Prospect Info: Quinn Hughes, Pt. III
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Hemty
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Hughes in college for ONE more year than will sign with us. FACT
For the best, not like we competing this year anyways, EDIT
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pgj98m3
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Hemty
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Easy there. My thought process from the start was, that he shouldn't be here, as we will be battling for that top 5 pick yet again.
Let him have a go at the NCAA championship, get that experience, and hopefully, starting next year with our new MGMT team
, we'll be on the come up.Yeah what else could he learn in college?..lol.
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Maybe he could learn from the college mvp himself, gaudy boy dette, instead of from lesser players
Yeah maybe your right, i take back my statement he could learn some things (and not necessarily JUST from the Gaudefather like your suggesting)
skyo
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Benning haters: lets see how Hughes does (or "lucky" even though he ain't a top 5 pick)
Canuck fans at heart: Can't wait to see how he does and join the Canucks!
Canuck fans at heart: Can't wait to see how he does and join the Canucks!
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I believe that Hughes would have been fine playing pro this year..At his age you would just be stoked to play in the NHL ...period.
My only concern for him was being demolished due to his stature.
Dont mean to pick a part your post but from what ive seen here both the pro and anti Benning crowd were quite happy with the Hughes pick
Where are you seeing any of that? I hate Benning (or more accurately his work) but I love the Hughes pick. Are you sure it’s not just your own bias kicking in?
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This board is becoming CDC 2.0 (if it hasn't already).
It’s always a struggle to keep discussions to the realm of the rational and not the realm of optimism-fuelled fantasy.
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No way Jose, that place is a craphole with mostly poor quality fans who attack attack and ATTACK eachother brutally
DL44
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Who are the other selections Hughes will be most compared/scrutinized vs from this draft? Is it primarily going to be just the 3 other D - Dobson, Bouchard, Bodqvist?
Dobson is the one I will be watching the most because before the draft I would have said he was my preferred D that we would have a shot at drafting. That said, some of what I valued in him was the safety and pragmatism of taking a 6’3 great skating who exceeded PPG as a 17 y/o. With Hughes (and Boqvist) I felt they were like choosing to eat candy for dinner, like they were the most fun, flashy picks but that ultimately you win with D like Dobson.
Deep down I think I wanted Hughes or Boqvist (riskier) more than Dobson but couldn’t justify it at the time. Now that he’s ours I have no regrets at all.
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WTG
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Ya I am kind of the same way. Only thing I disagree with is the winning part. Best case scenario, I actually think you win with a Dman like Hughes over Dobson because Hughes has the higher offensive upside. I say this with the best case scenario in mind being that Dobson would be a #1 all around stud Dman and Hughes being a gamebreaking offensive Dman who successfully moves the puck up ice every time he touches the puck. In the playoffs, I think you need Dmen who play good shutdown D and someone needs to produce offensively on the back end. A lot of times it comes down to one goal and I think a Dman like Hughes has the ability to be a game breaker. And with that in mind, you're more likely to find an "unsung hero" who is really a #4 or bottom pairing Dman who plays amazing shutdown D than one of those playoff one hit wonders on D. That's just my thoughts. But again, we're talking about best case scenarios here.
To me, it was all about risk. I preferred Dobson for that reason because I was worried about Hughes' size and ability to defend. But like you, now that Quinn is ours, I'm pretty excited having him in the system.
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Been watching his shift by shift videos on youtube
This kid needs a lot of work in his own end if he wants to play a regular shift. With enough time and space he's generally fine, it's a big reason why he shines on the PP but morphs into Bartkowski with some pressure on him. He also really doesn't like being hit. From his blueline out he's essentially a 4th forward and really crafty with the puck, very good at fooling guys by looking off his passes and turns.
I want to like this pick but am not sold, especially with the hype he's been given. Hopefully he takes some steps forward this year.
This kid needs a lot of work in his own end if he wants to play a regular shift. With enough time and space he's generally fine, it's a big reason why he shines on the PP but morphs into Bartkowski with some pressure on him. He also really doesn't like being hit. From his blueline out he's essentially a 4th forward and really crafty with the puck, very good at fooling guys by looking off his passes and turns.
I want to like this pick but am not sold, especially with the hype he's been given. Hopefully he takes some steps forward this year.
PuckMunchkin
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Do you mean when he has the puck in his own end?
Because I feel his biggest strenght is how impossible he is to pressure in his own end. He just escapes time and again leaving the forechecker behind the play.
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