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

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lawrence said:
Scott malkinson is one is the biggest Canuck trashers on this forum. Ignore him. Wether it’s prospects, polls, main team he’s there.
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Isn't it weird that a lot of Canuck haters are Leafs fans? Considering we aren't even rival teams....
Flames and Oilers fans, I understand at least.
 
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Does he have any real 1D potential? It seems to me best casenario he’s a good #2 a better Torey Krug. When’s the last time a D so undersized has become a true 1D?
 
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Does he have any real 1D potential? It seems to me best casenario he’s a good #2 a better Torey Krug. When’s the last time a D so undersized has become a true 1D?
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as mentioned before, there's no current NHL comparable because he's much better and more skilled than Krug, Ghost, Ellis, etc.
He has way more potential than just a #1 D. He has top end potential to be one of the best D in the NHL one day.

Go read through what this neutral scout says about him:

He's not comparable to krug, hes comparable to coffey. And his coach compared him to Orr. Now obviously he won't be as good as those guys, but that gives you some perspective.

No other 5'10 D in recent history even comes close to Hughes skating and skill level at 18.

This pick might turn out better than the Pettersson pick in 5 years.
 
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Elias Pettersson said:
as mentioned before, there's no current NHL comparable because he's much better and more skilled than Krug, Ghost, Ellis, etc.
He has way more potential than just a #1 D. He has top end potential to be one of the best D in the NHL one day.

Go read through what this neutral scout says about him:

He's not comparable to krug, hes comparable to coffey. And his coach compared him to Orr. Now obviously he won't be as good as those guys, but that gives you some perspective.

No other 5'10 D in recent history even comes close to Hughes skating and skill level at 18.

This pick might turn out better than the Pettersson pick in 5 years.
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The first thing I thought of when Vancouver drafted Hughes was how much you are going to pump him up to no end just like Pettersson. Yep, I was right. You would have been making these same posts if the Canucks drafted Boqvist or Dobson too.

Offensively he’s top notch, will he ever be able to defend other teams top players? We don’t know.
 
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Yup, Its straight downhill from here.

His absolute ceiling is sky high, but his probability of hitting it and being one of the best D in the league?

Well... lets not get too carried away just yet. I don't think there's much doubt he will play and be a good player in the league, but he still has his question marks.
 
1972 said:
Offensively he’s top notch, will he ever be able to defend other teams top players? We don’t know.
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Thats the thing. And the question of "How many 5'10'' defenceman are #1's?" is still very valid. Yes I know he's a great skater. No one questions that.

The strength of Hughes' defensive play will always be in that he can nearly eliminate forechecking and beat forecheckers with skating or passing. His gap control should also be flawless in theory with his mobility. But that doesn't mean he can stop the cycle, or move players from the front of the net, or deal with a large forward protecting the puck.

I think Hughes will be a nice player, but I worry about his defensive projection and I think he needs to improve his shot.
 
Lmao I think Hughes might be getting a bit overrated here. I think he's a great prospect and one of the best D prospects currently, but comparing him to some of the best to play is a tad too far.
 
1972 said:
Offensively he’s top notch, will he ever be able to defend other teams top players? We don’t know.
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Well... one day we will know. If he can prevent goals from going into the net at the NHL level we will have our answer haha.
 
this is the same crap that people were saying about Peteresson before he had a historical season. Hughes is going to shred the NCAA next season.
 
Cole said:
Lmao I think Hughes might be getting a bit overrated here. I think he's a great prospect and one of the best D prospects currently, but comparing him to some of the best to play is a tad too far.
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Lots of people and i mean lots are saying Dahlin is going to score this and that and so and so many points next season,
when of the two (Hughes&Dahlin) Hughes is the one who's actually ready to play in the NHL, play big,
i would say this; comparing what is said about Dahlin, the talk here is underrated.

How i see it; Hughes is ready to play in the Canucks first d pair and play well enough in own zone and truly excel in both
neutral and offensive zone, will do tremendous damage in both 5 on 5 and PP.

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Every Dahlin "worshiper" are forgetting that Hughes is one summer ahead of Dahlin in development
and the fact that Dahlin is Swedish and another fact; not a single Swedish born d-man has ever been
ready to play in the NHL at 18 in the history of ice hockey, Swedes just develop slower than others
it doesn't matter what Swedes fans might say, its in the history books people.

