Nevermind

Hughes over every LHD that’s not Heiskanen/Josi

Ovi isn’t close to top 5 anymore

Yeah I guess 42 goals and 75pts in 73 games isn’t good enough for top 5 anymore lol. Also every single defensemen on this list is way better than Hughes lol Hughes wouldn’t even make top 20

Hughes is a near PPG dman and is solid defensively. He has more career points in less games than Dahlin while also having better defensive metrics. If you have Dahlin you have to have Hughes

Hughes doesn’t play against elite competition lacks physicality doesn’t block shots not a guy you can win with and his game is very incomplete can’t score goals to save his life.

not to mention with physicality is the lack of actual hits

i like that you say top 5 but its actually a top 6.

i would love to see your top 20 LHD a who you would have to squeeze in so that Hughes is not in it.

Completely false statement lol. Hughes plays 26+ minutes a night against top lined. Look at the defense he has to play with. Who else is going to play the tough minutes if not him? You’ve never watched Hughes in your life. Radko Gudas must be the best dman in the league. He hits and blocks shots. Do you want Hughes to score 40 goals? He’s the best playmaking defenseman in the NHL. He has multiple NHL records because of how good he is. Fastest defenseman to 200 assists, and most points for rookie dman in playoffs. Point per game player with very good defense metrics. Keep lying to yourself