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Who is the NHL’s top defensemen? We take a deep dive into the games of Zach Werenski, Cale Makar, and Quinn Hughes. All whom are favourites to win the Norris Trophy.
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Quinn Hughes, next question.
I share your breakdowns with all the youth coaches I know. Thanks coach.
Wont mean shit if the Nucks miss the playoffs
What about Josh Morrissey?
Would be good to see a follow up how Hughes and Makar are already influencing guys like Hutson.
The level of skill in the NHL these days is insane.
You're talking about offensive defenseman and you didn't say a word about lane hutson 🤦🤦♂️🤦♀️
Clearly it's Hughes for me. He's better than Makar. Hughes skates like a mini McDavid
Notice Makar hasn't used the mohawk nearly as much in the last couple seasons. Most of the Super Mohawk Highight Reel Plays in this video are old, and I think he hurt his hip a while ago and has had to adapt his game a bit. Watch most avs game so I'm an expert.
Mo Seider.
I'm a Leafs fan and this video triggered me.
Quinn Hughes!!!!!
Tell us, Mr Hockey. How strong is your Team doing all this research? 12 people? 20?
Quinn is ridiculously good.
Wtf was that pass between the sliding defenders shin pads what the actual hell….that was nasty.
Defensive defensmen always get snubbed
Hughes deserves MVP trophy, he Absolutey carries the play anytime he’s on the ice. Rarely does he slip up.
But Sportsnet only knows mcdavid and Matthew’s so Hughes is shrugged off
They are ANKLE breaking the NHL 😎
These modern players skating made me watch hockey again, so fun to watch
Good video but I thought of Hutson. He is going to challenge these guys soon
Makar is maybe the best solo player, but hockey is a team sport, and Hughes creates and drives team plays better than anybody.
I would say that I would choose werinski and Hughes both as hart trophy finalists
Werenski carrying the Blue Jackets is by far the biggest surprise of the season.
Quinn Hughes is a magician that is nearly flawless in his decision making. I truly believe he puts up 100 assists playing with Mackinnon.
could u pls make a video about Seider ? I think he is one of the best and most underrated Defensive D-Men with a high offensive ceilling. Would be very interesting to hear ur thoughts.
great video !
IF the Canucks don't quit screwing around teams will be falling over themselves to get their hands on a puck moving game changing D-man named Quinn Hughes.
This channel is so fckn good
Hughes and Makar are both fantastic in slightly different ways. The big stat that every Hughes proponent ignores is that he isn't trusted on the PK. Makar plays 4x the PK time as Hughes and if Hughes played the same amount of 5v5 and PK time as Makar, Hughes would not be nearly as high in production. Hughes last year because of his low PK time, played and extra 6 games worth of 5v5 time than Makar. 6 whole games worth! Thats 7% of a season. And here is the one that really ruffles feathers. The Pacific division is not as competitive as the Central.
Worth mentioning that Makar plays significantly more penalty killing minutes than Hughes.