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you weren't kidding, there's some all-timers in there.
Player Discussion Quinn Hughes, Pt. VII
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you weren't kidding, there's some all-timers in there.
Hughes was so f***ing bad in 2021 I don’t blame the reactions on the first couple of pages.
Yea I don’t get the idea that takes were bad if they don’t fit two years later. Hughes sucked that year and deserved the criticism just as Pettersson did the first half of 21-22.
I've never had a bad opinion about Hughes and there's absolutely no evidence to refute this.*
*In this thread
credulous
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i still don't think hughes is very good defensively but it doesn't really matter because he's a possession monster. when he's on the ice the opponents just don't get the kind of chances they get against "average" defenders because they just don't get many chances. if he had to just take opponent rushes all game or defend the net front frequently he'd get a lot more criticism for his defensive play but he's simply not in that situation often enough for it to matter. he only needs to force one turnover to end opponent possession and he can do that frequently enough that he nets out as good to very good "defensively"
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Hughes has gone to another level this year he’s insane. That said he’s not winning a Norris for as long as Makar is around and that’s gonna be his whole career.
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Funny, some Avs fans think Makar won't win because he can't stay healthy enough (plays a more physical defensive game) to play enough games...
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My bad opinion on Hughes in 2021 was thinking he should play forward at even strength if he didn't improve defensively or if we couldn't find a partner to help him. I changed my opinion the next season after seeing his improvement and how well he played in top minutes with an assortment of #6D though, and defended him when people still thought he couldn't play D the last 2-3 years.
Hughes has had a magnificent year no doubt. but when looking to win awards
very quiet in games played in Toronto and Montreal. and lost head to head vs Cale Makar tonight
just saying
very quiet in games played in Toronto and Montreal. and lost head to head vs Cale Makar tonight
just saying
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Still very early in the season.
That being said, Makar is absolutely red hot right now.
He'll need to cool off if Hughes wants to have a chance.
My prediction at the beginning of the season was that Hughes could be a Norris finalist. I still think that's a win for him and for us.
This was posted a while ago but I have to say it’s not really comparable. Bure’s height was best goal scorer in the NHL (without playing with a 1C, nevermind elite C). He could have easily won a Hart (or two) in his life time.
Bure’s career was cut short by injuries but he’s a generational talent. In terms of goals per game he is currently sandwiched between Matthews and Ovechkin. If Bure had Ovechkin’s durability, Bure may have challenged Gretzky’s goal scoring record (although if Lemieux had Ovechkin’s durability Lemieux’s record may be untouchable.
RobertKron
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Yeah. While I think Hughes' skating and instincts are absolutely otherworldly, at the end of the day he's still playing a part in the greater team on the ice. At his best, it looked like Bure could just be on the ice 1-on-5 and it would have minimal impact on his ability to score.
PavelBure10
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I agree, Hughes is exceptional. Sedin's and Naslund were amazing, but Bure was on a level on his own. He didn't have much talent to play with and he still excelled. His 92 point season in 00-01 season with Florida was legendary. The next highest scorer on Florida was Viktor Kozlov with 37 points. That's insane.
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Also, he did this through an era where “be really big and just hug people” was an acceptable and encouraged mode of playing D.
Hughes is incredible at making shifts to get out of close quarters with the puck, but I don’t know that this is as possible in a world where he’s just dragging a coke machine around on his back all game long.
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2021 everybody kept calling out Green for that franking idiotic stubbornness of putting him with Myers for that stretch
The media kept pressing him and I swear to god he kept them together out of spite.
and people were like are you watching what were' watching?????????
Like They had a GF% of something stupid like 15%
It was like they stepped on the ice and were scored against
I remember Tyler toffoli scored like 65 goals against that season, and all of them were on breakaways or 2-on-1's
dumpster fire of a season
The media kept pressing him and I swear to god he kept them together out of spite.
and people were like are you watching what were' watching?????????
Like They had a GF% of something stupid like 15%
It was like they stepped on the ice and were scored against
I remember Tyler toffoli scored like 65 goals against that season, and all of them were on breakaways or 2-on-1's
dumpster fire of a season
Bump.
Bruce said yesterday that someone in the organization was pressuring him to put Quinn at center last year LMFAOOOOOO.
Bruce said yesterday that someone in the organization was pressuring him to put Quinn at center last year LMFAOOOOOO.
