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LD Quinton Hughes - U of Michigan, Big Ten (2018, 7th, VAN)

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If Demko is half as good what most of you Canucks fans hope,
and most likely looks like he is, future indeed is super bright for you guys,
because,... there's only one piece of the puzzle whats missing; great goalie.

Although....your goalie prospect pool seems surprisingly strong;
Demko,DiPietro,Thiessen, from these 3, you guys might find
yourself your starter&back up goalie in 2-3 years.

I'm thinking Demko could be your starter next season
at some point (heck, maybe from the get go,ya?) and maybe
the other DiPietro or this years pick Thiessen
(who i think is a super steal at 192nd overall)
will be your back up in 2-3 years time.
 
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McFlyingV said:
Most prospects have areas to work on. His defending is fine I agree, and I alluded to that in my post. Its still one of his weaker areas however, when it comes to dealing with a fast and physical forecheck, and at his size he absolutely will have some issues especially early on trying to clear traffic and battle for loose pucks in front of the net. He's good at defending with his stick and skating, and he's very elusive exiting the zone so I'm certainly not saying that his defensive game is a liability.

His shot is ok. Its not elite, but passable due to his exceptional skating, hands and vision. Its an area that if he does improve he could be an absolutely premier offensive D in the NHL.

There's always holes worth discussing with most prospects. That shouldn't be taken as me criticizing him because I am in love with his skating and puck moving. Its just something worth talking about that could help him to become an elite Dman at the NHL level.
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True true...I suppose you have merit in this reply.

However...i'd hate nitpick thou...his size?....c'moon dude!
His size (supposedly small size) will not going to be an issue. Personally, i'm tired of people
mentioning their size when they are under 6 feet tall, kinda getting old (has gotten old ages ago)

People just need to accept the fact that the NHL has changed and is getting smaller and slimmer in all positions,
in few years 5 foot 8,9,10,11 | 165,170,175,180, pound d-man are going to be a norm not a exception :)

- otherwise your post was sound
 
GeorgeLeafer12 said:
True true...I suppose you have merit in this reply.

However...i'd hate nitpick thou...his size?....c'moon dude!
His size (supposedly small size) will not going to be an issue. Personally, i'm tired of people
mentioning their size when they are under 6 feet tall, kinda getting old (has gotten old ages ago)

People just need to accept the fact that the NHL has changed and is getting smaller and slimmer in all positions,
in few years 5 foot 8,9,10,11 | 165,170,175,180, pound d-man are going to be a norm not a exception :)

- otherwise your post was sound
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I don't think that's necessarily true. I agree that there has been more small defenders entering the league with success, but at that size there will always be areas of defending that they will struggle to overcome. So long as there are big, mobile D entering the league with good IQ and puck skills I don't think small D will become the norm, but they will become more common. Hughes is on the smaller side of small (his 5'10 listing is very generous), but luckily he has an elite skillset that it won't stop him from becoming a very good NHL defender. If he was Dahlin's size he'd likely be going #1 or #2 in this draft. Like it or not size is an advantage especially for defenders (even being 5'11 or 6'0 helps). Just be happy that Quinn has a skillset that allow his size to not be much of a concern.
 
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LiasAndersson said:
just like every offensive minded D prospect who can skate and carry the puck.

And people need to chill when saying things like 'Duncan Keith 2.0' which is unrealistic expectation. Definitely a good prospect, we'll see what turns into.
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I agree people need to chill. I think Hughes should go back to Michigan for the year and sign with the Canucks once his season ends like McAvoy. I generally agree with you. Duncan Keith 2.0.... I wouldn't entirely rule out his upside being high, but no reason to place that expectation.

BUT I remember Ryan Murphy, I remember DeAnglo, even Cale Makar last year I wasn't as impressed with. It seems like you get one of these undersized (in some cases only slightly) OFD's every year that are 1st round prospects, I at first was very skeptical of Hughes then (at first) just watching a few shift by shifts, he won me over. Even before my team took him, I liked him more than Makar and all the others I listed.

As a suffering Canucks fan, I'm holding my expectations back with Hughes, just as I am with Pettersson, but I will say he definitely has the potential to be something very good unlike I've felt with some of the smaller OFD's of the recent past. I don't agree that he's quite like every other OFD prospect of the past.
 
