Adam Fox vs. Quinn Hughes

[Ace of Hades]

What? Fox plays almost 2 more minutes a game than Hughes (just under 25 minutes) and is up against the other teams top players all night, also in an arguably much better division.

Hughes is getting tougher minutes compared to what he was last season, thats what I meant here.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Hughes is getting tougher minutes compared to what he was last season, thats what I meant here.

Ah, gotcha. Misinterpreted it.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Hughes will probably be in the AHL soon

 

[DuneGoon84]

Hughes will probably be in the AHL soon

Rofl, yeah i dont think so

 

[rangersfansince08]

Hughes and it isn't close at all

LOL

 

[rangersfansince08]

People were offended Fox was even mentioned in the same breath as Hughes last season.

 

[hockeyisgud]

People were offended Fox was even mentioned in the same breath as Hughes last season.

They still are.

 

[Lays]

Hughes is getting tougher minutes compared to what he was last season, thats what I meant here.

Fox plays the toughest minutes in the NHL

 

[rangersfansince08]

They still are.

He's a better skater. People are in love with that.

 

[DuneGoon84]

He's a better skater. People are in love with that.

Weren't people in love with skinners skating too? Wonder how he is doing

 

[rangersfansince08]

Weren't people in love with skinners skating too? Wonder how he is doing

Having your brain be your biggest asset just isn't as sexy as having skating be your biggest asset even if the latter player can't defend at all.

 

[M2Beezy]

Objectively speaking, Quinn Hughes

 

[Raspewtin]

Hughes will probably be in the AHL soon

why? what happened to him?

 

[nobody]

Sophomore slump or exceptional rookie season?

I swear I saw a few threads talking about how great Quinn Hughes was because he had 100 points in 12- something odd games and when he was leading the league in scoring. I guess you can go from leading D-scorer to sophomore slump real quick. Funny enough, during this "slump", the Canucks play magically took off. Maybe the kid found the defensive zone.

 

[Lawzy]

I think pendulum has swung the opposite way on Hughes this season, he was being hyped to the heavens last year, and is being trashed pretty harshly this season. He's an elite PP QB and very good offensively. Still, I take Fox because he's extremely good both ways and you can always count on him to make the right play in both ends, and his production is nothing to sneeze at. On a better PP he'd be racking up even more points. Hughes is definitely a huge part of Vancouver's PP but with Horvat, Boeser, EP, and Miller, they're guaranteed at least one PPG per game. Pretty jealous.

Lol, what? The Canucks have only scored a PPG in 17/37 games this year. Their PP is pretty abysmal actually. The system is formulaic and predictable. The only reason they aren't bottom of the league is sheer skill alone. It was even worse before they started to heat up in March. I have genuinely no idea how Newell Brown is still employed. He hasn't changed a thing in 10 years and is still riding the wave of the drop-pass entry.

Anyways, I take Fox now and Hughes moving forward. Hughes' potential is off the charts. Of course, he could just as easily turn into (or rather continue to be) a 1-dimensional offensive defenseman with elite PPQB skills and then Fox will always be superior.

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Lol, what? The Canucks have only scored a PPG in 17/37 games this year. Their PP is pretty abysmal actually. The system is formulaic and predictable. The only reason they aren't bottom of the league is sheer skill alone. It was even worse before they started to heat up in March. I have genuinely no idea how Newell Brown is still employed. He hasn't changed a thing in 10 years and is still riding the wave of the drop-pass entry.

Anyways, I take Fox now and Hughes moving forward. Hughes' potential is off the charts. Of course, he could just as easily turn into (or rather continue to be) a 1-dimensional, PPQB and then Fox will always be superior.

Really? I feel like every time I see the Canucks their PP is doing damage

 

[Lawzy]

Really? I feel like every time I see the Canucks their PP is doing damage

You could make that argument last year but it has severely regressed this year. Even last year was problematic though. They feasted on a handful of teams and were mediocre against any decent PK. For reference, 10/57 of their PPG came against Nashville (10/13), 5 against Los Angeles (5/9), and 5 against Detroit (5/10). Simply removing those three teams drops them from 4th in the league (24.2%) to 21st (18.3%).

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

They still are.

Nope, they aren't. Fox is right there with Hughes - and is better than him this season. Deal with it, lol.

As for the poll, I do think Hughes can be a little better offensive player, but Fox will be better defensively. Fox also has an underrated high IQ and is so good at controlling offensive play.

 

[hockeyisgud]

Nope, they aren't. Fox is right there with Hughes - and is better than him this season. Deal with it, lol.

As for the poll, I do think Hughes can be a little better offensive player, but Fox will be better defensively. Fox also has an underrated high IQ and is so good at controlling offensive play.

I disagree. Deal with it

 

[Rangerfan4life90]

I disagree. Deal with it

Disagree all you want, you look like the fool here lol