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Let’s talk about Vancouver Canucks defenceman Quinn Hughes and some crazy stats of his from this year.
This video is taking place after the 2022 NHL Entry Draft, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs.
The 2022 NHL Draft 1st Round went as follows:
1st) Montreal Canadiens, Juraj Slafkovsky
2nd) New Jersey Devils, Simon Nemec
3rd) Arizona Coyotes, Logan Cooley
4th) Seattle Kraken, Shane Wright
5th) Philadelphia Flyers, Cutter Gauthier
6th) Columbus Blue Jackets (from Chicago Blackhawks), David Jiricek
7th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Ottawa Senators), Kevin Korchinski
8th) Detroit Red Wings, Marco Kasper
9th) Buffalo Sabres, Matthew Savoie
10th) Anaheim Ducks, Pavel Mintyukov
11th) Arizona Coyotes (from San Jose Sharks), Conor Geekie
12th) Columbus Blue Jackets, Denton Mateychuk
13th) Chicago Blackhawks (from New York Islanders), Frank Nazar
14th) Winnipeg Jets, Rutger McGroarty
15th) Vancouver Canucks, Jonathan Lekkerimaki
16th) Buffalo Sabres (Vegas Golden Knights), Noah Ostlund
17th) Nashville Predators, Joakim Kemell
18th) Dallas Stars, Lian Bichsel
19th) Minnesota Wild (from LA Kings), Liam Ohgren
20th) Washington Capitals, Ivan Miroshnichenko
21st) Pittsburgh Penguins, Owen Pickering
22nd) Anaheim Ducks (from Boston Bruins), Nathan Gaucher
23rd) St. Louis Blues, Jimmy Snuggerud
24th) Minnesota Wild, Danila Yurov
25th) Chicago Blackhawks (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Sam Rinzel
26th) Montreal Canadiens (from Calgary Flames), Filip Mesar
27th) San Jose Sharks (from Carolina Hurricanes via Arizona Coyotes and Montreal Canadiens), Filip Bystedt
28th) Buffalo Sabres (from Florida Panthers), Jiri Kulich
29th) Arizona Coyotes (from Edmonton Oilers), Maveric Lamoureux
30th) Winnipeg Jets (from New York Rangers), Brad Lambert
31st) Tampa Bay Lightning, Isaac Howard
32nd) Edmonton Oilers (from Colorado Avalanche via Arizona Coyotes), Reid Schaefer
This video is also taking place after 2022 NHL Season, and after the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs, where the Colorado Avalanche defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Finals.
Quinn Hughes was one of the top NHL prospects at the 2018 NHL Entry Draft.
The 2018 NHL Entry Draft saw many top NHL prospects get selected by a variety of teams. The first round of the draft went as follows:
1st – Buffalo Sabres, Rasmus Dahlin
2nd – Carolina Hurricanes, Andrei Svechnikov
3rd – Montreal Canadiens, Jesperi Kotkaniemi
4th – Ottawa Senators, Brady Tkachuk
5th – Arizona Coyotes, Barrett Hayton
6th – Detroit Red Wings, Filip Zadina
7th – Vancouver Canucks, Quinn Hughes
8th – Chicago Blackhawks, Adam Boqvist
9th – New York Rangers, Vitali Kravtsov
10th – Edmonton Oilers, Evan Bouchard
11th – New York Islanders, Oliver Wahlstrom
12th – New York Islanders (from Calgary Flames), Noah Dobson
13th – Dallas Stars, Ty Dellandrea
14th – Philadelphia Flyers (from St. Louis Blues), Joel Farabee
15th – Florida Panthers, Grigori Denisenko
16th – Colorado Avalanche, Martin Kaut
17th – New Jersey Devils, Ty Smith
18th – Columbus Blue Jackets, Liam Foudy
19th – Philadelphia Flyers, Jay O’Brien
20th – Los Angeles Kings, Rasmus Kupari
21st – San Jose Sharks, Ryan Merkley
22nd – New York Rangers (from Pittsburgh Penguins via Ottawa Senators), K’Andre Miller
23rd – Anaheim Ducks, Isac Lundestrom
24th – Minnesota Wild, Filip Johansson
25th – St. Louis Blues (from Toronto Maple Leafs), Dominik Bokk
26th – Ottawa Senators (from Boston Bruins via New York Rangers), Jacob Bernard-Docker
27th – Chicago Blackhawks (from Nashville Predators), Nicolas Beaudin
28th – New York Rangers (from Tampa Bay Lightning), Nils Lundkvist
29th – Toronto Maple Leafs (from Winnipeg Jets via St. Louis Blues), Rasmus Sandin
30th – Detroit Red Wings (from Vegas Golden Knights), Joe Veleno
31st – Washington Capitals, Alexander Alexeyev
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24 Comments
Bryan Leech record, Lane Hutson: Hold my beer.
