Apparently Jack was doing accelerated classes but fell a few credits short in the end. That’s why he was undecided about Michigan up until mid-July. If he wasn’t already taking accelerated classes Michigan never would have been a consideration.
LD Quinton Hughes - U of Michigan, NCAA (2018, 7th, VAN) Part II
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Apparently Jack was doing accelerated classes but fell a few credits short in the end. That’s why he was undecided about Michigan up until mid-July. If he wasn’t already taking accelerated classes Michigan never would have been a consideration.
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It’s good value for 7th. That’s a bloody high pick mate. Hedman or Doughty at 7 is a “massive steal”.
I disagree, any Top Pairing Dman who has been finalists for Norris Awards are amazing value outside of top 3-5 in a draft.
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I’d say it depends.
Montreal: Desperately needed a center. They got a late draft riser, which is usually a very good thing. He’s big, smart, plays two-ways. Tons of untapped potential in this Finnish kid once he gets stronger legs.
Ottawa: Have the best Defensemen in the world as of right now. Now they may have been playing their cards and hoping they can get a modern version of Todd Bertuzzi and still keep Karlsson. I think Brady is going to cause riots, he is really good at his craft. I don’t think things are looking rosy on the Karlsson front but that is because of inept management. As a Canucks fan I deeply sympathize.
So I would say these are fine choices. Quinn was my preferred pick at our spot, so I’m very excited to have him. This was the biggest organizational need and we may have finally found something.
But time will ultimately tell the real story. Lots can happen in their development still. Very intrigued by the top 13 or so in this draft. Very exciting to be able to see how they all develop!
Why do people always assume brothers want to play together? I wouldn’t want to play with my brother. He’s good friends with Brady Tkachuk, does that mean he’s gonna go to Ottawa? Maybe he grew up a big Doughty fan and wants to play in LA?
Jack and Quinn have both stated that they want to play together
Your standard for “amazing value” (or “MASSIVE STEAL” which were your original words) is ridiculously low. 7 is a whopping TWO spots away from 5.
“Finalist” lol
Long live hyperbole I guess.
Mathew Barzal
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It's not outrageous, but Montreal is in a pretty shitty spot prospects wise. They need everything, if I was in their position it's a coin flip between Kotkaniemi and Hughes/Dobson. You certainly can't fault them for picking Kotkaniemi.
Who would have thought that Galchenyuk would not pan out, I was sure that that guy was a bonifide first line player.
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Meh, would you expect any brothers to say they don’t want to play together when asked by the Media?
Not meaningful unless there’s a whole lot more to situation, a la the Sedins.
Only time will tell. Personally, I’m a big fan and would have taken him 3rd. But much better hockey minds took other guys 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th. We’ll have a much better idea in 3-5 years.
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He's a first line player, just hasn't established himself there as a center (for a variety of reasons I won't go into). But I wouldn't rule it out depending how Arizona plans to work with him.
As for Hughes I'm excited to see how he does this year in Michigan as he had one of the better D-years in the NCAA in recent memory.
no galchenyuk just didnt pan out in mtl
its on mtl not galchenyuk
he IS a centre
will prove it in arizona
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I'm really high on Quinn, I had him 3rd on my list. Hopefully one day they link up on Jack's favourite team
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I was fine with Tkachuk, but would have been fine with Quinn or Dobson as well and that was pre WJSS .. more so now... I preferred all 3 to Zadina who most thought would go 3 or 4.
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