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Confirmed Signing with Link: [VAN] Quinn Hughes re-signs with the Canucks (6 years, $7.85M AAV)
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Yea I think that's the biggest hurdle for the Canucks going forward. And their best blueline prospect is a similar defenseman with not a lot in the pipeline.
overpayment... because....... he hasnt played full season..... because..... shortended season
therefore, overpayment
how complicated is this to understand my point??
give it up pal
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Quinn to NJ at the first chance he gets in six years; so Vancouver will look to capitalize while they have him
Never a fan of signing guys to UFA that are that young and that good; Quinn must have fought hard for that, Im sure theyd prefer 3 years like Elias
Never a fan of signing guys to UFA that are that young and that good; Quinn must have fought hard for that, Im sure theyd prefer 3 years like Elias
6 years is a long time. If the knock is that he leaves after that it's not a very valid criticism.
Get this kid a legit partner on defense.
Get this kid a legit partner on defense.
How does winning say anything about an individual player? And I said half the series. The Canucks won game 1 despite being widely outplayed, and were also outplayed in their two losses. All games where Hughes was ok but had his struggles along with the rest of the team. The biggest reason for the win was also the difference in goaltending, which isn't a reflection on Hughes. He had a really good playoffs overall for a 20 year old rookie defenseman, but calling it "dominant" was overrating it. Hedman that year was "dominant".
Well Makar is better all around dman comlared to Hughes, he won the calder trophy, can put as many points as Hughes while being better on defense amd can play physical too. Am saying this as a Canuck fan but I will say Hughes contract is very reasonable with the way the market is setup. People that complain about him bei g overpaid are completely delusional. Hamilton and Nurse being paid close to 10 million makes Hughes an 8 million dollar D man since he is more elite in terms of offense compared to the other 2 while being less defensive.Wait. He signed for less than Makar?
Nurse can play defense but its not elite type of defense like how Doughty used to play D or even Tanev or Larsson. Also Nurse can get lots of points by piggybacking off McDavid and Drai, 2 of the best forwards in the league. I bet Hughes would notch 90 or more points playing on the PP with McDavid and Drai plus 5 on 5.
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How come Dahlin is equally as bad defensively, while being incredibly sheltered, whereas Hughes is not (80% QOC vs 23%) and doesn't get shit on like Hughes does?
Hughes is a premier offensive defenseman that fills those categories in every way you can think of (controlled passes out of d-zone, controlled entries into o-zone, primary assists, PP production).
Dahlin is none of those things, and yet 6x3 is reasonable, but 7.85x6 is not? Dahlin is expected to improve defensively, but Hughes is not?
Hughes is a premier offensive defenseman that fills those categories in every way you can think of (controlled passes out of d-zone, controlled entries into o-zone, primary assists, PP production).
Dahlin is none of those things, and yet 6x3 is reasonable, but 7.85x6 is not? Dahlin is expected to improve defensively, but Hughes is not?
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Nurse was all UFA years and kicks in next year. This Hughes deal has RFA years.
Plus, Nurse is a far better player than Hughes.
Because Dahlin is over 6'0 tall and was a first overall pick. Thats basically it.
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That is a bit of a high number... but he is a super-talented offensive blue-liner who is just about to enter his prime, and this is buying UFA years, so I get Vancouver doing this.
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Nurse is better by a decent margin and you know it.
Now, admittedly Hughes is younger and has time to round out his game. He’ll never have the physicality of Nurse though.
Both of them are among the best skaters for D men in the NHL which in this era will allow them to play a lot of years in this league.
All in all, this isn’t a bad deal for the Canucks to lock him for term given that he’s an American player and higher taxes in Vancouver/BC.
I know someone else brought Nurse into this not you.
But...they are totally different defensemen. One is a two way type, biased slightly towards offence. Hughes controls the entire ice when he is on his game for his team, and is strongly biased offensively with a lot of room to grow.
They really shouldn't be compared. Nurse is more in the mold of Petro and more of an all-rounder.
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You better hope so at that price tag.
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Dahlin has been getting the stinky pile all over him. He got 6 million and everyone was saying it was an overpayment.
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