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?

 

[sandwichbird2023]

Congrats to our captain for tying our franchise records in points for a defenseman, at only 25 years old too! Hope he sticks around for many years to come!
Feels like he has a legit shot at being the Nucks all time points leader by the time he retires, if he plays here for another 10 seasons or more. As a defenseman! I wonder how many defenseman are franchise points leader?

 

[vadim sharifijanov]

a number of different conclusions can be drawn here but look at hughes’ usage and how it correlates in the opposite way you’d expect with his health and the strength of the rest of the D

hughes, pre-leaving the lineup:

47 games (missed 4)
14 goals
45 assists
59 pts
+16
25:18 icetime/game
12th in pts (1st among dmen)
8th in pts/game (1st among dmen)
5th in icetime
(soucy fully healthy, myers for most of the games, 34 games of desharnais and juulsen, brannstrom in half the games, hronek out for 21 games, forbort out for 26)
________________
arguably the best player in the league


after he returned:

21 games (missed 4)
2 goals
15 assists
17 pts
-13
26:41 icetime/game
96th in pts (12th among dmen)
83rd in pts/game (13th among dmen)
(fully healthy hronek and mp3, ep2 and forbort for most of the games, myers and mancini for more than half)
________________
“just” a superstar

 

[Regal]

a number of different conclusions can be drawn here but look at hughes’ usage and how it correlates in the opposite way you’d expect with his health and the strength of the rest of the D

hughes, pre-leaving the lineup:

47 games (missed 4)
14 goals
45 assists
59 pts
+16
25:18 icetime/game
12th in pts (1st among dmen)
8th in pts/game (1st among dmen)
5th in icetime
(soucy fully healthy, myers for most of the games, 34 games of desharnais and juulsen, brannstrom in half the games, hronek out for 21 games, forbort out for 26)
________________
arguably the best player in the league


after he returned:

21 games (missed 4)
2 goals
15 assists
17 pts
-13
26:41 icetime/game
96th in pts (12th among dmen)
83rd in pts/game (13th among dmen)
(fully healthy hronek and mp3, ep2 and forbort for most of the games, myers and mancini for more than half)
________________
“just” a superstar

Weirdly, the team actually scored more in the second part too, despite Hughes’ numbers going down. Those first 51 for the Canucks, the team scored 2.84 GPG (20th in the league). Those final 25 they scored 3.08 (17th in the league).

 

[lawrence]

Canucks ‘will do everything we can’ to keep Hughes long term | NHL.com

doesn't help to see this type of headline so quickly

 

[Vergil]

Canucks ‘will do everything we can’ to keep Hughes long term | NHL.com

doesn't help to see this type of headline so quickly

Only a matter of time now. FAFO.

 

[beachcomber]

He's leaving for sure. Willander will be out the door as well.

 

[VanJack]

He's leaving for sure. Willander will be out the door as well.

if indeed Hughes is a goner, then they can hardly afford to dump Wilander as well. It's hard enough to find young d-men in the draft with some offensive upside.

You can hardly afford to trade them, once you've actually drafted one. Just to hard to find impact, right-side d-men.

 

[PuckMunchkin]

if indeed Hughes is a goner, then they can hardly afford to dump Wilander as well. It's hard enough to find young d-men in the draft with some offensive upside.

You can hardly afford to trade them, once you've actually drafted one. Just to hard to find impact, right-side d-men.

Its a full blow everything up rebuild anyways if Quinn leaves.

A decent prospect like Willander doesnt move the needle.

 

[GranvilleIsland]

There should be an automatic ignore button for a these NJ wankers who show up on our boards.

 

[VanJack]

Sadly, I think Rutherford was trying to prepare Canucks Nation for 'the inevitable'. Hughes is leaving, and it won't be about 'money'.

The only 'miracle' that could prevent it from happening, is if somehow the Canucks can acquire both the Hughes brothers from New Jersey. And the likelihood of that is only slightly above 'zero'.

 

[me2]

There should be an automatic ignore button for a these NJ wankers who show up on our boards.

If Quinn signs here we can troll them back for years. Quinn roll only be 30 when Jack is ufa. The numbers work.

 

[MikeK]

Sadly, I think Rutherford was trying to prepare Canucks Nation for 'the inevitable'. Hughes is leaving, and it won't be about 'money'.

The only 'miracle' that could prevent it from happening, is if somehow the Canucks can acquire both the Hughes brothers from New Jersey. And the likelihood of that is only slightly above 'zero'.

Same impression here as well. It didn't feel good. I think he's already set his sights on playing with his brothers and management knows it.

 

[rypper]

Everyone in this thread now: