dougieL

Best of luck with the new forum! I've had a great time here, but think it's time to move on.

I think it will become clear this season that we should have traded him instead of signing him.

We're going to regret this contract big time.

I've been wondering this for years. Posted something about it a few years ago but people seemed to not place great importance on colors matching...

Thanks...I thought I saw that too somewhere, but I wasn't sure if it meant it was actually a one-year deal.

Anyone know how long the contract is for?

Well OP did say forget about the contract - but yeah, if you did factor that in, it's a no-brainer that it's Jack, and it's not even close.

For all those saying it's Pettersson by a mile, remember that Jack is two years younger. How much had Pettersson accomplished two years ago? I love Pettersson, and I think he's more solid defensively (for now). But Jack looks more offensively dynamic to me (admittedly I've watched way more of Pettersson than of Hughes). But either way, there's no telling where Jack will be two years from now. Who knows - maybe Pettersson absolutely takes off this season. No one would like to see that more than me. I love the guy. But again, keep in mind that Jack has two years to catch up.

Wait...Calder trophy has zero bearing on trade value at this point in their careers... Second, it's true that if Pettersson joins NJ, he'd probably score more points, mostly because he'd be playing on the same team as Jack. Similarly, if Jack joins the Canucks, he'd probably score more points, mostly because he'd be playing on the same team as Pettersson...or do you mean if Pettersson took Jack's place on the NJ team, he'd score 120pts? I'd probably agree with you that Pettersson is more solid defensively at this point, though remember that Jack is 2 years younger. I could see a world though, where at their peaks, Pettersson is still the more complete player. But Jack is so young that I think it's hard to predict at this point. But I still come back to...Jack's cap hit is only 8m. I highly doubt we'd get Pettersson for anywhere near 8.

Remember that Jack is locked up at one of the most efficient deals in the NHL. His trade value is through the roof. Pettersson will presumably be looking for a deal that is way more lucrative than Jack's. Even if you think Pettersson is a better player (which I think is debatable), Jack's actual trade value is much higher simply because of the contract. Then even if you think Jack and Pettersson are a wash (which they aren't), then why would NJ trade Luke for Hoglander, Boeser (50% retained), 2nd round pick? We'd have to include Willander and multiple unprotected 1st round picks for NJ to even sniff at it.

I hope fans can show class. We cheered for Bo when he was a Canuck. As far as I can tell, he worked hard and did his job well as player and as captain - he doesn't all of a sudden become a piece of crap just because he's wearing a different uniform. He didn't screw us over or anything - we got good value for him in the trade. He had to do what he thought was right for him and his family. Let's respect that and be respectful.

I'd be more concerned about our captain being respected by players and officials around the league. Whether or not he scares people is not particularly important in my eyes. Why do you assume Hughes lacks fire?

Agree - I just think they could have easily made that point without saying what they did.

I think @BMorrison 7's point (which I completely agree with) is why repeat the statement over and over that "any one of Pettersson, Miller, or Demko could have been captain"? It almost makes it sound like they picked Hughes' name out of a hat containing the names of Hughes, Pettersson, Miller, and Demko. The very first time Tocchet spoke, he literally says "it could have easily been one of those guys, Quinn knows that." That is absolutely unnecessary. And to include Demko in that statement - that he could have easily been captain - given how poorly it worked out for Luongo as captain (no fault to Luongo at all), it's just idiotic. It's the day they're announcing Hughes as captain. There were so many other ways to make it clear that the other players are part of the leadership group without saying that "they could have easily been the captain".

They literally said any one of Miller, Pettersson, and Demko could have been captain.