Thought exercise type of question, but is Hughes a top 5 player in the league right now? I was thinking the other day about players I'd seriously consider trading Hughes for 1:1 (in an imaginary vacuum not considering the team they are on, roster configuration, salary cap, etc).
Off the top of my head I came up with this shitty list:
1) McBaby - Yeah, he's a whiner, entitled, whatever, but also so good.
2) Draisaitl - A monster you want on your team
3) McKinnon - Another game breaker monster
4) Shesterkin - The kind of goalie that should be able to win you cups.
5) Makar - Obviously in the same tier as Hughes
But out of those 5 players, I'm not sure if a Hughes swap for Makar or Shesterkin even changes things, or if I'd even do it outright.....
All this to say, he's pretty aight.
Off the top of my head I came up with this shitty list:
1) McBaby - Yeah, he's a whiner, entitled, whatever, but also so good.
2) Draisaitl - A monster you want on your team
3) McKinnon - Another game breaker monster
4) Shesterkin - The kind of goalie that should be able to win you cups.
5) Makar - Obviously in the same tier as Hughes
But out of those 5 players, I'm not sure if a Hughes swap for Makar or Shesterkin even changes things, or if I'd even do it outright.....
All this to say, he's pretty aight.
