Battlemonger Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 There could be a pair of brothers both vying for the Calder this upcoming season - The Hughes brothers. I don't know if there has ever been a similar situation before, but what an interesting one, for sure. What would it take for Quinn to win over Jack? Perhaps 30-40 pts and plenty of wows? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Alflives Posted August 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2019 Just now, Battlemonger said: There could be a pair of brothers both vying for the Calder this upcoming season - The Hughes brothers. I don't know if there has ever been a similar situation before, but what an interesting one, for sure. What would it take for Quinn to win over Jack? Perhaps 30-40 pts and plenty of wows? Quinn Hughes is going to get 60 plus points, and (with Petey) lead us to the playoffs. Quinn wins the Calder easy. 3 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I could see either of them winning it, but there are also plenty of other strong candidates like Kaako, Steel, Comtois, Makar, Texier, and Brannstrom. My bet is probably on Jack Hughes or Kaako this year though. My guess is the Quinn finishes top 5 though. If he finishes top 3, the Canucks would be the first team in around 40 years to have Calder finalists in three consecutive years I think (PITB was reporting on this). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theo5789 Posted August 5, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 minutes ago, -AJ- said: I could see either of them winning it, but there are also plenty of other strong candidates like Kaako, Steel, Comtois, Makar, Texier, and Brannstrom. My bet is probably on Jack Hughes or Kaako this year though. My guess is the Quinn finishes top 5 though. If he finishes top 3, the Canucks would be the first team in around 40 years to have Calder finalists in three consecutive years I think (PITB was reporting on this). 1 2 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I'm going to give it to Kaako. If a dman is going to take it then it's Makar. If Quinn gets in the running, he has to be running our PP, so we will see how he's utilized. Not that sold on Jack Hughes and their team really likes Nico Hischier. I expect Zajac to take some minutes from his too and Jack will be in a more sheltered role. He'll have some tough competition to surpass on his own team to get minutes, but if he does, then I'll be more optimistic towards him getting the Calder nomination. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shazzam Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Not an easy award to win as a defenseman. Only Myers and Ekblad has won it since the lockout Perhaps with 50+ pts he'll be in the running 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Voting tie and Calder shared by Hughes brothers? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathew Barzal Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I think Makar will take it, Pettersson showed what a difference an extra year of development can do for a player at that age. Makar is battle tested in the playoffs and will likely be quarterbacking one of the best powerplays in the league. Not to mention being entirely reliable in his own zone, Hughes will likely need to be sheltered with a defensively sound partner. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Where's Wellwood Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 16 minutes ago, SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME said: Voting tie and Calder shared by Hughes brothers? What is the tiebreaker in the case of a Calder voting tie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 17 minutes ago, Where's Wellwood said: What is the tiebreaker in the case of a Calder voting tie? Who was drafted first 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6string Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 I can see Quinn racking up points this coming season and taking a run at the Calder for two reasons. No.1 a *HEALTHY Canuck team will be able to compete with an offense other teams are not prepared for (catching them off guard). No. 2 we don't have the ridiculous schedule from last year's WJC interfering....this young man will be better rested than what EP had to endure. Hugh betch ya! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil_314 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 24 minutes ago, 6string said: Who was drafted born first FTFY 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baer. Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 1 hour ago, Where's Wellwood said: What is the tiebreaker in the case of a Calder voting tie? Most #2 votes, I'm assuming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VforVasili Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 The answer to the original question posed is: Hughes. Without a doubt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 hours ago, Mathew Barzal said: I think Makar will take it, Pettersson showed what a difference an extra year of development can do for a player at that age. Makar is battle tested in the playoffs and will likely be quarterbacking one of the best powerplays in the league. Not to mention being entirely reliable in his own zone, Hughes will likely need to be sheltered with a defensively sound partner. Not only that, but look at who Makar gets to play with. That Avalanche team is going to be a monster in a couple years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dats hockey Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 4 hours ago, theo5789 said: I'm going to give it to Kaako. If a dman is going to take it then it's Makar. If Quinn gets in the running, he has to be running our PP, so we will see how he's utilized. Not that sold on Jack Hughes and their team really likes Nico Hischier. I expect Zajac to take some minutes from his too and Jack will be in a more sheltered role. He'll have some tough competition to surpass on his own team to get minutes, but if he does, then I'll be more optimistic towards him getting the Calder nomination. Could you give some insight on why you think Makar is leaps and bounds better than Hughes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 6 minutes ago, Dats hockey said: Could you give some insight on why you think Makar is leaps and bounds better than Hughes? I don't think what I said would indicate that I'm suggesting Makar is "leaps and bounds" better than Hughes. I do think he's ahead of Hughes though hence if a dman takes it, it's more likely him. Makar is a year older and played in a more intense situation and didn't look out of place. Colorado recently traded Barrie (maybe because Makar made them feel confident enough to do so) which opens up more ice time for Makar to step into. They have one of the hottest lines in the league (similar to our WCE) days that he will be feeding to on a nightly basis to pad his stats (let's face it, offensive stats generally are what takes the cake for the Calder). So I'm not suggesting that Makar is the "better" player, but I do think he will be put in a better position to win the Calder. Now I've also added that it'll depend if Hughes will be running our PP which could help him out offensively and would be an added bonus that he's capable of doing so. He's going to have to surpass Edler (and to an extent Myers) and it'll depend on if we go back to a two dman unit. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorvatToBaertschi Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Hughes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrockBoester Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 It might be a tie. (If Jack gets lucky) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shiznak Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 3 hours ago, Dats hockey said: Could you give some insight on why you think Makar is leaps and bounds better than Hughes? Makar led UMass to it’s first ever frozen four appearance. Named Hockey East’s player of the year, and beat Hughes in the Hobey Baker voting. Albeit, he’s a year older. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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