Will Laf and Kakko ever combine for more career points than Hughes?

[Barry Tallackson]

Jack Hughes: 216 GP and 175 pts (1.24 pts/game over last 100 games:

Kakko: 207 GP and 82 pts
Laf: 184 GP and 75 pts
Total: 391 GP and 157 pts

Will they ever catch Jack?

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[Barry Tallackson]

Essentially they both need to become consistent 55 to 60 point players.

If you vote yes, please state what year they will catch him

 

[Machinehead]

Combined?? Probably, yeah. Almost definitely.

I think they're going to eventually produce at a much higher rate than what we're seeing now, even if it doesn't quite match their draft pedigree.

If they become 55 point players, which is pretty run-of-the-mill, Hughes would have to average 110 per 82 to keep pace. To contextualize how hard that is, Sidney Crosby averages 103 per 82.

Even if we're very generous and assume Hughes is one of the top 30 forwards all-time and puts up 1,400 points, the other two would only have to average 700 points. That's not that many, if you just stay in the league and they both started very young. Vinny Prospal, Miro Satan, Andrew Brunette, Matt Cullen, Petr Sykora, and Scott Hartnell are some players with 700 points. That's a middle sixer with decent longevity.

And all of this is assuming that Lafreniere and Kakko peak as completely average players. And Hughes still has to be a first-ballot Hall of Famer to beat them.

The kneejerk reaction is Hughes because of the season he's having, but if you think about it for two seconds, the odds are clearly with the Rangers duo here.

 

[Filthy Dangles]

Nice avitar

 

[Nocashstyle]

Can we please just let this nonsense die? Hughes is an elite player. Kakko and Laf are not. It’s silly to just keep rehashing over and over.

 

[Clam Jensen]

Can we please just let this nonsense die? Hughes is an elite player. Kakko and Laf are not. It’s silly to just keep rehashing over and over.

Seconded, this is a dumb thread and should be locked.

 

[Jetcetera]

Hughes is having one good season and people thinking he's the next coming of gretzky. It's getting old

 

[Clam Jensen]

Hughes is having one good season and people thinking he's the next coming of gretzky. It's getting old

To be fair, he was having a really good season last year too. Just got derailed by injuries.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

We need a third option about not giving an actual shit.

 

[Nocashstyle]

Hughes is having one good season and people thinking he's the next coming of gretzky. It's getting old

I don’t know, 56 points in 49 games as a 20 year old last year sounds pretty good too.

 

[bobbyking]

jack Hughes fanboys are now a dime a dozen

 

[Garbageyuk]

We need a third option about not giving an actual shit.

Although I don’t mind the thread because I enjoy rubbing it in the faces of NYR fans, this is a beautiful response lmao.

 

[Barry Tallackson]

We need a third option about not giving an actual shit.

Poll has been updated

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Although I don’t mind the thread because I enjoy rubbing it in the faces of NYR fans, this is a beautiful response lmao.

I will only do it if they're running their mouths, I don't care to start drama.

 

[The don godfather]

Jack Hughes: 216 GP and 175 pts (1.24 pts/game over last 100 games:

Kakko: 207 GP and 82 pts
Laf: 184 GP and 75 pts
Total: 391 GP and 157 pts

Will they ever catch Jack?

What a Broadway circus we have here.

 

[Homesick]

These type of threads come from people that brag about a participation medal

 

[lawrence]

after watching Jack Hughes yesterday, I find it quite hard to believe they will combine for more points than Jack. He's a special player. I can't believe fans took cheap shots at jack Hughes during his draft. He's a very good play..

 

[Raspewtin]

bro go outside please

 

[TBF1972]

Essentially they both need to become consistent 55 to 60 point players.

If you vote yes, please state what year they will catch him

voted yes ...

... to annoy you, because your takes on the mainboard annoy me.

simply shut down this b*llsh*t poll, as jack hughes has nothing to do with the rangers or this two players and as a devils fan i am happy for it.

 

[TBF1972]

These type of threads come from people that brag about a participation medal

are you talking about matthews or macdavid? we can lump in draisaitl as well.

 

[OKR]

Hughes is quite clearly the best player of the three, and will always be. I still believe Kakko will eventually become a very good player and be that 60 point guy with good defensive impact. He is still getting better every year, and at some point it will reflect on the scoresheet too.

Laf i’m not so sure of, he hasn’t progressed at all.

 

[Barry Tallackson]

voted yes ...

... to annoy you, because your takes on the mainboard annoy me.

simply shut down this b*llsh*t poll, as jack hughes has nothing to do with the rangers or this two players and as a devils fan i am happy for it.

He was compared to these two players heavily, think it’s fair to compare their production. Thanks for the feedback though, cheers!

 

[blundluntman]

I have very low expectations for Kakko and Laf at this point. Wouldn't surprise me if they didn't catch him.

 

[TBF1972]

He was compared to these two players heavily, think it’s fair to compare their production. Thanks for the feedback though, cheers!

its more like asking your girlfriend to step on the knocked out guy on the ground with her stilettos.

let's win with more class than the rangers will ever have.

 

[5cotland]

I have very low expectations for Kakko and Laf at this point. Wouldn't surprise me if they didn't catch him.

On Laf - understandable.

On Kakko, you really need to watch the Rangers more. His play, puck control and IQ has massively improved. Stat watchers will say he is struggling but he actually is playing extremely well.