Weak draft. Hughes will go first and Kakko second for sure, which of them will be better is a whole different question. Also Byram could prove to be the best player of this draft.
Who Would You Take First Jack Hughes or Kaapo Kakko?
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I don't think it's weak at all and I don't see Byram being better than Hughes or Kakko. He has number 1 D potential but he isn't a Doughty level talent.
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Hughes/Kakko are superior prospects to Patrick/Hischier, so I can't say that I agree with your comparison. I also don't see Byram on the same level as Heiskanen as a prospect, either.
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Rangers fan here. I’d go with Hughes and it will be Hughes, although I am more than content with bringing in Kakko
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Love, love Nico and he's perfect for what the Devils are trying to do and he's going to be a great one, but Hughes/Kakko are on different levels than Nico/Patrick.
Jerzey Devil
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Nico is trending towards being our next Patrick Elias who you will not find one Devils fans complain about. Hopefully Hughes is the true 1c this organization has always done without.
isn't it crazy that people who come on this board, implying that they have more than the average level of knowledge about the prospects of professional hockey - or at least have aspirations to learn more, and simultaneously call this a weak draft?
It has been widely regarded as a better than average draft, with two better than average 1-2 picks.
...not having a McDavid doesn't make it a weak draft.
It has been widely regarded as a better than average draft, with two better than average 1-2 picks.
...not having a McDavid doesn't make it a weak draft.
Pavel Buchnevich
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I think the point was that the talent at the top of this draft is bunched up. There is no McDavid. There's not even a Dahlin, Matthews or Eichel. It'll be a matter of which similar level talent develops the best.
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I guess I value Hughes/Kakko a bit higher than yourself then? I know you don't have either in your top 3, oddly enough.
Pavel Buchnevich
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Which of those players do Hughes or Kakko stack up to? Do you think they are comparable to McDavid? Dahlin? Eichel? Matthews?
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I view Hughes as having a similar upside to Eichel and Kakko having a bit more upside than Svechnikov.
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The skill level and potential is equivalent in my eyes, but there’s no way a US team doesn’t take the American. It’s just intelligent marketing.
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Hughes. He has top iq in my eyes.
Hockey is getting faster and faster so you need good head and skating.
Hughes got both.
Kakko is impressive, but dont see him as good as his game seems to selfish at this point and those macig passes are missing
Though I am sure both will have good career If not injured.
Hughes 75+ player. Kakko 60-75pts.
And, they might be better or worse
Hockey is getting faster and faster so you need good head and skating.
Hughes got both.
Kakko is impressive, but dont see him as good as his game seems to selfish at this point and those macig passes are missing
Though I am sure both will have good career If not injured.
Hughes 75+ player. Kakko 60-75pts.
And, they might be better or worse
Not really sure where this ”selfish Kakko” shit has come from. Half the season he overpassed it and once he starts scoring he’s selfish?Hughes. He has top iq in my eyes.
Hockey is getting faster and faster so you need good head and skating.
Hughes got both.
Kakko is impressive, but dont see him as good as his game seems to selfish at this point and those macig passes are missing
Though I am sure both will have good career If not injured.
Hughes 75+ player. Kakko 60-75pts.
And, they might be better or worse
On those about 15 games I have seen he has been quite selfish.
It could be junior stupidity or he just does not see openings for passes, aka lack of top hockey iq.
Maby you dont see it?
Yea I think he hangs on to the puck for long, but I think it’s because he always wants to give that perfect backdoor pass and doesn’t play it simple. Could be IQ, but I think it’s most likely the mentality of a skilled junior
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I absolutely love his IQ, skills and skating so I'd select Hughes first, but it's not like Kakko would be a bad pick too.
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hughes all day long. threads like these will look awfully funny in a few years (and that’s not to take anything away from kakko)
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