knew a trade was likely coming but thanked the Wild organization for their support to this point.
"It's been a crazy 30 minutes. That's business. That's part of it. We all play hockey and we know it might happen. But I'm really happy for everything Minnesota has done for me. There were ups and downs for sure, but I had a really good time in Minnesota."
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Rossi then turned his focus to Vancouver and confirmed he is excited for a new opportunity with hopefully an expanded role.
Rossi will likely be the biggest key piece of this trade if the Canucks have a chance of «winning» the deal he needs to be elite.
The Canucks are in desperate need of a second-line center to push Elias Pettersson and Rossi has been billed with that type of upside in the past.
He along with defenseman Zeev Buium will now be tasked with helping lead this new version of the Canucks through what will likely be a rebuild phase in the next couple of seasons.
With Hughes now gone, it will be interesting to see if other moves follow from Patrik Allvin and Jim Rutherford to set the Canucks up for the future.
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