WC: 2024 Team USA

[CornerStone61]

Hughes is a 20 year rookie of the year finalist. Much further along in defense and decision making than Quinn was at the same age. 98% of his peers will either be playing college or junior for another year or two...some of y'all need to put down whatever shit you be smoking lol...

Nobody is denying his skill or the fact he can be a good player though? That's pretty obvious. As obvious as him not playing great for most of that period. Take the blinders off and you'll be able to see that too.

 

[SK94]

Hughes is a 20 year rookie of the year finalist. Much further along in defense and decision making than Quinn was at the same age. 98% of his peers will either be playing college or junior for another year or two...some of y'all need to put down whatever shit you be smoking lol...

These have no bearing on his game today. If you play bad, you play bad.

 

[AmericanDream]

The ice is also dog shit out there...too many bad bounces

 

[Juxtaposer]

Everyone has a different perspective on every game. I think Smith should get more ice time. Devils fans think Hughes is having a good game. Montreal fans apparently think Caufield is “dominating”.

 

[AmericanDream]

Nobody is denying his skill or the fact he can be a good player though? That's pretty obvious. As obvious as him not playing great for most of that period. Take the blinders off and you'll be able to see that too.

No blinders on at all, he has played what I have expected. A young offensive kid prone to mistakes. Let's stop f***ing pretending this doesn't happen to every elite young dman. Heard the same nonsense about his brother, it's almost like younger players need some time to mature out there...crazy thought eh??

 

[Summer Rose]

Everyone has a different perspective on every game. I think Smith should get more ice time. Devils fans think Hughes is having a good game. Montreal fans apparently think Caufield is “dominating”.

Caufield needs to hit the dang net.

 

[AmericanDream]

They are really trying to get Caufield going....

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Caufield please brotha ? It's getting old.

 

[CornerStone61]

No blinders on at all, he has played what I have expected. A young offensive kid prone to mistakes. Let's stop f***ing pretending this doesn't happen to every elite young dman. Heard the same nonsense about his brother, it's almost like younger players need some time to mature out there...crazy thought eh??

I don't get the vitriol. Young player, yes. Developing, yes. Playing well today, no.

It's not nonsense to suggest he's having a rough game, and has absolutely no bearing on his overall body of work.

Anyway, here's to a better period.

 

[ORRFForever]

Montreal fans apparently think Caufield is “dominating”.

^^ My laugh for the day. ^^

In Montreal's fan's eyes, the kid can do NO wrong. As @Dominance has said (paraphrasing), "There is very large gap between what Montreal fans think Caufield is, and what he actually is". VERY LARGE!

 

[William H Bonney]

Caufield and Farabee can't buy a goal so far.

Smith has been dangerous. Would have a goal and an assist outside of two of the best saves in the game.

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Everyone has a different perspective on every game. I think Smith should get more ice time. Devils fans think Hughes is having a good game. Montreal fans apparently think Caufield is “dominating”.

Can't argue with fanbases. Always a positive view.

 

[William H Bonney]

Germany not enjoying Tkachuk parking his big ass in front of the net all day lol

 

[SanDogBrewin]

Zegras!

 

[AmericanDream]

I don't get the vitriol. Young player, yes. Developing, yes. Playing well today, no.

It's not nonsense to suggest he's having a rough game, and has absolutely no bearing on his overall body of work.

Anyway, here's to a better period.

People can call out bad plays, no problem there, but also have to have realistic expectations on a 20 year old kid likely trying to do too much out there. I never said can't criticize but his play hasn't been poor, that is nonsense. Petry has been blahhh... He also is playing his off side but let's ignore that as well...

 

[Jersey Fan 12]

-4 at 5v5
+9 at 5v5 without Brendan Smith

Stop making the same moronic posts.

Look familiar?

 

[AmericanDream]

Johnny Hockey and Zegras getting much needed goals, let's keep building Monday!!

 

[William H Bonney]

Good for Eyssimont

 

[AmericanDream]

Eyssimont with a well deserved goal. Fan of the hard work he brings every shift

 

[William H Bonney]

Jones gets dangled a lot

 

[AmericanDream]

Has Brindley been registered yet?

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

--25 is -25. Who cares when it happens? That means he also allowed short-handed and empty net goals.

Watching video you'd see that many times those goals were directly related to his turnovers.

The Brendan Smith nonsense is a straw man that only the Devils' PR people and Luke apologists find relevant. It's just as likely Smith's numbers are the result of playing with Hughes.

You think being on the ice for 22 goals against when you have no goalie is relevant? Teams pull the goalie to take the chance to score, so players turn the puck over pretty often when they are trying to force offense. If he were a worse player, he'd have a much better +/- because he wouldn't be used in EN situations...

Why don't we just include include his +/- in all situations then? He was +17. That's just as ridiculous as using EN goals.

 

[CornerStone61]

People can call out bad plays, no problem there, but also have to have realistic expectations on a 20 year old kid likely trying to do too much out there. I never said can't criticize but his play hasn't been poor, that is nonsense. Petry has been blahhh... He also is playing his off side but let's ignore that as well...

Your post after he scored ended with:
some of y'all need to put down whatever shit you be smoking lol...

In response to people calling out some bad play during last period. That sure seems like an aversion to criticism.

I have zero attachment to the player whatsoever, I just call out what I observe, and that is that he had a rough period outside of his goal. If you say his play wasn't poor that period then I'd say you have troubles being objective but whatever.

I agree that Petry has looked very meh.
Anyway, I'm done with this argument, enjoy the rest of the game.

 

[William H Bonney]

Has Brindley been registered yet?

Nope

 

[AmericanDream]

Our MVP today @Summer Rose for handing out likes as if they were horrible Luke Hughes takes in here!!!