1440
Registered User
- Feb 20, 2013
- 526
- 1,125
With 3 assists last night, Quinn Hughes now has 74 in 79 games. With 3 to play, he would need 6 more assists to reach 80. This is highly unlikely, but would represent a rarer* achievement than the 70 goal or 100 assist marks that Matthews and McDavid/Kucherov are chasing. (*Although there are obviously fewer defensemen than forwards which decreases the number of high statistical achievements by itself.)
He also needs 2 more to equal or 3 more to pass Karlsson's 76 last year to post the highest assist total or any defenseman in the last 30 years. This mark is much more realistic and would still be a historic feat.
80 assists has been achieved 10 times by 3 different defencemen (Orr, Coffey, Leetch). Most recently in 1991-92.
70 goals has been achieved 14 times by 8 different players.
100 assists has been achieved 13 times by 3 different players (Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr).
Points aren't the only measure of a player's value, and Hughes has been dynamic in all facets of the game, but it certainly shouldn't hurt his Norris chances if he puts up a historic assist total as the cherry on top of his overall contributions. With that in mind, if he actually manages to get to 80 he should also get more Hart consideration than he currently is.
He also needs 2 more to equal or 3 more to pass Karlsson's 76 last year to post the highest assist total or any defenseman in the last 30 years. This mark is much more realistic and would still be a historic feat.
80 assists has been achieved 10 times by 3 different defencemen (Orr, Coffey, Leetch). Most recently in 1991-92.
70 goals has been achieved 14 times by 8 different players.
100 assists has been achieved 13 times by 3 different players (Gretzky, Lemieux, Orr).
Points aren't the only measure of a player's value, and Hughes has been dynamic in all facets of the game, but it certainly shouldn't hurt his Norris chances if he puts up a historic assist total as the cherry on top of his overall contributions. With that in mind, if he actually manages to get to 80 he should also get more Hart consideration than he currently is.