Great player but we need to get Bobby Orr's name out of our mouths, thats a different stratosphere of greatness. At 6:00 when you compare his scoring to Makar you chalk it up to consistency rather than ability… Hughes' shot is a soft noodle, and for all the quickness + fluidity he has, he doesnt have the speed to blow by defenders. That's why he doesn't score, and Makar does. He can improve his shot but its starting from a horrible place, so it's not like he has a ton of potential there. Size/strength of course are limiting for shooting power. For those reasons it's not realistic to expect him to become a scorer as well.
He wont get any trophy consideration or and real recognition from other fans/ the league because he is on the Canucks lol
Keep the name Bobby Orr out of your mouth. He in on the Mt. Rushmore of all players period. Offense, defense, goalies. We have the great one, Lemieux, Orr and take your pick, in that order.
I wouldn't wish that list on anyone. Just let Hughes be Hughes, comparing him to other greats so early in him career might be a burden that would be impossible to live up to. Maybe in ten years we can start to might these comparisons. He's still rather young, let Hughes be Hughes.
Canucks fans gotta start giving this guy more love. We have never had an offensive defenceman like this, ever, not even close. If he scored just a few more goals I think he would get more recognition.
Don't compare him to Orr though that's pretty silly
Your a goof
This is like comparing a 17-10 2.95 pitcher to Sandy Koufax, because he’s left-handed.
There’s Bobby Orr, and 2nd Place is so far below, might as well be 22,222nd Place.
Breh hughes def has huge potential to be faster. He’s one of the best skaters in the league with his edges.
Sorry Quinn Hughes is Way better than what's his name, including his Great attitude😅😊 unlike what's his name😊
JT was right Hughes is one of the best in the league
i get a kick out of all the karens that are freaking out because someone has the audacity to mention quinn hughes in the same sentence with orr, coffee, leetch. he has out performed all of them at this point in his young career on a team that has been mired at or near the mushy middle of the league. the big stars all played on powerhouse cup winning teams. coffee and leetch played in a league where 8-12 goals a game was common place. quinn is a super star whether anyone wants to admit it or not.
He is only 5 behind Karlsson in assists.
I like your videos and usually agree with most of what you say but you are way off this time bud. Hughes is not even close to same league as Coffee and Orr. Not at all. Let me enlighten you. Orr and Coffee were getting that many assists and 40 to 50 goals a year. They could dominate and take over a game every night. Hughes doesn’t dominate any games I watch….so he is not in that conversation at all. Never will be …he is tiny and will never dominate like them. Maker is way better. Hughes is a good passer and skater with phenomenal vision…but nothing more than that. I can say all this as I am a rabid Canucks fan.
Quinn Hughes is definitely underrated by the league. The problem is that he's on the Canucks so he's overlooked compared to other players and with Karlsson having a great year and a big name attached, he's kinda being overshadowed. I hope he doesn't get too much pressure put on him being compared to all these great players and he just keeps doing his thing.
Only canucks never win Norris soon Norris before his prime if he gets into a hot spot next season canucks need a partner for Hughes we don't have Colorado has got lucky
It’s like if Patrick Kane were a Defenseman…but with Orr speed and mobility
As long as he is healthy he can do this for the next few years.
maybe the greatest ever at walking a blue line
one of the reasons he doesnt get the respect is because of makar fanboys. "oh yeah hes the fastest to 200 assists but makar can still beat him" etc .
dont get me wrong cale makar is great defenceman, BUT there are some things that it seems people keep missing when comparing the two:
1: Cale Makar is almost a full calendar year older than Quinn Hughes. Comparatively that means he got another year of minor development before making his NHL debut
2: Makar plays on one of the best run, lower distraction teams in the league , whilst Hughes plays for a team that has a been a tire fire for a good portion of his career.
Not to take away things from Makar BUT if he is a 10 , then Hughes isnt 6,7,8, or even 9 …hes a 9.8( for now)
p.s they really should hype this more as sid vs ovie defenceman edition , that would be fun.
Lol he’s not even in the same catagory as Cale makar 61 points in 55 games. Cale has missed a lot of games due to being head hunted this year also Has 10 points in his last 5 games. Quinn is good but not that good. Quinn has never scored more than 8 goals in a season lol makar scored 28 last year and what he did in the playoffs was unbelievable winning the conn smyth Norris and cup. 60 assists is cool but yeah never mention him with Orr
better then makar
Quinn Hughes deserves to the Norris trophy winner for most assists as a defensemen with Bobby or and Paul coffee brain Lynch. Also Quinn Hughes is in the elite class
Adam Fox is about to do it too. 53 assists with 12 games to go with the offense that he has in front of him.
So Fox should be in this conversation too
Most of Quinn’s points come from him being the point shot, which leave lots of room for other players to get a stick on his shots that may or may not go in on their own. So can he score 15. Sure he can. Will he? Who knows? His point shot is a weapon that they take full advantage of. And that’s his strong suit. But to say “he can’t score” I think is a bit of a disservice.