DevsMan84 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Regarding Nolan Patrick, from what I remember even in the months leading up to the 2017 draft there were several experts who said that compared to other former first overall picks that Patrick would rank among the weakest. He wasn't a bad player, just not as good as a lot of the other forwards taken first overall in the past 15 or so years. If Hughes and Kakko would have been in that 2017 draft class, Nolan and even Nico would certainly have been bumped down to #3 and #4 ranking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Hot damn he had some sweet assists today. The second one was especially impressive - intercepted the pass, protected the puck with his BOYISH frame, and then dished it to Hanafin for the goal. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Someone on FB put it best the other day: Hughes would give us a great depth, especially so since it is center depth, to our team for years to come. Kakko, on the other hand, while a very talented player, would just make us continue to be largely a 1-line team. I am still Hughes all the way. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 So when we draft Hughes, we have to force Greene to retire so he can wear 6, right? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenwo2 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 4 hours ago, CMONPETEYD said: 2 Assists! TSN has him listed with just one. Is it actually 2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenwo2 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 (edited) Well....great showing today by Jack even though he wouldn't have even sniffed the ice if Dylan Larkin (Blashill's "favorite" player ) was not injured. Anyway, this ended things, for me, on a Positive note for Jack after all the Kakko-this and Kakko-that in the TV and Social Media. 😎 Team USA is playing for Bronze now, right? Edited May 23, 2019 by glenwo2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglejelly Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 9 minutes ago, glenwo2 said: Team USA is playing for Bronze now, right? No, this was the Quarterfinals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenwo2 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Just now, eaglejelly said: No, this was the Quarterfinals oh. So that's it then? They're going home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglejelly Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 5 minutes ago, glenwo2 said: oh. So that's it then? They're going home? Correct. Russia will play Finland and Canada will play against the Czech Republic in the semis 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenwo2 Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 25 minutes ago, eaglejelly said: Correct. Russia will play Finland and Canada will play against the Czech Republic in the semis bummer. Oh well...at least Jack got through this tournament in one piece. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nessus Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Hughes is still pulling off highlight reel plays on nearly every point he gets. He made a lot out of what little time he got. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenwo2 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Cangi: “I’ll fall off my chair if Jack Hughes isn’t the #1 pick”. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 16 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Cangi: “I’ll fall off my chair if Jack Hughes isn’t the #1 pick”. I’ll fall out of my chair if a penalty gets called and Cangi actually knows which team got called for it. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Just now, mfitz804 said: I’ll fall out of my chair if a penalty gets called and Cangi actually knows which team got called for it. ‘We’ll sort it out when we come back!’ 😆 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: ‘We’ll sort it out when we come back!’ 😆 Exactly. “We’ll sort it out after someone else sorts it out”. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenwo2 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 36 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Cangi: “I’ll fall off my chair if Jack Hughes isn’t the #1 pick”. Saw the whole interview with him. I think this puts to bed any doubt the Devils take Hughes at #1. I feel more relaxed and looking forward to the Draft now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 7 hours ago, glenwo2 said: Saw the whole interview with him. I think this puts to bed any doubt the Devils take Hughes at #1. I feel more relaxed and looking forward to the Draft now. Really? The word of a guy who isn’t even a team employee eliminates any doubt?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Noted player analyst and prospect evaluator Stevie Cangyman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 9 hours ago, MadDog2020 said: ‘We’ll sort it out when we come back!’ 😆 "we'll step aside" 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 hour ago, mfitz804 said: Really? The word of a guy who isn’t even a team employee eliminates any doubt?? 9 minutes ago, Marshall said: Noted player analyst and prospect evaluator Stevie Cangyman. To be fair, it's basically like they're employees of the team, and they are in and around the action and the team on a daily basis. When Doc was doing Play by Play for us I would have held his opinion in pretty high regard in terms of his thoughts on the team. Granted Cangi is no Doc, but no one is. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicomo Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 36 minutes ago, NJDfan1711 said: To be fair, it's basically like they're employees of the team, and they are in and around the action and the team on a daily basis. When Doc was doing Play by Play for us I would have held his opinion in pretty high regard in terms of his thoughts on the team. Granted Cangi is no Doc, but no one is. Cangi was spot on though. When you have the chance to build your team deep down the middle with elite centers like Pitt did you do it. He made a good point about how much quicker Crosby and the Pens saw success than Ovi and the Caps did. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Nicomo said: Cangi was spot on though. When you have the chance to build your team deep down the middle with elite centers like Pitt did you do it. He made a good point about how much quicker Crosby and the Pens saw success than Ovi and the Caps did. Yep, completely agreed. I like Ovechkin as a player more, but if Crosby played for the Devils I'd like him 1000x more, and I'll take his 3 Cups over Ovechkin's 1 all day long. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunninWithTheDevil Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Don't really watch TV much anymore, didn't know Hahn did MSG shows. I like that guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Nicomo said: Cangi was spot on though. When you have the chance to build your team deep down the middle with elite centers like Pitt did you do it. He made a good point about how much quicker Crosby and the Pens saw success than Ovi and the Caps did. And though it's both way too soon and completely unfair to compare these kids to guys like that, to me that's what this draft kind of is...Hughes is the Crosby, and Kakko is the Ovechkin. Not like you can possibly go wrong with either guy (based on general projections, anyway), but I take the Crosby-type every time (unless I'm so blessed that I've already got at least one guy like that in my system). BTW though there's obviously more to their games than simple glamour numbers, Crosby's averaged about 39 G and 67 A per 82 GP for his career, and Ovi's averaged 50 G and 42 A per 82 GP for his. Edited May 24, 2019 by Colorado Rockies 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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