I'm not saying he's going to blow it apart. I'm just saying comparing him to a Stetcher-like year is underselling what he's going to do.

I think he'll be in the conversation for the Calder. He'll have a similar impact to what Heiskanen is doing down in Dallas.
- NewYorkNuck

Stecher came out of college and was a smart player. He could also move the puck nicely in his first year. There was some people even saying in his first year that he was the best Dman on the Canucks.

He has had his bumps and is improving year to year. Lets leave the comparisons to that.

Hughes is a smart fast player but he doesn't have a hard shot . He will make lots of mistakes but he will grow out of them.

education - manitoba.

pick one.
- RealityChecker

Aren't you pretentious this morning.

I find it comical, and comforting, that flatlanders think it rains 24/7 on the coast. If it rains hard for a week out of a month, in Victoria, it's a lot. It sprinkles for a couple hours a day and then it's cloudy or sunny.

The only months I don't golf, usually, are January and February, and I don't golf in the rain. January and February are too cold.
- LeftCoaster

Same as Penticton

Aren't you pretentious this morning.
- manvanfan

take it easy and thaw out buddy.

I find it comical, and comforting, that flatlanders think it rains 24/7 on the coast. If it rains hard for a week out of a month, in Victoria, it's a lot. It sprinkles for a couple hours a day and then it's cloudy or sunny.

The only months I don't golf, usually, are January and February, and I don't golf in the rain. January and February are too cold.
- LeftCoaster

Sort of like West coast people think it's freezing cold and snows 24/7 in Manitoba?

take it easy and thaw out buddy.
- RealityChecker

Did you see I was laughing there? I'm not worried about what BC people think of MB weather. I have 30 plus family members in BC. They complain about the weather all the time. It's possible it's just my family.

Sort of like West coast people think it's freezing cold and snows 24/7 in Manitoba?
- manvanfan

Obviously it's not -40 for four months lol, but those cold spells are nasty. I worked for Shell Canada in Edmonton for 18 years, I know what both are like.

Same as Penticton
- VanHockeyGuy

Too bad it's always raining in Penticton.

Sort of like West coast people think it's freezing cold and snows 24/7 in Manitoba?
- manvanfan

Not at all, when the snow stops, mosquito season starts!

Too bad it's always raining in Penticton.
- golfingsince

LOL

With 346.0 mm (13.62 in) of annual precipitation, Penticton is the fourth driest city in Canada. It averages 58.7 cm (23.1 in) of snowfall per year.

Did you see I was laughing there? I'm not worried about what BC people think of MB weather. I have 30 plus family members in BC. They complain about the weather all the time. It's possible it's just my family.
- manvanfan

oh come on. i think we're all joking. everyone complains about the weather... everywhere.

just like we make fun of all the places that we don't live.

i'm sure winnipeg is a great place to live. mosquitoes sure love it!

edit: screw Vanhockeyguy for beating to the punch with the mosquito joke!

Obviously it's not -40 for four months lol, but those cold spells are nasty. I worked for Shell Canada in Edmonton for 18 years, I know what both are like.
- LeftCoaster

When I lived in Edmonton there was snow on the ground close to a week one year in June

Stecher came out of college and was a smart player. He could also move the puck nicely in his first year. There was some people even saying in his first year that he was the best Dman on the Canucks.

He has had his bumps and is improving year to year. Lets leave the comparisons to that.

Hughes is a smart fast player but he doesn't have a hard shot . He will make lots of mistakes but he will grow out of them.
- VANTEL

One player was undrafted, the other a highly touted 7OA pick. The only things they have in common are college and size.

Stecher:

Owns excellent puck-moving skills and passing ability. Is also mobile, so he can join the rush with aplomb. Can produce quality offensive numbers at lower levels. Needs to add more bulk to his 5-10 frame, since he is somewhat undersized for the National Hockey League level. Must prove himself as a capable defender in the pros.

Hughes:

exceptional skater, his mobility and offensive awareness are off the charts. Is always at his best whenever he has the puck on his stick. Can control the game from the back end and is a supreme power-play quarterback. Lacks optimum size for the blueline position at the National Hockey League level. At times, he can be guilty of being a little too aggressive on the ice (which can cause him to be out of position). Needs to get stronger.

I agree that like any rookie, they'll make mistakes. But as has been shown with EP, high-IQ players learn faster than others. Hughes is a very high-IQ player.

But, I guess we'll see when he's up after his season is done

LOL

With 346.0 mm (13.62 in) of annual precipitation, Penticton is the fourth driest city in Canada. It averages 58.7 cm (23.1 in) of snowfall per year.
- VanHockeyGuy

Probably rains even more in Osoyoos.

Did you see I was laughing there? I'm not worried about what BC people think of MB weather. I have 30 plus family members in BC. They complain about the weather all the time. It's possible it's just my family.
- manvanfan

My wife grew up in northern Ontario but she's been in Victoria for 28 years, she won't drive in the snow anymore lol, you get soft after a certain amount of time

LOL

With 346.0 mm (13.62 in) of annual precipitation, Penticton is the fourth driest city in Canada. It averages 58.7 cm (23.1 in) of snowfall per year.
- VanHockeyGuy

The weather is great in Penticton . It's all the perverts and cougars you need to look out for

Probably rains even more in Osoyoos.
- golfingsince

Bit early to be on the Bong pal.

That's not as much fun as looking out your window at sunshine and -40 degrees and thinking, "Is this the day my family dies because the plumber can't fix the heater?"
- RealityChecker

Flying east to west, looking out the window at the white tundra that’s the prairies and then you fly over one last mountain range and BOOM! World of green and blue. Life abounds, not locked away in some icecapped prison.

The weather is great in Penticton . It's all the perverts and cougars you need to look out for
- VANTEL

Guilty as charged

Not at all, when the snow stops, mosquito season starts!
- VanHockeyGuy

My wife grew up in northern Ontario but she's been in Victoria for 28 years, she won't drive in the snow anymore lol, you get soft after a certain amount of time
- LeftCoaster

Where?

Bit early to be on the Bong pal.
- VanHockeyGuy

I was a fruit buyer in BC, I know what's going on.

oh come on. i think we're all joking. everyone complains about the weather... everywhere.

just like we make fun of all the places that we don't live.

i'm sure winnipeg is a great place to live. mosquitoes sure love it!

edit: screw Vanhockeyguy for beating to the punch with the mosquito joke!
- RealityChecker

I don't live in Winnipeg

I live North of Winnipeg about a half an hour. We get a bit of different weather then them oddly.

What do you do outside in the rain?
- manvanfan

Fish, hike, hunt, 4x4 up these things called... mountains, go to the theater, multiple options of things to do.

What do you do in minus 40?

I was a fruit buyer in BC, I know what's going on.
- golfingsince

i could make so many jokes.

so.... sooooo many.