Just stop being delusional. Do you need help? He is not the worst defensive d man…. This is literally his second year in the league and has beaten Charlie McAvoys point totals in both of those seasona. To call a 21 year old the worst defensive d man to ever put on a sweater is blatantly stupid…….

So you bring up the term delusional when having a conversation about a players defensive ability, all while referencing point totals in your argument? What?

He is horrid defensively. There is no argument to the contrary. At 5 on 5 he’s a third pairing d man. FYI at 5 on 5 (Mcavoy didn’t play the PP until the playoffs) Hughes had one whole entire point more than McAvoy in 5 extra games, playing against the biggest cupcake division the league has seen in decades.

do you think they would offer 10.2 x 5 and risk only having 5 years of pettersson for 4 1sts?

Sure. 22 even strength points in 56 games while playing horrid defense (-24 even with all those points) puts a player in the category of a third pairing specialist). Mike Reilly is a third pair guy. He had better 5 on 5 point totals.

Talking about Hughes.

Read description. Montreal is willing to offer the max amount of money UNDER the 4 first round pick range.

Just stop being a troll already… Any team would love to have Hughes but would any team really want Reilly? No I don’t think so. Just watch when Hughes defensive game gets better. You’re gonna wish that you never said those comments… once he is better defensively he will be a top 5 d man in the league….

That’s very fun because for some reason the cupcake division has some of the best players in the league. Stop commenting and enjoy being irrelevant when your core ages out…

Settle down champ. I’m not trolling, i have a different opinion from you, and that’s okay. Don’t you think perhaps a smidge of bias is slipping into what you’re saying. Notice, I’m not saying declarative things like you are with the, “he will be a top 5 d man in the league….rararara.” I don’t see it. I think he’s really bad defensively and I don’t think it’s the kind of thing that he’ll learn as he rounds out as a player. I personally don’t think he has the capability or skills to be anything but a powerplay specialist. He might get to the point where he’s okay defensively, at which point he’s a top four guy that excels on the PP. I could see that. I just view him as such a liability 5 on 5 that I don’t think he’ll ever get to a point where he’s an elite d man in this league. I hate to put a ceiling on a young player like that, but I kind of think if things go well he’ll be a Tyson Barrie type.

Again i just don’t see why you’re being so defensive here. What do the bruins have to do with this? I have an opinion that’s different than yours. Are you so insecure that you feel the need to lash out because of that?

FYI I’m going to continue posting when I feel like it. If others having an opinion that is different from your own is such a horrible thing for you, you can always put me on your ignore list.

But seriously, why are you bringing up points in a conversation about defensive play?

I’m not the kind of person to hold grudges on people. I respect everyone has their own opinion but some peoples opinion are just not right. You have the right to feel Quinn Hughes is not good defence man but to say he is bad offensively and call him a third pairing guy is just straight up wrong. I agree Quinn is not that good defensively right now but to call him a terrible player because of that is just invalid. You’re right points don’t have anything to do with defense but you’re also arguing about points here so that’s why I bring it up again

When did i say he was bad offensively?

To claim a player will never be good defensively based on a bad sophomore year is just completely invalid. Anyone can get good at defence it’s not like there’s a special force preventing him from becoming good defensive. The Canucks have hired an assistant coach to help Hughes defensively and it’s the same one that has shaped many very good defencemeb…

When you claimed he was awful at 5 on 5 offence and the fact you compared him to Mike Reilly

See, i didn’t do that. I think you should read my posts more carefully.

Again, i think you should be reading my posts more carefully.

There is one person here saying, “this player WILL be this or that.” It’s not me, it’s you. I’ve watched the player in college and the NHL, and I don’t think he has the ability to be a strong defensive player. Every opinion i’ve ventured on Hughes development has been in the context of, “I think.” Again, it just seems like you have a problem with someone having a subjective opinion. Calling it invalid just makes it seem like you’re insecure.

I definitely enjoy looking back on freezing cold takes. The future is pretty funny isn’t it?