Asdfhr9
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- Nov 13, 2024
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I really like both of them, I think their both going to be great for their respective teams and they're both a lot of fun to watch but genuine question, do people really think Hutson is better than Hughes currently?
Just watching the game last night you can see that Hughes is making huge steps defensively, he's been one of the devils best defensive defensemen for most of the games he's been back (yes, there have been a couple of meh games too). His issue has mainly been lack of offense but it looks like it's only a matter of time before that gets going, he's starting to push again if last game is anything to go by. Missing the preseason with a new coach/system/partner didn't help and having dislocated a shoulder myself it takes a while to feel confident in your shoulder again no matter how good your physios are, plus he came back ahead of schedule (I understand people are just going to say 'excuses excuses' but the reality is it can take a while with those types of injuries and missing the first 10% of the season/preseason is obviously going to impact on your game early on, it's ignorant to say it won't).
I don't really understand this whole Luke/Lane thing. Just appreciate both their talents and enjoy watching them! I'm sure they will both be cornerstone pieces for each team going forward and they both deserve to be in the NHL (although I do agree that if Lane was in the devils system he would probably be in the AHL (and that's not an issue, nor is it an insult, he's very very good but overcooking young, undersized D is never a bad thing imo). He's not overtaking Siegenthaler, Dillon and Hughes with his size given the identity/system the devils are going for this year.
Just watching the game last night you can see that Hughes is making huge steps defensively, he's been one of the devils best defensive defensemen for most of the games he's been back (yes, there have been a couple of meh games too). His issue has mainly been lack of offense but it looks like it's only a matter of time before that gets going, he's starting to push again if last game is anything to go by. Missing the preseason with a new coach/system/partner didn't help and having dislocated a shoulder myself it takes a while to feel confident in your shoulder again no matter how good your physios are, plus he came back ahead of schedule (I understand people are just going to say 'excuses excuses' but the reality is it can take a while with those types of injuries and missing the first 10% of the season/preseason is obviously going to impact on your game early on, it's ignorant to say it won't).
I don't really understand this whole Luke/Lane thing. Just appreciate both their talents and enjoy watching them! I'm sure they will both be cornerstone pieces for each team going forward and they both deserve to be in the NHL (although I do agree that if Lane was in the devils system he would probably be in the AHL (and that's not an issue, nor is it an insult, he's very very good but overcooking young, undersized D is never a bad thing imo). He's not overtaking Siegenthaler, Dillon and Hughes with his size given the identity/system the devils are going for this year.