Jack Hughes on pace to have worst rookie season by a 1st overall forward since Patrik Stefan in 1999

[Star Ocean]

Didnt he said some weird stuff to some girls? Karma for attitude.

 

[Craig Button]

What happened to him?
Didn’t HFBoards say he was gonna be better than Matthews?

TDS

 

[Helistin]

What happened to him?
Didn’t HFBoards say he was gonna be better than Matthews?

TDS

No , I don't think HFBoards said that as it isn't a single entity but consists of large number of people with differing opinions .

 

[ViD]

Yes easily the worst of all time. Makes Yak look like Gretzky. Now if we win the draft lottery again this year we all good? Everyone will understand last year didn't count and not give Devils crap about it?

Yakupov actually had a pretty good first season

 

[My3Sons]

Well Patrick Kane, Sidney Crosby, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, and Nico Hischier didn’t need that excuse, they were all about the same size and weight that Jack Hughes is at now and they dominated the NHL in their rookie years or at least doubled Jack Hughes’ production

yes he's terrible. No future. No need to candy coat it. He's so bad that you wouldn't take him on the team you root for in return for a seventh round pick. What a bust. Thanks for making another thread dumpling on the most underperforming team of the season. Really great work and very creative since this isn't at all what should be covered in the Hughes prospect board thread. No, it's important to just kick the entire fanbase while they are down. Really great stuff here.

 

[Martin Skoula]

He'll be a fine middle-6 C/W one day, no need to worry.

 

[Hansen]

If he had attended the draft combine Devils would have been able to tell he wasn't ready

 

[LeonDraisaitl]

He'll be a fine middle-6 C/W one day, no need to worry.

I like posts like these, to a third party observer looks like you are being friendly but there is clearly no friendly vibe in your post.

 

[HBK27]

I didn't pay attention to him much as a prospect but can someone enlighten me on why he didn't go to college either last year or this year?

He just turned 18 in May - not sure how it would've worked for a 17-year old to go to college last season. Would think he would've had to do something fast paced to at least graduate high school a year early. And it's debatable if being part of the USNTDP or a top college program would've been better for his development or not.

As for this season, even if his numbers versus previous #1 overall draft picks is disappointing, he's still clearly an NHL player. He's still tied for 6th on the team in scoring and should only get better as the season goes on. There's no one "right" way to develop a player, so being in the NHL for him this year versus college could be better long-term, who really knows. Financially it's also a huge advantage for him to be in the NHL as it gets him to his 2nd contract and UFA a year earlier.

 

[Frank the Tank]

Yakupov actually had a pretty good first season

It's easier to enter the league when you're 21 as a rookie.

 

[Ainec]

Gaudette + Vancouver's next 3 first rounders for Jack Hughes

 

[Regal]

If you're going to compare him to overall seasons, an "on pace" comparison isn't really fair. You should look at the first 30 games of all 1st overalls. You probably want to limit that further by only looking at 1st overall selections that went immediately to the NHL. There's obviously some adjustment period of going straight from juniors to the NHL.

This is a good point. For instance Stamkos got off to a horrible start with only 4 goals and 14 points in his first 40 games, then had 19 goals and 34 points in his final 39 games. He similarly started with lower minutes for a terrible coach on a bad team

 

[Oak]

Jack should switch to defense like his brother bc he sure as hell cant play center. Quinn actually doing pretty good even though he is tiny as well.

 

[TheAngryHank]

Detroit offers AA straight up.

 

[pigpen65]

I thought it was very obvious very early in the year that he wasn't NHL ready.

 

[Weast]

The Devils should have decided to let him play in the WJC, the confidence boost alone would have been worth it.

 

[rynryn]

shoulda played a couple years in college

 

[Fixxer]

He'll be a fine middle-6 C/W one day, no need to worry.

haha. I hadn't heard from Martin Skoula in years. Last night, Marc Denis (play by play) was talking of being with the Avs at the same time as Skoula. lol

 

[rynryn]

i miss Skoula. Fun fact: i once bought one of his signed sticks (for $100) for a Wild charity auction because it was the only one that didn't have a bid and i felt sorry for him. I doubt Jack Hughes will ever have to worry about his signed gear not selling at auction.

 

[KevinRedkey]

For the guys saying size matters,
Pat Kane was 5ft9, 160lbs his first season. Very small overall.
Elias Pettersson was 6ft2, 170lbs as a rookie. He was a bean stalk.
Jack Hughes is 5ft10, 170lbs. He's small, but stockier than both guys above.

 

[Martin Skoula]

haha. I hadn't heard from Martin Skoula in years. Last night, Marc Denis (play by play) was talking of being with the Avs at the same time as Skoula. lol

I took my Generational Poise and turned it into generational posting.

 

[RageQuit77]

A year or two with Puljujärvi in Kärpät (FEL) would do good for his short term self-confidence and longer term career prospects.

As for balancing note, that same treatment would do good for Kaapo too, and when they would form Kärpät 1st line together they would likely break several league records, when performing with unprecedented level of line synergy.

Against grown men.

 

[John Johnson]

Jack should switch to defense like his brother bc he sure as hell cant play center. Quinn actually doing pretty good even though he is tiny as well.

Quinn doing good? This is a new opinion from you.

 

[Kupo]

Nobody’s going to care about his rookie season in a few years. Kid will (unfortunately) be a damn good player for a long time.

 

[koyvoo]

What happened to him?
Didn’t HFBoards say he was gonna be better than Matthews?

TDS

He might be one day, but whoever thought he would start out like Matthews was just foolish or overly hopeful. Auston Matthews had a man’s body at 16-17 years old. Hughes might have a man’s body at 22-23 years old.