HKSR Posted January 20, 2020 Share Posted January 20, 2020 On 1/19/2020 at 9:59 AM, Legendary10 said: Green said himself, with Quinn's effortless skating technique, he's able to skate miles without really exhausting himself. I believe he has a lot more stored reserves than Petterson or Brock so he should be fine as the season veers towards the playoff season. Honestly, he reminds me of Scott Niedermayer. Scott was such a smooth and effortless skater while also incredibly smart positionally in the defensive end. Quinn's defensive game is underrated IMO. His ability to read plays and get himself into defensive position makes up for any lack of size he has back there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory40 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Canucks Regular Members 2,535 2,444 posts Location: aT tHe RiNk Report post Posted June 22, 2018 I never expected Quinn to fall in the draft. And anyone who has ridiculed me for saying Rasmus Dhalin is not the best defensman in this draft. I am looking forward to seeing this kid prove me right. 3 1 canuktravella, Alexandre, VegasCanuck and 1 other reacted to this TOOK ALOT OF HEAT FOR COMMENTS like these but man it appears I might be right! Quote Edit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cory40 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) On 12/9/2019 at 1:52 PM, gurn said: Yes. I like Quinn and it seems he is better than I thought, but I would have taken Dahlin over him. give it another two years and you will be saying Dahlin who! Edited January 21, 2020 by cory40 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 7 hours ago, cory40 said: give it another two years and you will be saying Dahlin who! I doubt it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 27 minutes ago, gurn said: I doubt it. Dahlin will be a very good D man. Huggy Bear is a phenom. I agree with you that JB would have selected Dahlin, but now he’s extremely happy (as are all Canuck’s fans) that we have Hughes. We got lucky in back to back drafts to get the two franchise players needed to win Cups: elite number one center and D man. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 12 minutes ago, Alflives said: Dahlin will be a very good D man. Huggy Bear is a phenom. I agree with you that JB would have selected Dahlin, but now he’s extremely happy (as are all Canuck’s fans) that we have Hughes. We got lucky in back to back drafts to get the two franchise players needed to win Cups: elite number one center and D man. Homerism aside Dahlin will likely be a better player than Hughes. That said Hughes may end up being the best D man the Canucks have ever had. 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruilin96 Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 On 1/13/2020 at 7:50 AM, -AJ- said: Worth noting that Makar has 24 in 37 games and is on pace to do it in 46 games, so if he keeps up his pace, he'll beat Hughes . Almost feels a bit like Crosby and Ovechkin of 2005-06 (not quite) with two insane offensive defensemen having unbelievable rookie years in the same season. Keep in mind, Makar is basically full year older (October 1998 birthdate) than Quinn Hughes (October 1999 birthdate) and have and extra year of development because of the age different. They broke into the league at the same time, and they are the front runners of this year’s Calder Trophy. Very similar to the Crosby and Ovechkin situation, instead these 2 are defenceman. Ovie won the Calder that season, being the older player and have more development time than Sid, but we all know that Sid is the better overall player. I see Makar winning the Calder this year, but won’t rule out the idea that Quinn might be the better player (though it is hard separate which of these 2 are better). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camel Toe Drag Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, gurn said: Homerism aside Dahlin will likely be a better player than Hughes. That said Hughes may end up being the best D man the Canucks have ever had. I thinks it’s 50/50 right now. What proof do you have to say anything otherwise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gurn Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 2 minutes ago, Camel Toe Drag said: I thinks it’s 50/50 right now. What proof do you have to say anything otherwise? Have you checked the draft lists from prior to that draft? If you can find more than one that ranks Hughes above Dahlin I'd be amazed. Dahlin was touted as the best D man prospect in decades. