Player Discussion Quinn Hughes, Pt. VII

[VanJack]

When the Canucks are officially eliminated, which may come as early as Wednesday or next weekend, they need to shut Quinn down for the season.

He's given it everything he had, including playing at no more than 70-80 percent for the last month and a half. Nothing to be gained by risking his health further.

He's been the only ray of light in so many gloomy games this year. And paid his dues this season as captain of 'Team Turmoil'.

 

[andora]

When the Canucks are officially eliminated, which may come as early as Wednesday or next weekend, they need to shut Quinn down for the season.

He's given it everything he had, including playing at no more than 70-80 percent for the last month and a half. Nothing to be gained by risking his health further.

He's been the only ray of light in so many gloomy games this year. And paid his dues this season as captain of 'Team Turmoil'.

Going to say the same...

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Yup, shut him down.

 

[Flik]

When the Canucks are officially eliminated, which may come as early as Wednesday or next weekend, they need to shut Quinn down for the season.

He's given it everything he had, including playing at no more than 70-80 percent for the last month and a half. Nothing to be gained by risking his health further.

He's been the only ray of light in so many gloomy games this year. And paid his dues this season as captain of 'Team Turmoil'.

Agreed. Let the kid rest up and heal. He's stepped up and proven this is his team, what a f***ing gem of a human being.

 

[VanJack]

I suspect that with this miserable season winding down, it can't even fast enough for Quinn Hughes.

Think about it. He's captain of a team that basically came apart at the seems with a dressing-room breakdown between Miller and Pettersson, followed shortly thereafter by Miller taking a leave of absence. And when he returned, the GM and the President basically said the situation was untenable, and one of them had to go.

And as it evolved, it was apparent the guy heading out of town was Miller. But not before Rutherford basically said there was no way they were going to get equivalent value back. And that's basically what happened.

Then Hughes gets hurt with a bad hand and an oblique injury that forced him out for most of February. And of course he missed the Four Nations Tourney altogether. It's just speculation on my part. But with a healthy Quinn Hughes in the lineup, it's the American hoisting the hardware instead of Canada.

Finally he comes back and tries to gut it out down the stretch playing at no more than 70-80 percent, and his team flounders and misses the playoff anyway. And to top it all off, the best coach he says he's ever played for--Rick Tocchet--could still end up leaving town.

On a lot of nights, Hughes was the only reason to even watch this team. But I have fears about one thing. Any more years like this, and he'll be waving good-bye to Vancouver for sure. And who could blame him?