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LD Luke Hughes (2021, 4th, NJD)

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Looks safe to say Luke has about 2 inches on his brothers. If he looks to profile similar to Quinn with the extra size I feel like Top 10 being his floor is a safe bet.
 
JiggsNY said:
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Looks safe to say Luke has about 2 inches on his brothers. If he looks to profile similar to Quinn with the extra size I feel like Top 10 being his floor is a safe bet.
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Man looking at that pic, who would ever think those kids would be stars/future stars in the NHL lol. Such small and skinny little guys.. crazy!!!

Honestly look like random kids playing road hockey somewhere lol
 
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Here are some clips from his 2019-20 season... I honestly can't see him going in the first half of the first round in 2021; he just doesn't seem dynamic enough IMO, but what do you guys think?
 
CapsFan819 said:
Here are some clips from his 2019-20 season... I honestly can't see him going in the first half of the first round in 2021; he just doesn't seem dynamic enough IMO, but what do you guys think?
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I think you're wrong.

He's not as dynamic as Quinn but he also doesn't lack dynamic ability. He has a more mature, composed approach to his game than his brothers did at the same age.

Nevermind that you don't need to be dynamic to be a top 15 pick.
 
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Here are some clips from his 2019-20 season... I honestly can't see him going in the first half of the first round in 2021; he just doesn't seem dynamic enough IMO, but what do you guys think?
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He's not dynamic, but a great skater, good size, defense, can move the puck. He has enough offense. He's a more skilled version of Jake Sanderson from this year's NTDP team, and Sanderson will be a top 10 pick. Maybe not as physical as Sanderson, but has the same potential when he puts on some weight.

I think Hughes will be a top 10 pick. If his lack of dynamic offensive ability hurts his draft stock, I think it'd keep him from being a top 5 pick. I think he projects as at least somewhere in that 6-16 range.
 
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I just finished reading all the posts. I pray we get to watch these kids next season in person. I'm dying to drive to Plymouth and check this kid out. I can't even imagine being the 3rd brother of the #1 and #7 picks. What pressure!!!
 
Pavel Buchnevich said:
He's not dynamic, but a great skater, good size, defense, can move the puck. He has enough offense. He's a more skilled version of Jake Sanderson from this year's NTDP team, and Sanderson will be a top 10 pick. Maybe not as physical as Sanderson, but has the same potential when he puts on some weight.

I think Hughes will be a top 10 pick. If his lack of dynamic offensive ability hurts his draft stock, I think it'd keep him from being a top 5 pick. I think he projects as at least somewhere in that 6-16 range.
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I still suggest that Luke has the best straight line speed of the three bros. He's a good player who will carve himself a good NHL career, even though he won't be a franchise player as his other two brothers are.
 
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Only one preseason game, but I think it looks like he's made an obvious jump in his level of play. He's now a contender for the 1OA, as far as I'm concerned.

Whether he ends up 1OA is a different discussion, but his display in today's game was a dominant performance from the back end. He absolutely took over the game with skating and sense. I thought I was watching Miro Heiskanen. At no point last season did I see him play this well. There were flashes of this and he was a good player, but he looks like he might've figured out how to put it all together between last season and this one.
 
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Pavel Buchnevich said:
Only one preseason game, but I think it looks like he's made an obvious jump in his level of play. He's now a contender for the 1OA, as far as I'm concerned.

Whether he ends up 1OA is a different discussion, but his display in today's game was a dominant performance from the back end. He absolutely took over the game with skating and sense. I thought I was watching Miro Heiskanen. At no point last season did I see him play this well. There were flashes of this and he was a good player, but he looks like he might've figured out how to put it all together between last season and this one.
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Other than his flub on the powerplay, I thought he had a stellar game too. In spite of everything I’ve read about him, I was more impressed with his offensive toolkit than his defensive one. But like you said, it’s only one game.
 
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how's he doing so far? any updates on hughes? so far it looks like there are 3 other dmans with more points then him.
 
Pavel Buchnevich said:
Only one preseason game, but I think it looks like he's made an obvious jump in his level of play. He's now a contender for the 1OA, as far as I'm concerned.

Whether he ends up 1OA is a different discussion, but his display in today's game was a dominant performance from the back end. He absolutely took over the game with skating and sense. I thought I was watching Miro Heiskanen. At no point last season did I see him play this well. There were flashes of this and he was a good player, but he looks like he might've figured out how to put it all together between last season and this one.
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I like Luke and think he is definitely worth a 1st round pick, but I watched one of his recent games that were streamed on youtube and I have to disagree with contender for 1OA. Something about HFboards and hyping players up. :huh:
 
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