Where will the Hughes-Hischier Duo Rank?

[Machinehead]

Comfortably top 10, leaning towards top 5.

 

[AvatarAang]

side tracking a bit here

hughes vs hischier - who gets to play with hall longterm?

 

[Joey Moss]

No question it should be top 10. I think Hischier is a 65-70 point center and Hughes is a PPG center if they reach their potential. NJ got lucky twice, but they weren't the best years to have it.

 

[pettersson]

Easily top-10 but Hischier is severely underrated as is Hughes before draft lol

People will hatw us for a long time and we will be the franchise who ‘needed 1st overalls’

I cant wait

Edit; saw it says in three years, so ill say top-5 by then

There's a lot of teams with 2 good players.

 

[WilliamNylander]

I think they’re both #2s

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

There's a lot of teams with 2 good players.

theres a lot of teams with two 1st overalls at center? three in total?

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

I think they’re both #2s

#2 centers? as in 2nd line?

No question it should be top 10. I think Hischier is a 65-70 point center and Hughes is a PPG center if they reach their potential. NJ got lucky twice, but they weren't the best years to have it.

Hughes will be a tier below McDavid, it most certainly was the best year for it

Hughes will be a top-10 skater his first time touching the ice

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

side tracking a bit here

hughes vs hischier - who gets to play with hall longterm?

Probably Hischier as Hughes and Hall both excel carrying the puck

Also because Hischier will be 1C with Hughes 2C for at least his rookie year, so Hall will be on the top line as well

 

[Alex NJD]

side tracking a bit here

hughes vs hischier - who gets to play with hall longterm?

Next year it will be Hischier, after that it'll depend on a lot of things

 

[Joey Moss]

#2 centers? as in 2nd line?

Hughes will be a tier below McDavid, it most certainly was the best year for it

Hughes will be a top-10 skater his first time touching the ice

Oh ok, if you say so.

 

[Voight]

Maybe wait until a year from now when Hughes actually plays some games?

 

[pettersson]

theres a lot of teams with two 1st overalls at center? three in total?

The oilers? lol. Also judging a player by where they were picked is a little dumb. I meant a lot of teams have 2 really good players, they don't necessarily have to be picked 1. Canucks have bo horvat and elias pettersson down the middle, I wouldn't say they're scary yet considering they need more wingers.

 

[Apotheosis]

Depends on if Hughes is a centre in the NHL. If he is, then probably top 5-10. Being able to match Hischier or Hughes against weaker match-ups will go a long way. Get some competent wingers for him and then Hischier-Hall the defacto first line and that's a solid top 6. If anything, go all out in FA to complement the top 6 and use some picks/assets to shore up the D. Devils will be decent soon IMO.

 

[Hischier and Hughes]

The oilers? lol. Also judging a player by where they were picked is a little dumb. I meant a lot of teams have 2 really good players, they don't necessarily have to be picked 1. Canucks have bo horvat and elias pettersson down the middle, I wouldn't say they're scary yet considering they need more wingers.

Idek what youre talking about

 

[Los merengues]

what is the reason?

Hes North American. He isnt close to Kakko as a player though

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

It’s dependent on how Hughes game develops. Right now, he’s not an NHL center, in my opinion.

 

[BHD]

I'm not that versed when it comes to prospects. Is there any chance that the Devils taking Kakko instead?

 

[Artorius Horus T]

????? huh??????

 

[amnesiac]

how can you be so sure it's Hughes over Kakko?

unless Hughes posts some sort of racist/sexist comments on twitter or dies from taking a selfie on top of the Grand Canyon.... NJ is taking Hughes.

 

[Artorius Horus T]

NJ already drafted Hughes.... Where did the Summer go????

 

[amnesiac]

You can't really compare them properly. Hughes played in a way eassier league when Kakko played against men.

Devils will be thinking do they risk it, because Hughes is much riskier because he has not played against men yet also he is much smaller. Don't be so sure it will be him

this is similar to Matthews-Laine..... Matthews was #1 all year, and Laine shot up in the last 6 months or so. If the experts have been certain about him for this long theres no reason to believe Kakko will be better at this point.

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Around 10-15.

 

[Zamuz]

this is similar to Matthews-Laine..... Matthews was #1 all year, and Laine shot up in the last 6 months or so. If the experts have been certain about him for this long theres no reason to believe Kakko will be better at this point.

There is always bias against European players when they do these rankings. If there are two players who are clearly ahead of rest and neither of them are separated from the other, then it's always the one who is playing in a north american league, since that's where these journalists live.

will be curious to see how they play in WHC, I'm assuming Hughes plays for USA. Could be very important for both of them if they want to be #1 pick.

 

[Los merengues]

this is similar to Matthews-Laine..... Matthews was #1 all year, and Laine shot up in the last 6 months or so. If the experts have been certain about him for this long theres no reason to believe Kakko will be better at this point.

Kakko is way better though. Not that it Will probably influence The draft at all.

 

[Devil Dancer]

Hughes will be a top-10 skater his first time touching the ice

Oh man the homerism is off the charts with this post.

Look at the last 20 or 30 Calder winners. Very few were top 10 skaters, and I don't think any 18yos were.