The_Rocket Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 1 hour ago, stawns said: if he makes the canucks next year, I wonder if they will shelter him for a season due to defensive issues? Lots of pp time and selected 5v5 shifts, to keep him away from unfavourable matchups I would wager it’s similar to Hutton’s rookie year. 0 pk time, less than 19 mins a night, 2nd unit pp (although I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets bumped up to first as the year rolls on). This is probably what it will will look like, at least to start. Edler re-signing is a factor in this too. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 41 minutes ago, The_Rocket said: I would wager it’s similar to Hutton’s rookie year. 0 pk time, less than 19 mins a night, 2nd unit pp (although I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets bumped up to first as the year rolls on). This is probably what it will will look like, at least to start. Edler re-signing is a factor in this too. I'd say there's logic and precedence there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Stormriders Posted December 4, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted December 4, 2018 9 hours ago, The_Rocket said: I would wager it’s similar to Hutton’s rookie year. 0 pk time, less than 19 mins a night, 2nd unit pp (although I wouldn’t be surprised if he gets bumped up to first as the year rolls on). This is probably what it will will look like, at least to start. Edler re-signing is a factor in this too. I would be shocked if he didn't start on the 1st unit, and if that doesn't happen, it will within the first month. This guy is easily the best PP quarterback today in the Canuck's system, and is what he excels at. It's like this year when some suggested EP might start in Utica, and others said maybe centre in a few years, . . . and look what happened. He has already played with the top NHLrs and didn't look out of place. Hughes is elite offensively and a PP specialist. 1 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, Stormriders said: I would be shocked if he didn't start on the 1st unit, and if that doesn't happen, it will within the first month. This guy is easily the best PP quarterback today in the Canuck's system, and is what he excels at. It's like this year when some suggested EP might start in Utica, and others said maybe centre in a few years, . . . and look what happened. He has already played with the top NHLrs and didn't look out of place. Hughes is elite offensively and a PP specialist. If Quinn adapts as quickly to the NHL as Elias did, then we are in for a heck of a season next year as long as the damn injury bug doesn't decimate the team like it has in years past. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RetroCanuck Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 13 hours ago, Kootenay Gold said: If Quinn adapts as quickly to the NHL as Elias did, then we are in for a heck of a season next year as long as the damn injury bug doesn't decimate the team like it has in years past. Seems to be a general trend for us to get hit by the injury bug. We should have great depth next year though as we have few (fortunately or not) UFAs coming off the books this year yet growing prospects such as MacEwen, Lind, Dahlen, Jasek, Gadjovich, Brisebois, Chatfield, Juolevi etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 If Quinn plays for the Canucks next year they will have to pair him with either Edler or Tanev, IMO, depending on which side they have him play on. He will need to have an experienced D-man that can cover while he goes on the offense. It will also be very important for the forwards on his line to adapt to his play on the fly as he is very creative and can make passes that most players wouldn't even think of. I am hoping he gets to play a lot of 5 on 5 while Pettersson's line is on the ice and not just out for PP's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_19 Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Can Quinn play both RHD and LHD? Or is he exclusively a LHD? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeneedLumme Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, AK_19 said: Can Quinn play both RHD and LHD? Or is he exclusively a LHD? He can play either side. Says when he plays his off side he tends to shoot more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireGillis Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 (edited) Can't wait to see Bobby Orr in March or next year! He will help our pp immensel and we'll finally have another player other than Elias that can skate the puck from our blueline to theirs and not dump it in! Edited December 5, 2018 by FireGillis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawns Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 3 hours ago, FireGillis said: Can't wait to see Bobby Orr in March or next year! He will help our pp immensel and we'll finally have another player other than Elias that can skate the puck from our blueline to theirs and not dump it in! you have no idea if Hughes will be able to pull that off against the est players in the world. I want to think he can, but at his size, it's not going to be easy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Provost Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 (edited) On 12/5/2018 at 9:43 AM, FireGillis said: Can't wait to see Bobby Orr in March or next year! He will help our pp immensel and we'll finally have another player other than Elias that can skate the puck from our blueline to theirs and not dump it in! I thought it would be a foregone conclusion that he plays here as soon as his college season is done. Now I actually believe they can’t do that. Seattle being pushed to 2021 actually hurts us a lot with our kids not being excluded. If Hughes plays more than 9 games this year he is not exempt from the expansion draft and takes a spot on the protected list. That expansion draft may be a good time for us to get another young D for relatively cheap in trade. We probably won’t have 3 guys really worth protecting, so another team who has too many to protect might happily trade that extra guy for an asset in return, at a much discounted value. Edited December 7, 2018 by Provost 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NHL'er Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 12 minutes ago, Provost said: I thought it would be a foregone conclusion that he plays here as soon as his college season is done. Now I actually believe they can’t do that. Seattle being pushed to 2022 actually hurts us a lot with our kids not being excluded. If Hughes plays more than 9 games this year he is not exempt from the expansion draft and takes a spot on the protected list. That expansion draft may be a good time for us to get another young D for relatively cheap in trade. We probably won’t have 3 guys really worth protecting, so another team who has too many to protect might happily trade that extra guy for an asset in return, at a much discounted value. But I need to hope to carry on... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 On 12/6/2018 at 9:19 AM, -Vintage Canuck- said: Sorry Quinn, but I hope your wish doesn't come true. You can have bronze though (no one wants the loser silver medal). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedinery33 Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Provost said: I thought it would be a foregone conclusion that he plays here as soon as his college season is done. Now I actually believe they can’t do that. Seattle being pushed to 2021 actually hurts us a lot with our kids not being excluded. If Hughes plays more than 9 games this year he is not exempt from the expansion draft and takes a spot on the protected list. That expansion draft may be a good time for us to get another young D for relatively cheap in trade. We probably won’t have 3 guys really worth protecting, so another team who has too many to protect might happily trade that extra guy for an asset in return, at a much discounted value. Right now we only have 8 signed players for 2021/2022, so I would not be too concerned with loosing any player. By that point this team should be on the path that we could offer Eriksson and our 1st or 2nd for them to select the last years of his contract. Haha wishful thinking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoastsniper Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 Hearing theres a chance Hughes could captain team USA for the WJC as well. It will either be him or Ryan Poehling. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Provost Posted December 7, 2018 Share Posted December 7, 2018 9 minutes ago, Sedinery33 said: Right now we only have 8 signed players for 2021/2022, so I would not be too concerned with loosing any player. By that point this team should be on the path that we could offer Eriksson and our 1st or 2nd for them to select the last years of his contract. Haha wishful thinking Well we will have a lot more signed by the time the expansion draft rolls along, so shooting our selves in the foot seems like bad planning for a minimal benefit. Every One of our kids who turned pro this year playing in Utica will also need to be protected. Again, if we are lucky enough to have extra spots on our protected list, that means we have the ability to trade for guys at a discount that another team would lose for nothing anyways. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted December 8, 2018 Share Posted December 8, 2018 (edited) Oh man, I want Hughes here now. That cheeky bank pass to set up to breakaway winner in 3-on-3 OT: Hughes had 2 assists in the 3-2 win, but only one will count officially as 3-on-3 OT points don’t get credited to season scoring stats (NCAA quirk). Edited December 8, 2018 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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