Jack Hughes or Alexis Lafreniere?

[scoutman1]

Lafreniere isn't 1 year younger? He's maybe 5 months younger.

And the answer's Jack Hughes easily.

but it is 1 hockey year younger...

 

[Sens of Anarchy]

but it is 1 hockey year younger...

Not a hockey year. A draft year. Both are 2001 players so for everything but the draft and some tournaments with specific date cutoffs vs birth year they are in the same hockey year.

 

[1972]

This is closer then I initially thought.

 

[Cotton]

Alexis.

 

[Daneurism]

Byfield. But between Hughes, Lafreniere and Byfield, there's a bounty of high ends guys in these next couple drafts. Whoever gets one of these guys will be over the moon.

 

[newfy]

Lafreniere isn't 1 year younger? He's maybe 5 months younger.

And the answer's Jack Hughes easily.

Its definitely not anyone easily. Hughes has high end skill but hes got some growing to do,even in the WJSS he was getting pushed around a bit. Dont have those concerns with Lafrenierre with a similar high end skill set

 

[Dominance]

Lafreniere isn't 1 year younger? He's maybe 5 months younger.

And the answer's Jack Hughes easily.

This only means that Lafrenière is slightly more physically mature for his age group; he has one less “hockey year”, if you will, of development behind him. The word “easily” or the phrase “AINEC” has no place in this discussion at this point in time.

 

[HC7]

LaFreniere.

Hughes is around Eichel while LaFreniere is in the McDavid/Matthews conversation.

 

[Balthazar]

LaFreniere.

Hughes is around Eichel while LaFreniere is in the McDavid/Matthews conversation.

Lafreniere is closer to McDavid/Crosby than Matthews.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

LaFreniere.

Hughes is around Eichel while LaFreniere is in the McDavid/Matthews conversation.

Lafreniere will be the second best player of this generation.

Hughes looks a lot like Gaudreau where Lafreniere looks to me like Lemieux/Malkin.

 

[bigdog16]

LaFreniere.

Hughes is around Eichel while LaFreniere is in the McDavid/Matthews conversation.

Hughes literally just smashed Matthews’ numbers this year at the same age.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

LaFreniere.

Hughes is around Eichel while LaFreniere is in the McDavid/Matthews conversation.

Wouldn't that require those 2 to be in the same conversation?

 

[tony d]

Both are going to be very good players but I think I'd take Hughes slightly here.

 

[Tripod]

LaFreniere.

Hughes is around Eichel while LaFreniere is in the McDavid/Matthews conversation.

Matthews is not in the McDavid convo though.

 

[tsujimoto74]

Hughes literally just smashed Matthews’ numbers this year at the same age.

Hughes put up better numbers than either Eichel or Matthews did at that age, and those guys are not too shabby.



It's always hard to compare across draft years, though.

 

[VictorLustig]

I remember watching McDavid dominate the U18 WC as a double underaged player. He was more dominant then than Lafreniere was in this Hlinka tournament playing with his age group. He's not a McDavid level talent. That being said, Lafreniere is still a phenomenal prospect and I could see him play center in the NHL. I would however go with Hughes here, just breathtaking skill.

 

[TheGoldenJet]

LaFreniere.

Hughes is around Eichel while LaFreniere is in the McDavid/Matthews conversation.

I see what you did there.

 

[HC7]

 

[Icebreakers]

Hughes literally just smashed Matthews’ numbers this year at the same age.

He was a year younger than Matthews actually.

 

[wasup]

I love both players but if i had to choose i would take Hughes .

 

[grentthealien]

As far as I stand Hughes is the more dynamic player , but I like Lafreniere’s all around game better stylistically.

 

[Thebesthockey]

pls stop mentioning mcdavid

not even close


..mathews etc

 

[TT1]

So what do you guys think of Lafreniere's play after having watched him at Hlinka?

 

[Artorius Horus T]

101-88 for Hughes at the moment...still an early race.

 

[ottawa]

Are you sure? I've dealt with a fair share of French, and French-Canadian peoples, and have never encountered this.

I wish his first name was Xavier. Lafreniere is probably the closest name to Laflamme (that I can think of). Being a young phenom...

Someone give him #70!

Alexis is definitely a boys name, and a popular one. I lived in Quebec for 16 years and met a few.

For what it's worth, the letter S is silent if it makes it better for you.