As of Monday morning, the Canucks are in a playoff spot. Now, you can argue they are in said playoff spot due to other teams in the conference playing poorly and can certainly debate the long-term value in securing a playoff spot this season, but the Canucks woke up this week above the bar.



That has led many to ponder about the team’s next step forward, the most obvious at this point being the eventual addition of Quinn Hughes.



It’s exciting to think about what he could do in transforming the Canucks defensive group and power play, but there are a few avenues that the Canucks can go down with their top prospect before the season ends. Since Jason Botchford discussed Hughes at length in Sunday’s edition of The Athletties, let’s clarify some information out there and lay out the different ways this can go.



Join the Canucks



Jumping straight to the NHL seems like the most likely option for Hughes to close out the 2018-19 season,...