Elias Pettersson or Jack Hughes?

[SeanMoneyHands]

who would you take for the next 8 years?

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[Mr Bojanglez]

i'm sure there are 2 or 3 other polls for this.

 

[MasterofGrond]

the polls must flow

 

[Bixby Snyder]

Jack

 

[Three On Zero]

Hasn’t this been done a few times now?

 

[KaN19]

I'll take the 100 point guy making $8m for the next 7 years over the 100 point guy who's going to make at least $11m starting next season.

 

[My3Sons]

I'll take the 100 point guy making $8m for the next 7 years over the 100 point guy who's going to make at least $11m starting next season.

That's the rational thought here. Two similarly talented guys playing the same role on their team. One needs a new deal and has waffled on staying where he is so you figure he's going to get paid very well to stay. Any team would of course be thrilled to have either guy.

 

[Frankie Blueberries]

Went with undecided. Hughes is younger so his potential for further growth is higher. Pettersson has a better defensive game. Pettersson also has played on much worse rosters than Hughes when comparing last season and this season. Considering contracts and age, Hughes is an easy pick here though.

 

[kranuck]

Petey.

Better defensively. Better offensively. Bigger.

 

[Atoyot]

Which Elias Pettersson? Which Jack Hughes?

Hughes is the pretty easy answer for me.

 

[SillyRabbit]

Hughes is younger and already locked into a favourable contract.

They’re both elite offensively.

Pettersson is the more complete player.

I’d take Hughes, expecting him to continue to improve, and expecting Pettersson to have a more expensive contract.

 

[Hierso]

Depends on what Pettersson will get. He's currently the better player in my book but it's damn hard to beat the value from Jacks deal.

 

[Machinehead]

I prefer Hughes. I literally just voted for Pettersson because I always vote for Pettersson.

 

[Mirka the Turka]

Hughes AINEC

 

[MB3]

Jack is 2 years younger, signed for 7 more years at 8m per.

Petey is 2 years older, signed for 1 more year, and is likely getting 11+ on a deal in the offseason if he even decides to stay in Vancouver.

I'm not sure how it's a question. Even if you think they're similarly talented players, it's gotta be Hughes by a mile.

 

[Knight53]

McDavid/Bedard are the only players I take over Pettersson. 100-120 point/Selke calibre players are just so, so rare. Hits like a truck when he wants too and already as a great playoff run.

 

[Random Comment]

Went with Hughes. I like his offense better, but he isn’t on the level Pettersson is defensively yet. Both amazing talents, one needs a big new contract, so the choice is even more obvious than the Stutzle over Matthews from a few weeks back.

 

[Tanknation]

Easy pick, Hughes. Younger, contract, more skilled player, and has further upside.

 

[Coffee]

Pettersson because he’s elite on both ends, and that’s the bottom line.

I prefer Hughes. I literally just voted for Pettersson because I always vote for Pettersson.

You loved him ever since the draft

 

[Mr Kot]

petterson is the perfect package of defence and offense. I think even with a bigger contract, he would be worth the cost.

 

[Ace of Hades]

Ep is the better overall player.

That said Hughes is more valuable based on his contract.

Easy pick, Hughes. Younger, contract, more skilled player, and has further upside.

Yeah I doubt Hughes is "more skilled"

 

[dirtydanglez]

peteys the better player but hughes is also very good and i like his contract.

 

[Skolman]

McDavid/Bedard are the only players I take over Pettersson. 100-120 point/Selke calibre players are just so, so rare. Hits like a truck when he wants too and already as a great playoff run.

So much homerism

 

[Coffee]

So much homerism

He has a homer pass

 

[Phrasing]

Prefer EP’s game to Hughes’.