The Vancouver Canucks knew who they wanted in a Quinn Hughes trade.
They wanted the 20-year old defenseman from the Minnesota Wild, Zeev Buium.
The package was bigger than Buium, of course. But he's the guy who can develop into a replacement for Hughes long term.
How about short term?
Well, on Sunday, Buium played his first game for the Canucks. And in the first period, he had two points.
He scored one goal and assisted on another:
WELCOME TO THE ZEEV BUIUM SHOW, VANCOUVER 🚨
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) December 14, 2025
TWO POINTS IN HIS FIRST 20 MINUTES AS A CANUCK 👀 pic.twitter.com/NCBwxhQRaP
The Canucks would've had Hughes through the end of the 2026-27 season.
Instead, they have Buium for the long run. And first impressions, as much as they matter, couldn't have been made much better than this one.
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