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, gurn said: Have you checked the draft lists from prior to that draft? If you can find more than one that ranks Hughes above Dahlin I'd be amazed. Dahlin was touted as the best D man prospect in decades. Agreed. Dahlin is a very different player than Hughes, who is an exceptional player as well. Dahlin is likely the best dman talent that has come out of Sweden in decade or more. My guad...he was playing in the top adult Swedish league at 16yrs and putting up .5 goals per game. Incredibly, as good as the kid is offensively, he is also an exceptional defensive player. He has all the skills and no obvious weakness and along with his superior talents, he is a big boy already and will become a physically dominant adult hockey player. This is the type of dman that will win the Norris Trophy several times throughout his career. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, Camel Toe Drag said: I thinks it’s 50/50 right now. What proof do you have to say anything otherwise? 3 hours ago, gurn said: Have you checked the draft lists from prior to that draft? If you can find more than one that ranks Hughes above Dahlin I'd be amazed. Dahlin was touted as the best D man prospect in decades. More fuel to this particular fire 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 6 hours ago, gurn said: Homerism aside Dahlin will likely be a better player than Hughes. That said Hughes may end up being the best D man the Canucks have ever had. Crawl back under your bridge and enjoy the snow and freezing temperatures in Toronto. The only people who feel Dahlin is now, or ever will be, the phenom Quinn Hughes is never played and truly understand the game. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 1 hour ago, aGENT said: More fuel to this particular fire Thank you @aGENT. you are good at keeping your cool when dealing with trolls. I just get into the scotch and start feeding the little fury under bridge dwellers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 5 hours ago, gurn said: Have you checked the draft lists from prior to that draft? If you can find more than one that ranks Hughes above Dahlin I'd be amazed. Dahlin was touted as the best D man prospect in decades. At the draft yes Dahlin was the higher ranked player over Hughes. Hughes is now the far better player and is a phenom. Dahlin is a very good player, but not the phenom Huggy Bear. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 3 hours ago, higgyfan said: Agreed. Dahlin is a very different player than Hughes, who is an exceptional player as well. Dahlin is likely the best dman talent that has come out of Sweden in decade or more. My guad...he was playing in the top adult Swedish league at 16yrs and putting up .5 goals per game. Incredibly, as good as the kid is offensively, he is also an exceptional defensive player. He has all the skills and no obvious weakness and along with his superior talents, he is a big boy already and will become a physically dominant adult hockey player. This is the type of dman that will win the Norris Trophy several times throughout his career. Hedmann is way better than Dahlin. Hughes is way better than Dahlin. It’s not even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 8 minutes ago, Alflives said: Hedmann is way better than Dahlin. Hughes is way better than Dahlin. It’s not even close. Homer is as homer does. Go find a box of chocolates and relax. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alflives Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 Just now, higgyfan said: Homer is as homer does. Go find a box of chocolates and relax. Not being a homer. This is pretty obvious to those who both played and know the game. If Dahlin was the phenom Hughes is, or great like Hedmann, then the Sabres would be a much more successful team. Dahlin is a good player, but is more the level of young Edler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
250Integra Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 We barely had defencemen break the 30+ point barrier in the last few seasons and here Quinn has 34 points in 48 games as a rookie. We are witnessing something special here my friends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
higgyfan Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 2 minutes ago, Alflives said: Not being a homer. This is pretty obvious to those who both played and know the game. If Dahlin was the phenom Hughes is, or great like Hedmann, then the Sabres would be a much more successful team. Dahlin is a good player, but is more the level of young Edler. Yes, Alf...you are a homer and you show it every day. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Camel Toe Drag Posted January 22, 2020 Share Posted January 22, 2020 19 hours ago, gurn said: Have you checked the draft lists from prior to that draft? If you can find more than one that ranks Hughes above Dahlin I'd be amazed. Dahlin was touted as the best D man prospect in decades. Why are you talking about predraft notes when they have both demonstrated what they can do in the NHL and are significant contributors on their professional clubs? Nolan Patrick was also supposed to be a stud, how is he doing? Would you say he’s better than Pettersson? That’s what the predraft rankings would suggest. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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