Lots of tidbits and honest answer from the Canuck captain during an interview yesterday.
Much like Mcdavid and many other superstar captains in their prime not named Tavares, it doesnt look like Hughes has any interest in jumping ship. These guys want to be THE GUY that brings glory to their city.
Hughes:
“This team named me captain, and I feel obligated to be a successful team here. That weighs heavily on me; I want to do something here. They entrusted me.”
“Like, they made me captain. Are you going to do what you said you would do? Are you going to help the situation and make this a successful organization? Obviously, one guy can't do that. But I definitely feel obligated, where that weighs heavy on my mind that they entrusted me with that. This year has been hard, and I want to find a way to put us in a situation where we can be really successful and ultimately win (a Stanley Cup). I appreciate the fans and the fact that there's never been a Cup in Vancouver. I definitely think about that quite a bit, as well.”
“I believe that with Rick and Footy (assistant coach Adam Foote) and the way that they coach and structuring how we are defensively,” Hughes said, “if we add another player or two and have some guys within our group play better next year than they did this past season, I think we can be a really, really successful team. We're very structured, we don't give up much, we have maybe the best goalie tandem in the league, and we have a great D-corps and others that are coming that will help us. The point is, if we get Rick back and add a piece or two, we can be very successful.”
“I think just the way Rick coaches, how solid we are defensively and structured, he gives us the chance to win every night. At times (with injuries this season), we might have been a little outmatched. But I think he's a terrific coach. Last year, he won the Jack Adams Award, and this year, I think he's probably been even better. But whatever he does, it's his decision. Obviously, I'd like to have him back. And I think he knows that.”
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Much like Mcdavid and many other superstar captains in their prime not named Tavares, it doesnt look like Hughes has any interest in jumping ship. These guys want to be THE GUY that brings glory to their city.
Hughes:
“This team named me captain, and I feel obligated to be a successful team here. That weighs heavily on me; I want to do something here. They entrusted me.”
“Like, they made me captain. Are you going to do what you said you would do? Are you going to help the situation and make this a successful organization? Obviously, one guy can't do that. But I definitely feel obligated, where that weighs heavy on my mind that they entrusted me with that. This year has been hard, and I want to find a way to put us in a situation where we can be really successful and ultimately win (a Stanley Cup). I appreciate the fans and the fact that there's never been a Cup in Vancouver. I definitely think about that quite a bit, as well.”
“I believe that with Rick and Footy (assistant coach Adam Foote) and the way that they coach and structuring how we are defensively,” Hughes said, “if we add another player or two and have some guys within our group play better next year than they did this past season, I think we can be a really, really successful team. We're very structured, we don't give up much, we have maybe the best goalie tandem in the league, and we have a great D-corps and others that are coming that will help us. The point is, if we get Rick back and add a piece or two, we can be very successful.”
“I think just the way Rick coaches, how solid we are defensively and structured, he gives us the chance to win every night. At times (with injuries this season), we might have been a little outmatched. But I think he's a terrific coach. Last year, he won the Jack Adams Award, and this year, I think he's probably been even better. But whatever he does, it's his decision. Obviously, I'd like to have him back. And I think he knows that.”
Hughes feeling weight of Canucks' season: 'This year has been hard'
Being captain has made the 25-year-old feel acutely the sting of this National Hockey League season, which the Canucks began with Stanley Cup aspirations after Vancouver’s best season in a decade but will almost certainly end with the team missing the playoffs for the eighth time in 10 years.
