The New Jersey Devils are as close to getting Quinn Hughes as they've ever been, but they need to send the Vancouver Canucks a trade proposal that knocks their socks off to beat the other teams vying for the former Norris Trophy winner.

The smoke has turned into fire. After the story unfolded over the last few days, the Vancouver Canucks went from pushing for a playoff spot to understanding it may not happen this year to trading some short-term veterans to now considering a Quinn Hughes trade.