Quinn hughes sophomore slump or nah?

[Craig Button]

I hope he’s top 5.
I don’t see a slump in his horizon.

I like seeing great players continue being great.
Just because they don’t play on my team doesn’t mean I want them to suck. I don’t get people like that.
That’s crazy

 

[Regal]

I think you're underrating Vegas' ability to pressure. I'd argue they are the best pressure team in the NHL and did something similar to Heiskanen, who only had 1 point in the series against them. I don't think other teams have the system or the personnel to employ a similar strategy. Hughes basically got the best test course you could get in terms of facing pressure in Vegas/St Louis 2 of the league's best.

You're right, Vegas is probably the best team at deploying that strategy against Hughes and other teams aren't going to be as successful. I didn't mean to imply that he would struggle, as he's too talented for that, but I think even still though, teams might do a better job at taking away his time and space and he'll have to adapt somewhat. Someone mentioned his button-hook move above and players will probably be more aware of it now for instance. To be honest though, I had a brainfart and forgot about divisional play while writing that. The Canadian teams should definitely offer less resistance this year.

 

[Trunz05]

I would t be surprised if he finished anywhere from 1-10 kid is talented.

 

[CascadiaPuck]

He'll flirt with PPG this year. I'll assume that's enough for top 5.

 

[InfinityIggy]

I’m curious to see how his game might be different without Tanev as his partner.

 

[lwvs84]

I voted yes because I picked him up in fantasy hockey... that tends to be a breakout year or a career low with young guys.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

SS? Nah

 

[sufferer]

He may struggle in some aspects, namely defensively as one might expect given his stature but he's still going to be an elite puckmover and playmaker, so no worries there.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Hughes - 2 points
Makar - 0 points

 

[Canucks LB]

Hughes - 2 points
Makar - 0 points

here we go lol

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

here we go lol

Haha I don't think anyone wants another year of this, but just had to (jokingly) poke the bear. Atleast for one night.

 

[Rowlet]

Don't think so, he's just too skilled and the North Div is so bad defensively, he gets to play against Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto all year.

 

[SotasicA]

He may struggle in some aspects, namely defensively as one might expect given his stature but he's still going to be an elite puckmover and playmaker, so no worries there.

It's basically this.

He leads all d-men in scoring, but is dead last in the league with -13. Do you call it a slump? I mean, it's not a scoring slump, but in no way is he a finished product, nor a complete player.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Hughes - 2 points
Makar - 0 points

Huggy Bear is -13
Calder winner is +9
One plays D, the other doesn’t.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Huggy Bear is -13
Calder winner is +9
One plays D, the other doesn’t.

Nice to see Makars finally earning that Calder trophy W !

 

[avsfan09]

Nice to see Makars finally earning that Calder trophy W !

He earned it pretty convincingly last year. This year he's once again hit another level.

 

[KidLine93]

He earned it pretty convincingly last year. This year he's once again hit another level.

I thought Mackinnon carried that team single handedly last year? At least that was the narrative.

 

[NyQuil]

It's kind of a funny poll because he could end up in the top 5 in scoring and still be enduring a sophomore slump.

 

[tucker3434]

So I guess the answer was yes to both? He’s definitely going to have career-low defensive numbers this season. Offense is going great though.

 

[John Eichel da GOAT]

 

[Mighty Makar]

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Lmao!

 

[Woncka]

Makar
Hughes
Karlsson
Josi

are gonna be there imo, 4 of the most talented defenceman in the league

5th member could be any of Carlson, Hamilton, Hedman

Not sure why you have the highest scoring defenseman of the last three season in Carlson as the 'possibly fifth' option

 

[Woncka]

Quinn will likely slump for a year or two though improve along the way

Vancouver was not as good as they played last year (some high %s) as well as losing 2-3 key guys from that team

I think Vancouver fans expected a faster rebuild and were thrown a mirage. I have Vancouver on the same rebuild finish line as NJ and Buffalo

 

[VC]

Quinn will get his points no doubt. Barring injury I don't see him outside the top 5. The Canucks as a whole have been a tire fire defensively which has been leading to management/coaching change. Defensively, Hughes has gone from acceptable to eaten alive.

Not a sophomore slump offensively but yes defensively.

 

[avsfan9]

Very nice goal by Hughes last night. Liked the sell on the pass. Faked the goalie and a nice shot. Good on him. Canucks need some life