JM_ Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 very different players, not sure the comp makes a ton of sense tbh. They may end up scoring a similar number of points tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glug Datt Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 not this again... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khay Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 There are things that Hughes can do that Dahlin can't and vice versa. Although both players are defencemen, I think it's hard to compare the two. If we won the lottery, we would have picked Dahlin for sure. But, given that we didn't win the lottery, the next best thing that could have happened in 2018 draft was to draft Hughes and that happened. Really happy with that draft. Getting Hughes might end up being better than winning the #2 overall pick (Svechnikov, even though he looks like he will be a 40 goal scorer). 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podz92 Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 3 hours ago, khay said: There are things that Hughes can do that Dahlin can't and vice versa. Although both players are defencemen, I think it's hard to compare the two. If we won the lottery, we would have picked Dahlin for sure. But, given that we didn't win the lottery, the next best thing that could have happened in 2018 draft was to draft Hughes and that happened. Really happy with that draft. Getting Hughes might end up being better than winning the #2 overall pick (Svechnikov, even though he looks like he will be a 40 goal scorer). There were 3 defenseman that I had my eyes on all year leading up to the draft. Dahlin. Boqvist. And Hughes. I thought we would either get Dahlin (if we won the lottery) or Boqvist (if we didn't) as much as I loved Hughes and followed him as much as I could I didn't expect Vancouver to have a shot at drafting him. Thought he'd be long gone by the time we picked...boy am I glad I was wrong! I would still have been happy with any of those 3, but Hughes sure seems like he is the perfect match for our forwards....Go Canucks Go!! 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 17 hours ago, JamesBlondage said: There were 3 defenseman that I had my eyes on all year leading up to the draft. Dahlin. Boqvist. And Hughes. I thought we would either get Dahlin (if we won the lottery) or Boqvist (if we didn't) as much as I loved Hughes and followed him as much as I could I didn't expect Vancouver to have a shot at drafting him. Thought he'd be long gone by the time we picked...boy am I glad I was wrong! I would still have been happy with any of those 3, but Hughes sure seems like he is the perfect match for our forwards....Go Canucks Go!! The AZ pick was the wrench in the draft machine, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I heard that pick announced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Podz92 Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 24 minutes ago, stawns said: The AZ pick was the wrench in the draft machine, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I heard that pick announced. Yes, I was so shocked by that pick it threw everything I was expecting to happen out the window lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 18 hours ago, JamesBlondage said: There were 3 defenseman that I had my eyes on all year leading up to the draft. Dahlin. Boqvist. And Hughes. I thought we would either get Dahlin (if we won the lottery) or Boqvist (if we didn't) as much as I loved Hughes and followed him as much as I could I didn't expect Vancouver to have a shot at drafting him. Thought he'd be long gone by the time we picked...boy am I glad I was wrong! I would still have been happy with any of those 3, but Hughes sure seems like he is the perfect match for our forwards....Go Canucks Go!! Ya I was certain he was going early. I had him at 3 on my list but figured there was no chance he'd get by Detroit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleThorn Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 33 minutes ago, stawns said: The AZ pick was the wrench in the draft machine, you could have knocked me over with a feather when I heard that pick announced. 8 minutes ago, JamesBlondage said: Yes, I was so shocked by that pick it threw everything I was expecting to happen out the window lol I believe that JB stated that 'our' top 7 were all gone after 7 picks. Different order, I'm assuming. I'd think that if that is true, then Hayton could easily have been a Canuck ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 3 minutes ago, SingleThorn said: I believe that JB stated that 'our' top 7 were all gone after 7 picks. Different order, I'm assuming. I'd think that if that is true, then Hayton could easily have been a Canuck ! I'd say they were looking at Hayton or Boqvist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SingleThorn Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 Just now, stawns said: I'd say they were looking at Hayton or Boqvist Makes sense to me, but JB's statement doesn't show Boqvist as being in his top 7. Who knows how much of this stuff is 'spin' and how much is fact ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixon Ward Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I think Dahlin is the type of all around defenseman that all teams want and does everything really well. He is a very good version of the prototype and may turn out to be a Norris winner. I think that Hughes is a completely unique player who, if he becomes a number one, will alter what we think is the prototype. I have never seen a defenseman who plays like him. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpn1 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 The way he can just skate the puck to safety in the defensive zone is amazing. We've never had that kind of player. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cuporbust Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) On 3/30/2019 at 9:41 AM, cyoung said: Ya I was certain he was going early. I had him at 3 on my list but figured there was no chance he'd get by Detroit. Me too. I was streaming the draft on my phone at work, and barely got any work done after the Montreal pick to be honest, and absolutely nothing after the Arizona pick. Lol. I REALLY wanted Hughes over Zedina , but knew either way we would be getting a steal. I followed the draft picks closely last year( as i always do) and never thought there was any chance we had a shot at Hughes outside a big trade . I was like a kid at Christmas when they announced his name . Edited April 5, 2019 by cuporbust Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyoung Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 1 hour ago, cuporbust said: Me too. I was streaming the draft on my phone at work, and barely got any work done after the Montreal pick to be honest, and absolutely nothing after the Arizona pick. Lol. I REALLY wanted Hughes over Zedina , but knew either way we would be getting a steal. I followed the draft picks closely last year( as i always do) and never thought there was any chance we had a shot at Hughes outside a big trade . I was like a kid at Christmas when they announced his name . Im hoping Byram will be the dragon we chase this year haha. Not holding my breath. Really liking boldy, Caufield, or Krebs in our range tho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Q is scoring at around a 62 point per season pace. And Dahlin only has 42 points this year. I guess /thread? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 To small,of a sample size but dhalin struggled defensively early on, can’t say the same for Hughes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 What stood out for me last night was the defensive play he made on the second powerplay that they scored on. Nashville had the puck in the D zone and he made a brilliant little pick up against the boards. Got into the guys legs so he couldn't move but still had himself in position to take off up ice. He set up the second goal from 200 ft away with a smart, subtle interference play that turned a 5 on 4 to a 5 on 3 going up the ice. Then he still made a play and got the assist. He is small but he is just so smart. His acceleration and edgework are fantastic. That first step is so quick. He doesn't have Pavel Bure or Virtanen top end speed but he isn't slow in open ice. He is more quickness and smarts than raw speed. Gonna be some really fun times watching this new core of players. A couple more pieces need to be brought in or developed but this is a really nice start. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Hughes is still a kid who's just getting his first taste of the NHL. He's done very well so far (in 4 games). He has made several mistakes that almost cost goals, but that'll happen with learning. I would give the nod to Dahlin, because he has good size and is stronger on the puck than Hughes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 On 3/30/2019 at 9:58 AM, Dixon Ward said: I think Dahlin is the type of all around defenseman that all teams want and does everything really well. He is a very good version of the prototype and may turn out to be a Norris winner. I think that Hughes is a completely unique player who, if he becomes a number one, will alter what we think is the prototype. I have never seen a defenseman who plays like him. ...Its been said before...and by pundits, not just me... Bobby Orr.....the way Quinn can spin and accelerate at the same time is truly Orr'esk...but it is the way he thinks the game that really ties a bow on it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rollieo Del Fuego Posted April 5, 2019 Share Posted April 5, 2019 Oh...and Bobby was better than Dahlin will ever be...so I am going with Quinn ...all the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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