LD Quinton Hughes - U of Michigan, NCAA (2018, 7th, VAN) Part Three...

[CherryToke]

Imo he's Vancouver's best player.

2nd best player.

 

[lawrence]

2nd best player.

yup. J.T Bozo Miller is our best player.

Plan the parade.

 

[sting101]

Yes so far this kid has blown me away. I think tha Kane on defense is a pretty accurate desription. Forecheck him hard you better get a piece of him or he's gonna make you look stupid. Sidesteps the first guy with ease. His hands and IQ appear to be that of an elite forward not a defenseman. The big concern was a muffin shot. well you can forget about that because he obviously went home this off season and turned his shot into a weapon. His 4 direction movement is unreal and he uses it to pull players towards him and open up ice where he vacates. He's absolutely unpredictable also from what i've seen and he pretty much just toys with anyone attempting to come at him like Kane does to create odd man situations. I know its way too early to be going off but his skill and IQ are like nothing i have ever seen in Vancouver and all the hype towards the Hughes brothers is starting to make sense to me now . Look out NHL this kid is the real deal

 

[mphmiles]

Something important to note re: defense.

Through 3 games Quinn has the highest percentage of D zone starts of any defenseman on the canucks. (68%) His most common forwards faced against Edmonton and Calgary were McDavid and Gaudreau.

He also has the highest corsi of any defenseman on the canucks. Small sample size I know- but point being, for a supposed “offensive” defenseman, the Canucks are doing the opposite of sheltering him. And he’s thrived in his first 3 games.

 

[GetFocht]

Quinn Hughes has been dominant:

 

[tealhockey]

Quinn Hughes has been dominant:

and playing 20~ mins a night... woof

 

[NuxFan09]

Quinn Hughes has been dominant:

Ridiculous. Simply outstanding!

 

[Deen]

Is he a points guy or a shutdown guy? Fantasy Hockey question.

 

[GetFocht]

Is he a points guy or a shutdown guy? Fantasy Hockey question.

What if I told you, he's both.

 

[Deen]

What if I told you, he's both.

I better sit down.

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I really underestimated him. He plays a big game and doesn't let his size get in the way, and shows up. Somewhat reminds me of a defensive version of Brian Rafalski.

But that was an amazing first NHL goal.

 

[Ainec]

2nd best canucks player after god

 

[Deen]

Good Player.

 

[Agent Zub]

one of those players who is worth the price of admission alone

 

[Deen]

Good Player.

 

[Dump Itch]

Good Player.

Good Player.

Sorry, I didn't catch it the first time. What kind of player is he?

 

[Deen]

Sorry, I didn't catch it the first time. What kind of player is he?

That's called hiding an infraction....

Good Player.

 

[GetFocht]

Good Player.

 

[CherryToke]

Imo he's Vancouver's best player. Can see him getting 50-70pts a season

2nd best player.

On second thought, maybe you're right.

 

[GetFocht]

He's a franchise defenceman in the making

 

[Fulham]

Hes starting mostly in the defensive zone as well, he is not at all being sheltered, crazy how much he is being relied on to transition into the offensive zone.

 

[krutovsdonut]

good player

 

[Motte and Bailey]

Believe it or not this guy is better than Pettersson.

last year Pettersson established himself as guy with some of the best hands in the NHL. Quinn Hughes’ hands are on the same level if not slightly better than Pettersson’s. Same goes for Quinn’s playmaking. Quinn’s skating is super elite and blows Pettersson’s out of the water. The only thing Pettersson does better than Quinn Hughes is shoot the puck - Elias’ shot is elite but Hughes’ shot is about average for an NHLer. But he’s good at getting his shots through to the net from the point so nobody in Vancouver is complaining there.

He is the most electrifying talent to ever play on the Canucks blue line and he’s only 20 years old. Kid has superstar written all over him.

 

[Green Snow Storm]

Yes so far this kid has blown me away. I think tha Kane on defense is a pretty accurate desription. Forecheck him hard you better get a piece of him or he's gonna make you look stupid. Sidesteps the first guy with ease. His hands and IQ appear to be that of an elite forward not a defenseman. The big concern was a muffin shot. well you can forget about that because he obviously went home this off season and turned his shot into a weapon. His 4 direction movement is unreal and he uses it to pull players towards him and open up ice where he vacates. He's absolutely unpredictable also from what i've seen and he pretty much just toys with anyone attempting to come at him like Kane does to create odd man situations. I know its way too early to be going off but his skill and IQ are like nothing i have ever seen in Vancouver and all the hype towards the Hughes brothers is starting to make sense to me now . Look out NHL this kid is the real deal

Really? I've always been extremely high on Hughes. Had him ranked 3rd on my 2018 draft list, but is he even better than Pettersson in both those regards?

 

[Diamonddog01]

Believe it or not this guy is better than Pettersson.

last year Pettersson established himself as guy with some of the best hands in the NHL. Quinn Hughes’ hands are on the same level if not slightly better than Pettersson’s. Same goes for Quinn’s playmaking. Quinn’s skating is super elite and blows Pettersson’s out of the water. The only thing Pettersson does better than Quinn Hughes is shoot the puck - Elias’ shot is elite but Hughes’ shot is about average for an NHLer. But he’s good at getting his shots through to the net from the point so nobody in Vancouver is complaining there.

He is the most electrifying talent to ever play on the Canucks blue line and he’s only 20 years old. Kid has superstar written all over him.

This is a bit much. He's looked very good thus far, and is doing extremely well statistically. Tad premature to say the most electrifying defenceman to ever play for Van lol.

Petterson's hockey IQ is oustanding and most definitely a tier above Hughes', they are different players - let's just enjoy both.