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Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:14 pm
by Meds
Halford and Brough are tearing this up right now. LMAO.
It was Brough that asked Allvin the hard questions about culture.
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:15 pm
by Cornuck
OK, initial shock is over.
If Hughes wanted out, then we did 'ok'..
Basically 3 1st round picks and Rossi.
Let the retool begin!
A quick look at the Minny boards shows they aren't happy giving all that up for a guy "who wants to play with his brothers ".
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:16 pm
by donlever
Shouldn't have traded his buddy Miller.
(...lever heads for the hills...)
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:17 pm
by Carl Yagro
Mëds wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:13 pm
There's some speculation that Hughes was never staying, or at least had never made any firm commitment to do so. If that's the case, why did they make him captain?
On Hughes ownership of this.....why did he accept the "C" if he wasn't staying?
I think if you looked carefully at that ASG photo, they were all staying.
Then somebody's ego grew massively for his britches. Then somebody took a 6 month vacation in-season. Then...
donlever wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:16 pm
Shouldn't have traded his buddy Miller.
(
...lever heads for the hills...)
I fuckin' guar-an-tee everybody in that photo (minus 1) was Team Miller.
I'll stay on the hill all day to fight.
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:18 pm
by Lancer
Cornuck wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:15 pm
OK, initial shock is over.
If Hughes wanted out, then we did 'ok'..
Basically 3 1st round picks and Rossi.
Let the retool begin!
A quick look at the Minny boards shows they aren't happy giving all that up for a guy "who wants to play with his brothers ".
Now Minny fans can deal with the toxic media speculation-driven narrative.
Silver lining-hunting, but at least we won't have to deal with that particular media shit-show.
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:21 pm
by Lancer
donlever wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:16 pm
Shouldn't have traded his buddy Miller.
(
...lever heads for the hills...)
In hindsight, they should have traded the whole core - Petey included and foremost.
We may never know what transpired in that room and how it all went so wrong, but it's clear that with the likely exception of Hughes (who's been trying but hasn't been scoring like he used to) none of that core will reach the heights of 23-24. Too bad management didn't see it until too late. If they get fired, fire them for that.
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:21 pm
by donlever
Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:17 pm
Mëds wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:13 pm
There's some speculation that Hughes was never staying, or at least had never made any firm commitment to do so. If that's the case, why did they make him captain?
On Hughes ownership of this.....why did he accept the "C" if he wasn't staying?
I think if you looked carefully at that ASG photo, they were all staying.
Then somebody's ego grew massively for his britches. Then somebody took a 6 month vacation in-season. Then...
donlever wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:16 pm
Shouldn't have traded his buddy Miller.
(
...lever heads for the hills...)
I fuckin' guar-an-tee everybody in that photo (minus 1) was Team Miller.
I'll stay on the hill all day to fight.
...could have just kept Lindholm instead.
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:28 pm
by Cousin Strawberry
Lancer wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:18 pm
Silver lining-hunting, but at least we won't have to deal with that particular media shit-show.
Now we can get back to our regular Petey bashing programming
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:31 pm
by Carl Yagro
donlever wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:21 pm
...could have just kept Lindholm instead.
Yup. I bet a certain ex-ex-Captain would have been more than happy to continue scoring 30+ in the bumper position too.
Either way, center depth secured in the short-term even as they age out, without breaking the bank. Don't have to overpay bottom-6 guys $3M/yr to pretend to be a top-6 guy.
COY stays, Norris Dman stays, maybe have an elite winger to boot from a trade.
Wouldn't be dead last in the league for sure.
Cousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:28 pm
Now we can get back to our regular Petey bashing programming
What? You think the media won't now there are hardly any targets left? Did you forget Halford or Brough took out the carving knife with an article only 4 or 5 days after the trade? That smirk didn't last long.
It's what they do.
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:31 pm
by theman
Biron from TSN likes the return for the Canucks.
https://youtu.be/6Rp4P5nOdBo
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:35 pm
by Meds
Carl Yagro wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:31 pm
donlever wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:21 pm
...could have just kept Lindholm instead.
Yup. I bet a certain ex-ex-Captain would have been more than happy to continue scoring 30+ in the bumper position too.
Either way, center depth secured in the short-term even as they age out, without breaking the bank. Don't have to overpay bottom-6 guys $3M/yr to pretend to be a top-6 guy.
COY stays, Norris Dman stays, maybe have an elite winger to boot from a trade.
Wouldn't be dead last in the league for sure.
Cousin Strawberry wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:28 pm
Now we can get back to our regular Petey bashing programming
What? You think the media won't now there are hardly any targets left? Did you forget Halford or Brough took out the carving knife with an article only 4 or 5 days after the trade? That smirk didn't last long.
It's what they do.
I don't think that ex-ex-Captain scores 30 from the bumper without Miller on the same PP unit.
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:39 pm
by donlever
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:40 pm
by theman
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:40 pm
by Carl Yagro
Mëds wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:35 pm
I don't think that ex-ex-Captain scores 30 from the bumper without Miller on the same PP unit.
Sorry, was it not clear that I meant if they kept the two old guys and moved the young one for a winger?
BumperBo did indeed benefit from play-drivers Miller and Hughes on the PP. As did ClappyPete and TippyKuz. Cannot be denied.
Also, 46g Brock... minus 6 for goalie interference. Never was even 30g and never will be again. Undeniable facts.
And for those with the 20/20 hindsight. Compare the 30yo 1C JTM with the 30yo 2C Bo2Max. It's only fair as to why they made the right choice. Don't bring up one of the best seasons in franchise history if you don't want to.
Re: Hughes Traded Thread
Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2025 7:43 pm
by Ronning's Ghost
Chef Boi RD wrote: ↑Fri Dec 12, 2025 5:54 pm
Rossi is old? Drafted in 2020, same draft as Lafreniere, Byfield, Stutzle. Is that old?
I didn't say "old", I said too old to expect much further development.