Hey, not dissing Dahlin here, far from it, i think he has way higher ceiling of what Hughes
and one day will be one of the best,ever but, not right now, not gonna happen. Hughes > Dahlin at the moment.

The best of best Swedish d-man to play this sport it took years to break it in the NHL,or have a break out season.
It is absurd to say Dahlin would already be better than Lidström,Salming,Karlsson,Hedman, etc. etc.

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Elias Pettersson said:
as mentioned before, there's no current NHL comparable because he's much better and more skilled than Krug, Ghost, Ellis, etc.
He has way more potential than just a #1 D. He has top end potential to be one of the best D in the NHL one day.

Go read through what this neutral scout says about him:

He's not comparable to krug, hes comparable to coffey. And his coach compared him to Orr. Now obviously he won't be as good as those guys, but that gives you some perspective.

No other 5'10 D in recent history even comes close to Hughes skating and skill level at 18.

This pick might turn out better than the Pettersson pick in 5 years.
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Wow. What extreme nonsense is possible on this forum
 
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GeorgeLeafer12 said:
Lots of people and i mean lots are saying Dahlin is going to score this and that and so and so many points next season,
when of the two (Hughes&Dahlin) Hughes is the one who's actually ready to play in the NHL, play big,
i would say this; comparing what is said about Dahlin, the talk here is underrated.

How i see it; Hughes is ready to play in the Canucks first d pair and play well enough in own zone and truly excel in both
neutral and offensive zone, will do tremendous damage in both 5 on 5 and PP.

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Every Dahlin "worshiper" are forgetting that Hughes is one summer ahead of Dahlin in development
and the fact that Dahlin is Swedish and another fact; not a single Swedish born d-man has ever been
ready to play in the NHL at 18 in the history of ice hockey, Swedes just develop slower than others
it doesn't matter what Swedes fans might say, its in the history books people.

Hey, not dissing Dahlin here, far from it, i think he has way higher ceiling of what Hughes
and one day will be one of the best,ever but, not right now, not gonna happen. Hughes > Dahlin at the moment.

The best of best Swedish d-man to play this sport it took years to break it in the NHL,or have a break out season.
It is absurd to say Dahlin would already be better than Lidström,Salming,Karlsson,Hedman, etc. etc.

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It’s not ridiculous to say Dahlin is a FAR better defenseman at 17/18 than Lidstrom was at the same age, considering Lidstrom wasn’t even drafted until he was 19 and even then in the 3rd round.

Being Swedish has no bearing on how quickly Dahlin will adapt to the NHL. Being the unequivocal #1OA prospect in the draft does.

Your argument has as much logic as my 5 year old trying to explain why he thinks a dinosaur would make a great birthday present. Dahlin is better than Hughes today, yesterday, and for the next 20 years. And I say this as a Canucks fan who was thrilled to take Hughes down at 7.
 
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Vancouver got a great pick here. Really was hoping the wings would grab him, but with Zadina falling into our laps, it was a no brainer. Wings and Canucks should both send thank you cards to Chayka
 
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Cole said:
Lmao I think Hughes might be getting a bit overrated here. I think he's a great prospect and one of the best D prospects currently, but comparing him to some of the best to play is a tad too far.
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Lol. The Sabres may have gotten the next Karlsson, but the Canucks just picked up the next Bobby Orr!
 
Cole said:
Lmao I think Hughes might be getting a bit overrated here. I think he's a great prospect and one of the best D prospects currently, but comparing him to some of the best to play is a tad too far.
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They are stylistic comparisons. Happens all the time, its nothing new.
 
Cole said:
Lmao I think Hughes might be getting a bit overrated here. I think he's a great prospect and one of the best D prospects currently, but comparing him to some of the best to play is a tad too far.
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Nothing new. Canuck fans have a history of severely overrating their prospects.
 
The d-version of Johnny Gaudreau....I remember pundits saying Gaudreau would get destroyed once he got to the NHL and faced faster, tougher d-men and big checking forwards....that he'd never be able to do what he did in collage at 5'9" 157....except that he's been even better in the NHL. Hockey is still all about skating, edge-work, puck-skills and vision.

And interesting to note that Dahlin and Hughes were the only two draft-eligible d-men to invited to play for their countries at the World Hockey Championships, after their stellar seasons in the SHL and the NCAA....and nothing against guys like Bouchard and Dobson, but their stats were wracked up junior hockey, a far cry from either of those two leagues.
 
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