lawrence
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he is a defensive stopper bro, Hughes is a liability. I hope we can trade Hughes for Girard. Too bad Sakic says no, cause Girard defensive game Hughes will never reach.
Girard vs. Q. Hughes
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he is a defensive stopper bro, Hughes is a liability. I hope we can trade Hughes for Girard. Too bad Sakic says no, cause Girard defensive game Hughes will never reach.
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lawrence
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Finally a comment that speaks the truth
It is the truth because HFboards told me so.
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lawrence
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Not really
His underlying numbers his first 2 years in the league were nothing to write home about.
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1 overrated player vs 1 incredibly underrated player. It's a good question for sure. My pick is Girard as of today but it's really close. I'd say I'd rather have Hughes long term but Girard's 7x5m deal is looking like an absolute bargain already so I'd rather that.
Colorado's future on D is scary good.
Colorado's future on D is scary good.
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Defense has always been one of his strenghts. There is a big difference between Hughes and Girard defensively.
Yes, he has been
The dude was seen as a defense-first defenseman in the mold of Spurgeon.
Your obsession with Hughes is bordering on creepy.
You literally mention Quinn on the Avs board during a GDT when one of your D does something good, pathetic and insecure comes to mind.
Let me return the favor, Cale is made of glass and spends 90% of his time with the top line, while Quinn spends a lot of time with our studs in the bottom six.
Girard isn't in the same stratosphere as Quinn.
Imagine if the Avs D faced teams that could score on a regular basis as opposed to playing in the most offensively challenged division.
Hype? 70 point pace as a rookie, ppg in the playoffs, top 4 in points this season basically one drafted in 2016 one in 2018.
And let's be real here the Avs were considered elite and are a tier above the Nucks. The last 15 games Hughes along with the whole team have settled in and played much better. Put Quinn on the Avs and see his D numbers shine.
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Girard is most definitely ‘in the same stratosphere’ as Hughes.
He’s actually outperforming Hughes this season. I still like Hughes upside long term, but to act like they’re not close doesn’t make any sense.
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Girard is the better player at this moment. He is the total package except for a muffin shot and size to bully forwards.
Since you only care about points. Girard has the higher PPG and on a 70 point pace in a full season. On top of that he is much better defensively than Hughes. If you have an elimination game tomorrow, you should be picking Girard.
For some reason a lot of posters here are taking the mindset that Girard is some older veteran on a career year and only Hughes has the potential to improve. Girard is only 1 year older than Hughes and has improved significantly every single season he has been in the league, he might still take another step in the coming years.
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Wtf lol. Perhaps you’re just trolling and if so you got me but Girard is known as a defense first defenseman. He literally played all of last season as Colorado’s #1D matching up against other teams top lines and was phenomenal in shutting them down.
With the acquisition of Toews, Girard’s defensive responsibility isn’t nearly as heavy as it was a year ago but he’s still playing just as strong defensively while being able to fully step up his offensive game now as well.
These comments questioning Girard’s defensive game when that was literally exactly what he was known for until he exploded offensively is mind boggling.
Sammy Girard was arguably THE best transition defenseman in hockey the two previous season before this one, was great defensively and now this year is 8th among NHL D in points per game. He does everything at a high level.
If Girard was three inches taller, shaved his face, and drafted a round earlier the poll would be closer.
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Girard is a magician, one of the more underrated dmen and I'm of the opinion this very year he'd probably help the Canucks more than Hughes can. On the other hand it's difficult to compare them especially in this season because they basically play in two different leagues and on two very different teams. Seeing what Hughes has already done offensively in his short career and expecting him to improve defensively simply by getting more experience he probably is the correct long term answer.
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Tbh you sound like the obsessed one here.
Girard and Hughes are a good comparison. Stylistically similar and close in age. Hughes has the edge on offense and Girard the edge on defense. I think both will close the gap in each area as they develop.
I'm not sure about Girard over Hughes here but as an Avs fan I'm just happy the comparison is being made at all because Hughes is a stud. Girard finally starting to get some recognition.
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TBH this is like the 5th hughes thread a avs fan has made. You guys are obsessed.
Tralfamadore
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Okay let's see these 5 threads then because I only see this one on the first 10 pages of the poll threads.
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I'm not really surprised by some of the responses in here, a lot of Avs fans tend to think that they have the best player at ever position, "Girard is arguably the best defenceman at transition" LOL. That being said its probably Girard right now but Hughes long term by a decent margin.
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