Quinn Hughes traded to Minnesota

[JohnC]

4 hours ago, mjd1001 said:

Is Hughes as good as Dahlin (or better or worse?)

How would everyone feel if Buffalo had a new GM and  traded Dahlin for that return?

It would be a big mistake. With a Dahlin trade you are essentially signaling that you will be going through another rebuild. That will likely mean that Tuch and Tage will also make it clear that they will also want out. And it wouldn't be a surprise if Tuch is in that category already. 

[French Collection]

2 hours ago, Jorcus said:

Hughes is not as good a two way player as Dahlin. He is like Makar, smaller super skilled D man that use that speed and skill to get the puck where it needs to go

I don’t consider Hughes a Dman even though he won a Norris. It’s the Art Ross trophy for Dmen. I don’t think we’ll ever see a Rod Langway type win it again but I prefer an all round Dman to a rover. An example is Doughty in his prime. He would lead the offense, hit, block shots and take on the opponents’ toughest matchups.
 

Hughes puts up excellent offensive numbers and is a PP QB you dream of. He looks like Bryson, in his own end without the puck.

[PASabreFan]

48 minutes ago, JohnC said:

It would be a big mistake. With a Dahlin trade you are essentially signaling that you will be going through another rebuild. That will likely mean that Tuch and Tage will also make it clear that they will also want out. And it wouldn't be a surprise if Tuch is in that category already. 

Oh, no!

[Jorcus]

17 minutes ago, French Collection said:

I don’t consider Hughes a Dman even though he won a Norris. It’s the Art Ross trophy for Dmen. I don’t think we’ll ever see a Rod Langway type win it again but I prefer an all round Dman to a rover. An example is Doughty in his prime. He would lead the offense, hit, block shots and take on the opponents’ toughest matchups.
 

Hughes puts up excellent offensive numbers and is a PP QB you dream of. He looks like Bryson, in his own end without the puck.

I found this from an old HF board thread in 2023.

Dahlin - 5 inches, 22 pounds, shot velocity, reach, physicality
Quinn - brain size, edgework, vision

 

If Hughes is worth 4 prime assets is Power worth 3 if he were on the block? Not that I am advocating for it but I think given what teams are willing to pay for a PP QB  his value is higher than what many might think it is.  

[Pimlach]

34 minutes ago, French Collection said:

I don’t consider Hughes a Dman even though he won a Norris. It’s the Art Ross trophy for Dmen. I don’t think we’ll ever see a Rod Langway type win it again but I prefer an all round Dman to a rover. An example is Doughty in his prime. He would lead the offense, hit, block shots and take on the opponents’ toughest matchups.
 

Hughes puts up excellent offensive numbers and is a PP QB you dream of. He looks like Bryson, in his own end without the puck.

Like Erik Karlsson, I think Quinn Huges is a bit overrated, even with his Norris Trophy, his game lacks on the defensive side.  

He is flashy and he is fantastic on the offensive part of the game.  I see that.  

When it’s playoff time I prefer defensemen like Ekblad and Slavin.