Popular Post -Vintage Canuck- Posted March 1, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2020 5 1 2 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Highest point scorer by all defencemen since the All Star break? Hughes is ramping up his play and getting better and better every game. If he doesn't have a sophmore slump next season and puts on some beef he'll be one of the best D-men in the entire NHL next year. Lately he's playing like one of the best, not just offensively but making some neat defensive plays at times. Looks like he's stealing the Calder from Makar at the moment. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-DLC- Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Well deserved....it's incredible to watch him game in/out and see the huge difference he makes on the team. His poise is that of a veteran...it's amazing to see how he doesn't panic and has so much confidence so early on. Sky's the limit... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Canucks Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 This is awesome but I will be 100 times more excited when his name gets announced at the NHL awards for rookie of the year. He deserves it. First defenceman since Lidstrom to hit 50 points in their rookie season. That was 91-92. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Rick Blight Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 10 minutes ago, #Canucks said: This is awesome but I will be 100 times more excited when his name gets announced at the NHL awards for rookie of the year. He deserves it. First defenceman since Lidstrom to hit 50 points in their rookie season. That was 91-92. I think the reference to Lidstrom is that both he and Quinn were the 1st rookie d-men to reach 50 points inclusive of all rookie forwards in their respective rookie seasons. Vladimir Malakhov had 52 points as a rookie with the Islanders in the 1992/93 which was the season following Lidstrom getting his 60 point rookie season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Canucks Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 16 minutes ago, Rick Blight said: I think the reference to Lidstrom is that both he and Quinn were the 1st rookie d-men to reach 50 points inclusive of all rookie forwards in their respective rookie seasons. Vladimir Malakhov had 52 points as a rookie with the Islanders in the 1992/93 which was the season following Lidstrom getting his 60 point rookie season. Yes your right . That’s what I meant. But did not convey that. Thank you for clarifying. I appreciate that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
189lb enforcers? Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Year soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FijianCanuck Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Well deserved, kids been phenomenal since the all star break. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook007 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Way to go Quinn.... Congrats 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 Just name him rookie of the decade already. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EB43 Posted March 1, 2020 Share Posted March 1, 2020 2 hours ago, -AJ- said: Just name him rookie of the decade already. Rookie of the universe? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buddhahoodlum Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 He's so deserving of this honour. And to think we probably haven't even seen the best of Quinn Hughes. Mind. Blown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Money Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 I expected that Pettersson would be the best player on the Canucks for the next decade. Now? Not so sure. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 41 minutes ago, D-Money said: I expected that Pettersson would be the best player on the Canucks for the next decade. Now? Not so sure. Figured QH would be as advertised and score around 45 points. Well he's better then advertised and has been put himself on a couple of lists that only mostly all-time greats have made. Expectations have definitely gone up now...he's definitely had a better season then EP so far (and EP has been fine - Miller is helping make sure of that for sure though)... QH tied Ray Borques rookie record for three assists games with time to break it too. And helps the team get a chance to win most nights especially on the PP. A little like Housley, a little like Neidermayer....great company indeed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) 47 minutes ago, D-Money said: I expected that Pettersson would be the best player on the Canucks for the next decade. Now? Not so sure. Quinn Hughes is on track to be an extremely rare player. It's silly to talk this way at this point, and a lot can go wrong (remember Joe Juneau's rookie year), but so far he is on course to be a clear Hall of Famer. Edited March 2, 2020 by Kevin Biestra 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 At this point we have to wonder if he's going to break Lidsters and EPs records...with 18 games left he has an outside chance of a 70 point rookie defenseman season ... if he does that will be top three all-time territory. The fact he's also managing this in today's game and not the 80's where sp% were 10% above the norm today (well 80% for Gretzky-but like EP he's from another planet) ... he's already 15th all-time and his PPG would bump him up into the top ten easily for same games played... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IBatch Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Kevin Biestra said: Quinn Hughes is on track to be an extremely rare player. It's silly to talk this way at this point, and a lot can go wrong (remember Joe Juneau's rookie year), but so far he is on course to be a clear Hall of Famer. I think so too. EP had us on the edge of our seats with similar thoughts in mind (10 goals first ten games!) the first few months ... injuries derailed it same with stamina .. QH on the other hand is getting better as the seasons gone on. He's a breakout machine with expert skating and passing skills...plus when he was drafted one thing that he was ranked at the highest was his compete level (5 out of 5). Witnessed this live in OTT when we were playing catch up, after a few shifts of setting players up with little finish he came into the zone and went by the first three of four guys on the way to the net ... didn't make it but could feel the desire to score and or get us back in the game. He's better defensively then I thought he'd be too. To me JB drafted a future super-star. You can't say that unless you are one of the top couple of players by position. He's already a star - absolutely no way we've come close to seeing the best of him yet. Took all best defenseman in the game the past few decades several years at least to make an impact. With the exception of Makar. Reminds of the year Luongo would have won the Vezina any other year but Broduer went out and made a record (one more win). Except if both players (Makar and Hughes) play the same game they have been the last month it will be Hughes coming out on top. He's close to obliterating our team record at this pace...and cementing a place in the top ten, maybe even the top five for most points by a rookie. His compete level (5 out of 5 ranking pre-draft) is going to help make this happen. We make the playoffs and he's also scored 70 or over ... he will also get Hart and Norris votes. Edit: we've had some very good defenseman in the past, Ohlund, Jovo, Salo, Edler, Tallon, Lumme, Babych, Reinhart etc. It's possible he's already surpassing some of their best seasons with us..freaky and amazing. He won't ever be a complete guy like Weber or Chara in his prime - or a Rob Blake, Chelios type. Well on the latter he was only an inch taller but different era for sure. Tanev is a perfect partner for those things ... he's a little like Housley and little more like Neidermayer. Leetch comes to mind too unfortunately. All great skaters and with the puck. The last two guys are in the HHOF for a lot more then just points- they were guys that could take a game over and control the pace. We have way higher possession with QH on the ice. Plays 24 minutes some nights and he's a rookie. Captain material IMO, not for a while yet but could see it happening. Edited March 2, 2020 by IBatch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 15 minutes ago, IBatch said: Reminds of the year Luongo would have won the Vezina any other year but Broduer went out and made a record (one more win). That was terrible luck. No Brodeur and Lou would have won both the Vezina and the Hart. They both just cancelled each other out for the Hart voting and Crosby swooped in and picked up the leftovers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Biestra Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 (edited) 23 minutes ago, IBatch said: Edit: we've had some very good defenseman in the past, Ohlund, Jovo, Salo, Edler, Tallon, Lumme, Babych, Reinhart etc. It's possible he's already surpassing some of their best seasons with us..freaky and amazing. Honestly, I think he's already had the best season by a defenseman in Canucks history with the lone exceptions of Lidster's best year and Reinhart's two seasons, and you could make a case that he has edged those out too. I'd say he has just beat Kearns' and Tallon's best years. Rick Lanz and Doug Halward had a nice season each as well that nobody ever mentions... And good old Kevin McCarthy. Edited March 2, 2020 by Kevin Biestra 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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