Steve Valiquette accuses Jack Hughes

[JoeGarelli]

 

[Canes]

Pronger would’ve leveled that punk

He would have used Hughes stick to floss his teeth.

 

[Dialamo]

The one hand tuck is a legit move , its not showboating , is Valiquette actually dumb?

Yes.

 

[Master P]

 

[Emperoreddy]

In an attempt to be fair.

I do sort of get the point from the perspective that the Rangers had zero push back in a game against a rival at home while they were getting smacked around.

But he presents that point in such a whiny way and to imply Jack did anything wrong there is kind of piss baby shit.

But that's par for the course for him, he is a clown.

Obviously your job is to be a bit of a homer, but there is a huge difference between how Sam and Joe conduct themselves and how Vally does. I have far more respect for how Sam and Joe.

 

[onmygameboi]

You don't have to make this a team war. The thread topic has quite literally nothing partisan about it. Rangers fans aren't defending the remark and don't even care about it. A commentator doesn't speak for a team or a fanbase. Think that goes without saying.

Because if we wanted we could say he's the Devils father with a 10-5-1 record and a .919 SV%.

Can't this thread be civil? You don't have to be the person to stoke conflict with Rangers fans for no reason.

This guy sounds like what I think Zib sounds like in the Rangers locker room. jk

 

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[Mubiki]

The thread title sounds like it's leading somewhere else compared to what was actually the situation...

Same dude. I was expecting drama and all I got was a Twitter post from someone who can't type.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

J'accuse

J'ackhughes

interesting coincidence

cosmic, even

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Devils admin had a response.

gonna need some aloe for that burn, well played Devils social media

 

[Vukotal Recall]

Showboating with gimmick stickhandling on breakaways sickens me. These goals make a mockery of the game and of the sacred position of goaltender.

 

[QuizGuy66]

Back in my day we played Myspace hockey

 

[Oilslick941611]

this is the stupidest take ever

 

[RedRocking]

….and this is why the NHL sucks at promoting stars and rivalries. Some Neanderthal code that the game needs to be “played the right way” (TM). See how well that stubborn mentality has worked for MLB’s steeply declining popularity.

J. Hughes plays in one of the biggest markets and is a spectacular talent. If he wants to try the Forsberg - cool! If he pulled it off, you might get traction on (gasp!) instagram or whatever socials are rotting kids brains. He should marketed as one of the faces in the league.

The NBA embraces young talent showing personality, making over-the-top moves that get viewed a million times online. I’ll never understand why the NHL goes out of its way to dissuade its potential stars from being exciting.

 

[SirKillalot]

Waiting for the "Instagram Hockey"-playoff avatars.

 

[Kimota]

I thought Hughes had touched Valiquette.

 

[Based Anime Fan]

Back in my day we played Myspace hockey

Do you remember playing BBS hockey?

 

[GMR]

J'Accuse...!

 

[Stealth JD]

I'm embarrassed for Valiquette. That dude should go crawl in a hole and hope people someday forget about this, and his other J. Hughes-related, stupid takes. Oof. Epitome of sore loser. Hopefully his employer has a word with him to let him know how poorly he comes across, because he clearly has zero self-awareness. Yikes.

 

[kidkosher]

This actually plays really well into that "Kids these Days" commercial spot that the NHL was running in October-November. I'm like 99% sure Jacks was about being addicted to screen time.

 

[Machinehead]

Valiquette is a pretty good analyst when he sticks to X's and O's. His opinions are always embarrassing. I argued with him on Twitter about some dumb shit he said once.

Also f***ing Barstool calling somebody an adult baby is like Messier calling somebody bald.

 

[saintunspecified]

I'm so confused by the j'accuse references probably because Jack Hughes is a fellow member of the tribe. Unless Hughes is Dreyfus, Valiquette is Madam Bastian, and all of us who think this is silly are Zola. In which case j'accuse refers to our accusation of injustice done to Hughes, not Vailquette's unjust accusation.

Also, Jack Hughes is funny.