Quoting: Juiceman
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…
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.