Vancouver Canucks captain Quinn Hughes has established himself as one of the NHL’s best players over the past two seasons, but local fans still feel like he’s disrespected on the national level.
Canucks fans are known for voicing their opinions on social media and did so today when an ESPN article from Greg Wyshynski came out discussing the NHL Awards races with thoughts from real voters. Seventy-five percent of those surveyed in the article picked Colorado Avalanche defenceman Cale Makar as the Norris Trophy leader. The other 25% was split between Hughes and Zack Werenski.
Within minutes of Wyshynski posting the article to social media, Canucks fans were making it known that Hughes deserves more love, as they often feel he does from east coast fans and media.
Posting one more time for the Eastern Voters
Hughes vs Makar pic.twitter.com/5poGrDA3b9
— John Avery (@JALTBEIE) December 10, 2024
Greg Wyshnski ranked Seth Jones over Quinn Hughes in a player ranking in 2023.
Here are some numbers to show how utterly dominant Quinn Hughes is, to say he’s not close to Makar is absolutely appalling.
Hughes has taken the next step and is the best dman in the NHL. https://t.co/lPJlxS4DzH pic.twitter.com/xtTbWlqaga
— Niq (@NiqhilVelji) December 10, 2024
lol ok pic.twitter.com/RpE5zEY84o
— trevor (@brockscrocs) December 10, 2024
it’s looking like i’m gonna be the only one this year wringing his hands over how bad makar’s results are without mackinnon on the ice. ah well. hughes is my guy so far https://t.co/G6i0X8gQ1M pic.twitter.com/45xbOZ9HoK
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) December 10, 2024
Hughes and Makar have been compared since they entered the league. The Canucks captain has 32 points in 26 games so far this season, while Makar has 35 points in 29 contests.
Wyshynski’s page was flooded with angry Canucks fans, although he later clarified that Hughes would be his pick.
Fans took specific issue with one line from a voter in the article, saying, “Makar is not only lapping the field offensively, he’s taking on primary matchup role in Colorado, which is something that players like Quinn Hughes and Victor Hedman are not.”
Hughes has scored more per game than Makar so far this season and often faces off against the other team’s best players.
Saying that Quinn Hughes doesn’t play a matchup role should be enough to take your voting credentials away
Why be able to vote if you clearly don’t watch @wyshynski pic.twitter.com/uaj0a76Yx7
— Jimothy Timothy Miller (@Conditional1st) December 10, 2024
Apparently Makar is “lapping the field offensively”
Points per game:
Hughes: 1.23
Makar: 1.21#Canucks https://t.co/QrVDdU67td pic.twitter.com/qWb5ZxUjT3— Hughes is the GOAT (@Hughes4Norris) December 10, 2024
Hughes has more PPG than Makar and is better in almost every defensive metric dingus. pic.twitter.com/8pi3Zf9N0A
— Tocchet’s cheekbones 🇨🇦 (@BluelineBardown) December 10, 2024
Lol
Theres Hughes
Norris
Hart
Lester PearsonTheres no one else.
Not even close.
— Shite Shah (@ShahShite) December 10, 2024
This year’s Norris Trophy race will likely come down to the wire. Both Hughes and Makar have gotten off to excellent starts this season, and it could still go either way. The two are redefining what it means to play defence in the modern NHL, and fans are lucky to watch them on a nightly basis.