Quinn and Jack Hughes’ younger brother, Luke, the 4th pick (by the Devils) of the 2021 amateur auction is being picked up on the planet Twitter. Several people are completely outraged by a streak of play where he looked limp and halfhearted, leading to a ‘tic-tac-toe’ from the Latvians.
TIC-TAC-TOE ????
Anri Ravinskis finishes off the pass from Rainers Rullers and this game is all tied up!#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/kajKpYCNQi
— TSN (@TSN_Sports) December 26, 2022
This net from Anri Ravinskis leveled the score in this duel between the United States and Latvia, a match that was supposed to be “easy” for the Americans, who are seen as the only real threat to Canada.
Following this sequence, a rain of criticism fell on the captain of the United States, and among the “criticists”, we found Mr. Brian Wilde, who did not chew his “emojis” to sum up his emotion .
Luke Hughes I think along with Jiricek are the best D not in the NHL. However that was ????from him.
He made 3 errors there. One stepped up and missed, then let second check go, then left check.
Weird play. Very odd.
— Brian Wilde (@BWildeMTL) December 26, 2022
“I think Luke Hughes and Jiricek are the best defensemen not to play in the NHL. However, that was gross of Hughes. He made three mistakes. He compromised and it didn’t work, and he let the opponent slip by letting a check pass. Weird game. Very weird.”
Wilde, however, made it clear that he adored Hughes, and that he was going to be a great one, but he was unable to grasp the clot that passed through the brain of the young brigadier on this sequence.
If Wilde was cordial in his criticism with the kid 19 years old, this is not the case for some fanatics, who were rather very incisive, even too incisive…
Luke Hughes sucks shit. He’s the Russell Wilson of the tournament. People give the sens crap for drafting boucher high, but the devils really messed up taking Hughes so high
— Michael (@Michael61521611) December 26, 2022
“Luke Hughes is shit. He’s the Russell Wilson of the tournament. People talk badly regarding the Senses for choosing Boucher, but the Devils really screwed up by taking Hughes so high.
Here are some more comments:
Luke Hughes is soooooo bad
— GopherHockeyFan (@MinnyGophsFan) December 26, 2022
Lazy play by Luke Hughes
— Class (@Class_MG) December 26, 2022
I’ve been saying this for a while now, but Luke Hughes isn’t great in his own zone. He plays like a rover out there with unbelievable skating. But if he’s gonna succeed at all in the NHL, he will need to get more intense in his zone. #NJDevils
— Tyler Bleszinski (@papiblez) December 26, 2022
Honestly, maybe Christmas pie is hard for some to digest, but this mistake won’t be the first for Hughes, who offers an offensive-focused style of play. He’s still learning and developing as a player, as he’s outperformed with the University of Michigan.
Criticism is part of the process of human life, but some always push the note a little too far, and that’s what tickles me a bit. I mean, no, to say that Hughes is a “shit”, it is not necessary!
A lot of
– It’s amazing the quality of Canada’s line-up.
The boys on #BoxingDay. ????????
#WorldJuniors pic.twitter.com/Qxpi6t1fDI— Hockey Canada (@HockeyCanada) December 26, 2022
– The big heart of Noel Acciari.
ICYMI: Blues’ Noel Acciari has a Christmas spirit that goes beyond a festive name: ‘He’s got a big heart’ #stlblues https://t.co/TD34aDALBn
— Jeremy Rutherford (@jprutherford) December 26, 2022
– Tomas Plekanec is behind his nation.
Good luck boys ???????????????????? #WorldJuniors https://t.co/o7ZfRVycsv
— Pleky14 (@TomasPleky14) December 26, 2022
– Canada got off to a bad start at the Spengler Cup.
Early game loss for Canada at the Spengler Cup: https://t.co/h4ETyzJg66
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) December 26, 2022
