Honestly I thought Hughes would have been already chosen by the time it was Vancouver's turn to select. We really have to be thankful Montreal (of all teams) is the one that moved up in the draft that year, and as for Arizona ... well they are Arizona ). In which case I was hoping when I woke up (timezone differences) if the Canucks selected Dobson (thinking he might be gone before Canucks picked also). But I was h*** s*** when I woke up seeing Canucks picked Hughes and thought how the heck did that happen.
Then I saw the drat results and said "oh Montreal"
Regardless, It's quite amazing how all those defensemen in the year Canucks picked Hughes panned out in the long run. Dobson, Bouchard, and Boquist look like there are going to be good to great NHL defensemen. Super happy Canucks picked Hughes but I would have been contended with the rest.
It's actually quite a reverse from the Petterson draft when the other centers in around that position Glass, Mittlestadt, and Vilardi all still feel iffy right now.