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McFlyingV said:
People maybe going a little overboard in here, but who cares this kid is exceptional. Hughes is the best skater in this draft and its not close. Yes, he'll need to work on his shot and his ability to win puck battles against bigger faster forecheckers, and he will likely never be great at defending the front of the net, but his offensive tools are dynamic and I really don't think he'll be a liability at the next level defensively. He's a much better prospect than Juolevi imo and Canucks fans should be excited about his potential. He's going to be a great weapon on the power play with guys like Horvat, Boeser, and Pettersson, and he's going to be great at leading the rush. I can't emphasize enough how impressive his skating is.
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I agree so much with this post. If his shot was as good as Cale Makar's, he would be easily the best non-top 5 drafted OFD prospect in a long time. If he can improve his shot, it would only make him even more dynamic. Everything in his game comes from his skating. Whether its making an exceptional play offensively, or having the extra gear to get back on defense. Elite Elite skating is the pinnacle of his game. Great post. Very easily a better prospect than Juolevi and I'm still pretty optimistic about Olli.
 
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Sergei Shirokov said:
I agree so much with this post. If his shot was as good as Cale Makar's, he would be easily the best non-top 5 drafted OFD prospect in a long time. If he can improve his shot, it would only make him even more dynamic. Everything in his game comes from his skating. Whether its making an exceptional play offensively, or having the extra gear to get back on defense. Elite Elite skating is the pinnacle of his game. Great post. Very easily a better prospect than Juolevi and I'm still pretty optimistic about Olli.
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He's so much fun to watch. He's such an awesome 4 direction skater. Great top end speed, great acceleration, and great edges. Some of the other D in the draft do other things better than him, but none of them skate like him, not Dahlin, not Smith, not Boqvist, not Dobson, and the list goes on.
 
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Highly suggest reading what this Michigan scout has to say about Hughes, answering questions from Canucks fans
He honestly believes Hughes has game breaking talent and will be a top NHL defenceman
 
For whatever it's worth, I also think the world of Hughes. He was the #2 player overall on my draft board behind Dahlin.
 
I hear ya, but I look at talent first...a lot of clubs are coming around to this. When I was down at the draft this time around, I surveyed some scouts and executives about this very topic. There are a few teams that have the "you must be this tall to ride this ride" setup still...but more and more, you see teams are getting away from that...I bet twice as many players 5'9" or smaller were taken in this draft than a draft, say, five years ago.

Additionally, specific to this draft, neither of the two wingers did a lot for me...referring to Svech and Zadina...I debated back and forth on Svech at 3 or 4 vs Kotkaniemi and I don't think I had Zadina in my top 5 if I recall (my notes are at home). Drafting a winger this high is like taking a wide receiver in the 1st round in the NFL...they better offer a major, major plus to me because they play such a limited role on the rink. I call it a "luxury pick" for teams that really don't have the luxury of making one...

And a lot of clubs realized that, which is why I wasn't shocked that Kotkaniemi and Hayton went as high as they did...

For me, Hughes is the second most talented player in this draft and I think there's a small, but fair, gap after him...which is enough to off-set his size...thus, he's #2 for me.
 
Nucky101 said:
He could one of the best skaters of his generation, alongside McDavid.
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He's not on that level, but he is an incredible skater. His brother looks to be a similar skater, but even watching Jack I feel McDavid was a noticeably better skater at 16 than he is at 17 right now. Some impressive skating genes and training in that family.
 
You can't write him off because of his size but he better have one heck of a motor. Every undersized player that success in the NHL had a huge fire burning in them. St Louis, Briere, even Ray Bourque was only 5' 11'', right?

Hope it works for Vancouver.
 
At the VERY least, drafting Quin Hughes has made the Canucks the front runners for the Jack Hughes 2027 UFA sweepstakes. Veryy obvious these 2 brothers want to play with each other during their careers.

Not to mention, the Canucks should get a decent shot at drafting 1st overall next year
 
Elias Pettersson said:
Quinn Hughes scored 2 fewer points and had a higher ppg than 4th overall forward Brady Tkachuk this year, while being the youngest player in the NCAA.

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and being a defenseman on top of that.

i am very, very excited for our future. it looks incredible right now.

and im gonna be very realistic, we are not going to get 1st overall to draft his brother, jack hughes...that is NOT happening. unfortunate but i dont think the canucks are going to tank for him, they will hover between 8-12th western conference place at the end of the season.
 
Quinn Hughes must hate 4th overalls, he also outproduced Cale Makar whom was also 4th overall in last years draft.
 
DDRhockey said:
5'10 is still bad
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Theres like 6 dman this year 5'11 or under that were on pace to hit over 40 points or have hit over 40 points.

Ellis - Pro rated 60 points
Spurgeon - Pro rated 50 points
Butcher - 44 points
Barrie - pro rated 69 points.
Krug - Pro rated 63 points
Ghostisbehere - 68 points

The difference between 5'10 and 5'11 is 2.5 centermeters. Thats the size of a quarter.
 

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