Luke Hughes has taken a massive step forward

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

He is playing unreal well tonight vs. Jackets. He is putting im a clinic. He has generated multiple chances for himself and his teammates. Making excellent defensive plays. He should have about 4 points tonight but Elvis is standing on his head .

Superstar in the making

 

[Eggtimers]

Superstar in the making

He can potentially be better than Quinn . I’m going to get roasted for saying that . I’m saying a net positive “ better “ where Luke can dominate on offence and defence. Luke might not be as dynamic on offence but he will be close enough where his defence will be better than Quinn and I’d take Luke over Quinn if given the choice

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

He can potentially be better than Quinn . I’m going to get roasted for saying that . I’m saying a net positive “ better “ where Luke can dominate on offence and defence. Luke might not be as dynamic on offence but he will be close enough where his defence will be better than Quinn and I’d take Luke over Quinn if given the choice

He looks like a Norris winner tonight. 25+ mins, 1g 1a 6 SOG....

 

[MitchMurphy]

That was one hell of a game from him against clb.

 

[Bounces R Way]

Pretty scary looking dman for a 21 year old. Really has taken a big step in a short amount of time. Impressive rookie campaign but I saw a lot of warts, cleaned up a lot of em already.

Hughes family is kinda nuts with it though. A challenger for the Tkachuks as the greatest American hockey clan.

 

[dgibb10]

I for one remain shocked that the biggest, fastest skating Hughes bro is in fact very good at hockey

He can potentially be better than Quinn . I’m going to get roasted for saying that . I’m saying a net positive “ better “ where Luke can dominate on offence and defence. Luke might not be as dynamic on offence but he will be close enough where his defence will be better than Quinn and I’d take Luke over Quinn if given the choice

It's a massive bar to reach. Like a MASSIVE bar.

But from a physical standpoint, Luke is bigger and faster than quinn

 

[Hisch13r]

Pretty scary looking dman for a 21 year old. Really has taken a big step in a short amount of time. Impressive rookie campaign but I saw a lot of warts, cleaned up a lot of em already.

Hughes family is kinda nuts with it though. A challenger for the Tkachuks as the greatest American hockey clan.

Keith/Matthew/Brady vs Quinn/Jack/Luke will be a fun comparison but I think Jim and then especially Ellen will push the Hughes over the finish

 

[NJ DevLolz]

He has to improve his shot but he has everything else

 

[Hisch13r]

He has to improve his shot but he has everything else

Meh. Sure his shot can be better but he has a great shot as well. 9 goals last year on 7 ixG. 27 goals in 80 games with Michigan. He’s not going to continue getting this unlucky

 

[Regal]

I for one remain shocked that the biggest, fastest skating Hughes bro is in fact very good at hockey


It's a massive bar to reach. Like a MASSIVE bar.

But from a physical standpoint, Luke is bigger and faster than quinn

I feel like Luke will never control play like Quinn, because he’s a pretty big unicorn there. The fluidity of his skating and his elusiveness with the puck is amazing and something I don’t think Luke can match. And it’s that skating that creates so many lanes from the backend that just straight speed doesn’t.

But he might be more of a traditional two-way defenseman who can still be elite in transition and in the offense end while also having the size and strength to be more of a shutdown presence as well. I guess it depends on what one values more.

 

[SJinNewJersey]

He has to improve his shot but he has everything else

He certainly does need to improve it. We saw Jack's shot get much better, I have faith that Luke's shot will get much better as well.

 

[NJ DevLolz]

Meh. Sure his shot can be better but he has a great shot as well. 9 goals last year on 7 ixG. 27 goals in 80 games with Michigan. He’s not going to continue getting this unlucky

Should have been more clear here- I think the quality of his shot is fine. I was more referring to his ability to get shots through sticks and bodies and knowing when to shoot vs pass in certain scenarios. This is a very minor and nitpicky thing lol

 

[TBF1972]

He looks like a Norris winner tonight. 25+ mins, 1g 1a 6 SOG....

he should have scored 2 goals tough. there was a lot more net than pad on one of his chances before he broke through.

 

[SteveCangialosi123]

he should have scored 2 goals tough. there was a lot more net than pad on one of his chances before he broke through.

He should have scored a hat trick. That may have been the most grade A scoring chances for a dman I’ve ever seen. Ridiculous performance but he definitely left a lot on the bone.