That's a different argument, though. The draft picks that Benning gets roundly criticized for were all unpopular on here from the start. There was no hyping and then a 180 in opinion like you'd claimed.
LD Quinton Hughes - U of Michigan, Big Ten (2018, 7th, VAN)
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It would be nice if he had 150 points to his name sometime late in his third season maybe
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Going to see really anal but can a mod change where he was drafted from in the title? He was drafted out of the University of Michigan, not the USNTDP.
I'm very high on Hughes myself, but don't set yourself up for failure if he doesn't reach what your suggesting.. temper expectations bud.
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Phil Housley scored 19 goals,47 assists in 77 games as a 18 year old having only played in the USHS-MN for 2 years...
BTW, like Quin, Phil also played in the WC&WJC before his rookie season...both 5 foot 10, around 175 pounds, both Americans
Phil was 6th overall, Quinn 7th overall....
I know all (most) of you are joking and what not about how Quinn's rookie season will fold, above this post,
but,...i think,most of you guys will be blown out of your gaskets when you see how ready Quinn was
to the NHL and how quickly he took the NHL by storm, many are drooling over Dahlin yet sleeping on Hughes.
BIG MISTAKE!
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Hughes scores 10+goals, 35-45 assists in his rookie season,
he is just so ready to play in the NHL , its all over on him.
Well, this is my take on this, lets all see how it all pans out, was i right, or wrong
BTW, like Quin, Phil also played in the WC&WJC before his rookie season...both 5 foot 10, around 175 pounds, both Americans
Phil was 6th overall, Quinn 7th overall....
I know all (most) of you are joking and what not about how Quinn's rookie season will fold, above this post,
but,...i think,most of you guys will be blown out of your gaskets when you see how ready Quinn was
to the NHL and how quickly he took the NHL by storm, many are drooling over Dahlin yet sleeping on Hughes.
BIG MISTAKE!
I wouldn't be surprised at all if Hughes scores 10+goals, 35-45 assists in his rookie season,
he is just so ready to play in the NHL , its all over on him.
Well, this is my take on this, lets all see how it all pans out, was i right, or wrong
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He is a better prospect then gostisbehere was at the same age, if he turns into a similar player remains to be seen.
I also think his stick-handling and IQ is pretty special and he is also harder to knock off the puck. But people love to make the comparison.
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If this were true he would have just went 2nd overall not 7th.
This is the kind of unfair overrating I alluded to earlier. Examples of fanbase that don't overrate their prospects were asked for... Avs fans don't realistically think Makar will be a top 5 D-Men and he is exactly on par with hughes as a prospect.
Vancouver should stop taking people from Michigan. Kesler turned into a hot mess as well.
Red wings got lucky getting Yzerman from B.C. Y'all ain't gonna get the same kind of player from Michigan. Hughes is the next Torey Krug. Good player, but not a perennial all star
Red wings got lucky getting Yzerman from B.C. Y'all ain't gonna get the same kind of player from Michigan. Hughes is the next Torey Krug. Good player, but not a perennial all star
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The hockey IQ and skating are off the charts. You will see over a full season just the little things he does, especially when he has the puck in the defensive zone and how he can buy himself just enough time to make an outlet pass, where 99% of players would just shoot it off the boards or get hit. I don't think he's going to put up as good numbers as Werenski will, especially when it comes to goal-scoring, but you pair this kid with a stay at home guy and he's going to greatly improve a teams ability to quickly get from the defensive zone to the offensive zone.
How was ghosts shot when he was drafted? I'd be ecstatic if Hughes turned out like ghost.
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He had a howitzer back then. Ghost has always had a rifle and would use it often in college.
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