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And that's with Sharangovich carrying the entirety of the weight of that line
Jack Hughes first 2 pro seasons : improving, but still not 1st overall level
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And that's with Sharangovich carrying the entirety of the weight of that line
TheGreatOne11
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I think he has a breakout year next year, lost all his gains from covid this year, next year he's gonna be HUNGRY.
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Hughes looked good in almost evry game against the rangers and that was whether he scored points or was pointless. He was noticeabley better and very impressive. I wouldnt worry about him just yet.
Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
There's nothing to worry about. A year of college would have probably done him some good but he was a play driver last year and was the same this year, with better results-especially the last quarter or so of the season. He's a playmaker though. He's going to need some help as I don't envision him being much of a huge goal scorer at the NHL level.
nightonthesun
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Devils fans, enjoy this absolute gold mine of posts that definitely won't age well. I remember when all these stat watching fools had MacKinnon takes
If/when Hughes gets better I think his ceiling is something like Backstrom, 15-20 goal with 40-60 assist seasons. Thats if he gets better and gets a good shooter on his line, Hopefully Holtz can be that guy.
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He'll be a legit 1st line, consistent 70 point scorer in the NHL. Just don't see him ever hitting that next superstar level.
Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
Even more physically immature than Kane but that's a good call. Makes you appreciate what Kane was able to do right off the bat.
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It makes more sense when you realize he’s writing in free verse and it’s all just bad poetry.
Jack Hughes did improve, relatively lot from his rookie season, however, he is, was selected 1st overall
and his productions is still not at, where its supposed to be.
His start to the season was not very good, how he played, not his point production,
as the season progressed however, he started to play better, way better
and even our own Viasat Finnish NHL voice; Antti Mäkinen had to eat some crow
So, still, lots to improve, needs some more game adjusting,
needs to at least simplify his game, for one, to get more production.
He does have the necessary tools to improve, lots. Obviously still
needs to get stronger (mature physically), play, well..think (react) faster
with and without the puck.
Time will tell what comes out of Jack Hughes, he has started,..has corrected
his path (as i hoped he would) but, still lots of work to do. Interesting to see,
to follow his career, is he able to do some hard work much needed,
to achieve his goals as a pro athlete and fans expectations.
Good luck Jack!.
Anyone dragging him literally only looks at pt totals.
nightonthesun
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Kane was smaller and arguably less filled out, but he never needed to be and never really did fill out that much. Kane was listed at 5'9 160 at his draft.
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Nice. I see Kakko being a legit 2nd line, consistent point scorer in the NHL. Just don’t see him ever hitting that next top line level.
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We need a separate board where illpuck, Mulletman and GeorgeLeafer topics go.
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Every time I saw the Devils play a game this season Hughes was their best skater. If his teammates could finish his passes I think he would have had an extra 10-15 points this season.
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mcdavid and matthews having the rookie seasons they did put immediate expectations for 1st overall picks way too high.
Hughes was expected to struggle a bit due to his size, but his skills are worth using a 1st on.
At a certain point, maybe people will realize not every 1st overall pick is a bust and that McMatthews isnt the norm
Hughes was expected to struggle a bit due to his size, but his skills are worth using a 1st on.
At a certain point, maybe people will realize not every 1st overall pick is a bust and that McMatthews isnt the norm
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He's fine
I look at it this way:
His first NHL season shouldn't have happened. He should not have played NHL that year. I essentially consider this currrent year as his rookie season in terms of projecting him out.
This year, he's at a 45 point pace and only a -3 which is not so bad considering the rest of his team-mates. He's obviously on a weak team too so that has to be taken into consideration.
He's only 19.
Tavares had 54 points in his rookie year and was -15
Stamkos would have had 47 pts in his rookie year if he prorated to 82 games. -13
MacKinnon 63 points. + 20
Hughes isn't too far off other former 1st overall guys.
He definitely isn't in Yakupov or even Hischier territory
I look at it this way:
His first NHL season shouldn't have happened. He should not have played NHL that year. I essentially consider this currrent year as his rookie season in terms of projecting him out.
This year, he's at a 45 point pace and only a -3 which is not so bad considering the rest of his team-mates. He's obviously on a weak team too so that has to be taken into consideration.
He's only 19.
Tavares had 54 points in his rookie year and was -15
Stamkos would have had 47 pts in his rookie year if he prorated to 82 games. -13
MacKinnon 63 points. + 20
Hughes isn't too far off other former 1st overall guys.
He definitely isn't in Yakupov or even Hischier territory
Rabid Ranger
2 is better than one
This is of course the correct response but will be widely ignored.
He'll be very good, but he really needs to improve at the dot if he's going to be a center. I think the next few seasons will determine whether or not he'll be on the wing.
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