Dickie Dunn
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You're right, I forgot that. There has been so much Fiala to NJ I got lost.Lol the entire premise of the thread is Hughes for Kaprizov.
And if you want to “pump the breaks” on Hughes’ breakout season because of sample size - why aren’t you doing that with Kaprizov? You’re acting like he’s a perennial 100 point scorer - he might be, but that remains to be seen. Even if you want to discount what Kaprizov did at in the KHL at Hughes’ age, how about we compare Kaprizov’s only other NHL season when he was 23 and scored 5 less points in 6 more games than a 20 year old Hughes.
Again, sure Kaprizov is better now, but they’re not as far apart as you’re making it out to be. Then considering age and contracts - that just doesn’t seem like a smart trade for the Devils to make. No need to be offended.
Simple, because hitting 100 is the goal when discussing "elite". There is no point speculating what Kaprizov can be, he has done it. Now it is "can he do it again?" Hughes, has not yet done anything so we are trying to figure out what it is he can be.
I'm not discounting it, I'm saying it doesn't matter. We already know what Kapriov has become and Hughes is clearly too good to play in the KHL at all. That doesn't mean he can't fall on his face next year....we don't know yet.