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Jack Hughes or Alexis Lafreniere?

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Who’s the better prospect?

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ijuka said:
What I want to imply?

Jack Hughes, amazing scoring internationally(much better than Lafreniere), Jack Hughes, amazing scoring in his league(Matthews used as a comparable, should I have used Eichel instead?).

What I don't understand is how despite all the stats I point towards, people do not accept that Hughes is vastly outperforming Lafreniere. Whatever comparables you want to use, it always comes down to Hughes being far above Lafreniere, no matter what you want to look at.

Even so, we'll have "yeah but what does scoring matter" "yeah but what does skating matter" and all the cop outs one can imagine. Lafreniere just isn't even close to being as good as Hughes at this point in time and absolutely nothing backs that opinion up.

And THEN we arrive at the winger vs center argument. But it's not even needed. Lafreniere has abosolutely nothing tangible on Hughes.
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I agreed that the elite skating puts Hughes above Lafreniere and that's just looking at transferrable skills to the NHL.

However, Hughes didn't massively outproduce Matthews. Maybe in their birth years but in their actual playing years (ie. Draft -2 year):

Look at eliteprospects, Matthews outproduces him both at the the USDP level playing at u-18 all year and then also at the WJC u-18s.

Otherwise agreed wholeheartedly.

I don't even like to compare, because as a prospect Lafreniere actually plays more like Matthews but even then isn't similar at all. Hughes is nothing alike however.

I like Hughes' skills better.
 
1972 said:
Drouin bested MacKinnons Q season lol. Bad deciding factor.

Hughes isn’t just better, he’s clearly superior.
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I have watched Lafreniere live a few games in the Q in Bathurst, Moncton and SJ and I was very impressed with his IQ and compete level. What really caught my eye is the game he was matched against Dobson all game long (LW vs RHD). Living near Bathurst, I got to see Dobson play lots of time and I think very highly of him and his overall play (defensively and offensively), so I thought it was gonna be a though game for Alexis. To my surprise, he was winning his share of battle, played a really physical game and finished the game with a goal and an assist. I have seen Hughes a lot, and I'm very high on him; I see a potential 80-90 points scorer in the NHL in him. The fact that Lafreniere was able to succeed against Dobson is why I have him higher than Hughes at the moment. I can't wait to see how Hughes will perform against top notch defensive defensemen this year. The showcase gave me a good idea of how dominant he was, but I don't put a lot of emphasis in summer hockey.
 
Both kids have insane upside and might be generational talents, so who would you draft first if Lafreniere was draft eligible for next year too, knowing he is 1 year younger and why?
 
Goldenhands said:
Both kids have insane upside and might be generational talents, so who would you draft first if Lafreniere was draft eligible for next year too, knowing he is 1 year younger and why?
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He's only five months younger. Hughes is a better prospect and he plays a more important position.
 
According to Gretzky, he sees Lafreniere being a center in the NHL. For that, I would take him over Hughes. Because talent wise, he's up there. He's the real deal. And having a french franchise player in Montreal would be amazing.
 
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Jabba11 said:
According to Gretzky, he sees Lafreniere being a center in the NHL. For that, I would take him over Hughes. Because talent wise, he's up there. His the real deal. And having a french franchise player in Montreal would be amazing.
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With the way Lafreniére is able to affect the game, I don't think it matters too much whether he plays at centre or not.
 
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the debate has gotten a little more interesting. for now, it's still Jack. but, we'll see if that changes on Jan 5, 2019 and the conclusion of the WJHC in Vancouver.
 
Lafreniere isn't 1 year younger? He's maybe 5 months younger.

And the answer's Jack Hughes easily.
 
Jabba11 said:
According to Gretzky, he sees Lafreniere being a center in the NHL. For that, I would take him over Hughes. Because talent wise, he's up there. His the real deal. And having a french franchise player in Montreal would be amazing.
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Gretzky says? Lol.
 
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