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The best defenseman prospect in the world Luke Hughes’s first 12 games of the season Highlights



Hughes is a literal beast on skate. His skating ability is out of this world with how he is fluid on them. His inside-out move is really working well against defenders and to be added he is very good defensively. I’m very hype to see him play with his brother at the NHL level!

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41 Comments

  1. Is he a D or actually a forward? what coach would really allow his D to play this way? First time he dangles on a blue line and loses the puck, he will be benched. Please comment. Thx

  2. So is this the new norm for Defensemens ? Just wondering. I’m use to Defensemens actually playing defense first. It’s almost like they put these offensive guys on defense.

  3. Nothing happened in these highlights. He generally kept the puck to himself and the play/zone time died as soon as he shot it. His shot also looks weak. I'm surprised he was drafted #4. The other top 5 are already in the NHL. Edvinsson and Clarke have had time and are now in the AHL. This guy is as close as Bruno Caboclo was. The Top D from 2022 already look to be ahead as well. I'm sure he will get a shot but he is not the best prospect on D

  4. He's got 2 goals in 12 games. So he's going to be a lot like Quinn. That's the best defenseman prospect in the world? LOL.

  5. He is so long, Range-yesque and when he drives through the neutral zone you often don't even anticipate how fast he is going until he's blown by you. Those long strides/crossovers are deadly. He leaves defenders frozen and before you know it he's bringing high octane pressure to the front of your net. This kid is unreal spooky good and effective

  6. Lane Hutson is putting up more impressive numbers on the 2nd d pairing and 2nd power play unit as a freshman..

  7. Outside of his spina ram a on the blue line I don’t really see anything earth shattering about his play.

  8. don't know why people are bringing up Lane hutson,

    Lane Hutson
    17pts in 14 games
    -Small
    -2nd pairing and not facing the other teams top line the majority of the time

    Luke Hughes
    -39pts in 41 games last year
    -Is his teams top paring RD
    -17 pts in 18 games
    -has stated that he's focusing on defence this year
    -His coach is using him more defensively because they don't have Owen Power this year.

    Hughes is in a totally different stratosphere compared to Hutson

    If you want to compare Hutson to anyone then compare him to Seamus Casey who is also small and having a very comparable season to Hutson.

  9. devils already coming into their own and nemec luke and holtz havent even made the team yet😮‍💨

  10. skating and agility or above average that's for sure, kid's vision and finishing abilities are his weak point, averega power and accuracy, but it's an easy aspect to work on

  11. Such an aggressive style. Do you plug this 19 year old onto a playoff roster, or is he going to cause odd man rushes against until he figures it out?

  12. I hope he does WAY better than this playing with the Devil's.. all these shots and no goals doesn't impress me. Really hoping he wasn't picked because he's Jack's brother.

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