Prospect Info: Luke Hughes - part III

[McDuffz88]

Kid is fast as hell. Gonna be a nightmare for opposing teams to have to defend against 2 Hughes bros at once.

 

[xigon]

He’s just endorsing his sponsor, American Eagle.

 

[RangerDoggo]

Worst take I’ve seen in a while.

Well it is from an account called “ColdSportsTakes”. And it’s a nod to the Rachel Doerrie tweet accusing the Devils of listening to marketing

 

[Devils090]

Do you guys just not watch other teams lol

I’m well aware Kuzy does that but Hughes definitely needs some work on his

 

[Devs3cups]

Well it is from an account called “ColdSportsTakes”. And it’s a nod to the Rachel Doerrie tweet accusing the Devils of listening to marketing

Sorry guys, my sarcasm-o meter was WAY down this morning lol

 

[Brodeur]

What in the hell was that celebration

Unclear if the the rest of the crowd was doing the stomp clap stomp stomp clap.

 

[ZachaFlockaFlame]

Worst take I’ve seen in a while.

He's making fun of Rachel Doerrie, the chick that hates us for no reason and spews bullshit on twitter, saying they only took Luke to market with Jack instead of his actual skill level

Do you guys just not watch other teams lol

A nod to Kuzy for when the Devils take over the Caps's spot in the Metro

 

[13BearerOfHope]

Kid is special. Only seen the third period of the game vs Finland but Luke is always very noticeable in a positive way. Absolute stud and will be a huge uplift to the Devils.

 

[Bcap88]

Named American player of the game

 

[Devs3cups]

Luke with a really nice assist on Galchenyuk's goal. Gets named player of the game for the States. 1 G 1 A in 3 games in the tournament and he's looking good. Great start for him

 

[Devils731]

Already looking forward to Black Ace Hughes coming in and crushing the playoffs.

 

[britdevil]

Unclear if the the rest of the crowd was doing the stomp clap stomp stomp clap.

They are not responding to the pageantry at all!

 

[Devs3cups]

Here's the full sequence leading up to the goal. Luke doing Luke things!

 

[Hockey Sports Fan]

I think there’s no question he goes first overall this year if he had been born one week later. He’s got all the skill of Makar and Fox and Quinn Hughes but in a bigger frame and maybe even better skating (that last bit might be a homer take but whatcha gonna do?).

 

[Captain3rdLine]

I think there’s no question he goes first overall this year if he had been born one week later. He’s got all the skill of Makar and Fox and Quinn Hughes but in a bigger frame and maybe even better skating (that last bit might be a homer take but whatcha gonna do?).

Sorry but he’s not as skilled or as good of a skater as Makar. Or his brother. More powerful but not quite as quick and agile IMO. Fox’s game is really based on his skill.

 

[Devs3cups]

Sorry but he’s not as skilled or as good of a skater as Makar. Or his brother. More powerful but not quite as quick and agile IMO. Fox’s game is really based on his skill.

I basically see Heiskanen with more offense in Luke.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

I basically see Heiskanen with more offense in Luke.

Maybe but he’s a little bigger and Heiskanen is a defensive rock. Not sure Luke will ever be as good defensively.

 

[PKs Broken Stick]

I think there’s no question he goes first overall this year if he had been born one week later. He’s got all the skill of Makar and Fox and Quinn Hughes but in a bigger frame and maybe even better skating (that last bit might be a homer take but whatcha gonna do?).

With the stats he put up in Michigan? Definitely.

 

[Hisch13r]

Maybe but he’s a little bigger and Heiskanen is a defensive rock. Not sure Luke will ever be as good defensively.

Yeah Heiskanen’s strength is in his defense and Luke’s definitely isn’t that. It’d be a miracle if Luke ended up being an elite defender like Heiskanen is. I think Luke ends up more like a Rielly. Hopefully a bit better than that.

 

[Captain3rdLine]

Yeah Heiskanen’s strength is in his defense and Luke’s definitely isn’t that. It’d be a miracle if Luke ended up being an elite defender like Heiskanen is. I think Luke ends up more like a Rielly. Hopefully a bit better than that.

Ya that’s fair but we’re definitely hoping he’s at least a bit better than that.

 

[Devs3cups]

Maybe but he’s a little bigger and Heiskanen is a defensive rock. Not sure Luke will ever be as good defensively.

Oh yeah, I agree, was mostly talking about the offensive “styles”. Really good skater with offensive instincts. He is bigger for sure and I feel he’ll be better offensively.

 

[My3Sons]

With Luke you can't be sure what he will turn out to be for several reasons (1) he's young for his draft class and most of us only really started following him this season and if he's one week younger he's in this draft so his development curve appears somewhat skewed to us, (2) according to his brothers Luke is pretty intense and it's easy to project that into a good work ethic that will allow him to expand his game, and (3) he has two successful brothers that both adapted their games and improved AFTER they made the NHL which is not easy.

I don't think he will ever be as balanced a defender as Heiskanen but to my eyes he can be an excellent offensive and transitional defender and with coaching and experience and weight training there is no reason he cannot be at least solid defensively. That's a fantastic player in today's game.

 

[Devs3cups]

Explanation for the celly!

 

[Tao Jersey Jones]

Explanation for the celly!

Like an American Eagle*.

*brought to you by American Eagle Outfitters TM.

 

[glenwo2]

Explanation for the celly!

Ah.

So he's an Eagle.

That explains it and I'm glad he's not a fan of Cocaine Kuznetsov.