who would be better to draft...HUGHES KAAPO

[JustSomeGuy]

fantasy wise. who are people thinking here? short term, long term...points...multicat etc

[fungchen3]

I go Hughes for points and pick-up the multi-cat elsewhere.

I think Kakko is going to be a stud, but Hughes has the higher long-term upside--he's tailor made for today's game.

The way I see it...

JACK HUGHES
2019-20: 21G/40A/61P
2020-21: 24G/51A/75P
Avg. Prime Yr.: 29G/65A/94P
Best Case: Patrick Kane
Worst Case: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Likely Case: Mitch Marner

KAAPO KAKKO
2019-20: 23G/31A/54P
2020-21: 27G/38A/65P
Avg. Prime Yr.: 34G/50A/84P
Best Case: Aleksander Barkov
Worst Case: Pierre-Luc Dubois
Likely Case: Vladimir Tarasenko

[Daydream Nation]

I go Hughes for points and pick-up the multi-cat elsewhere.

I think Kakko is going to be a stud, but Hughes has the higher long-term upside--he's tailor made for today's game.

The way I see it...

JACK HUGHES
2019-20: 21G/40A/61P
2020-21: 24G/51A/75P
Avg. Prime Yr.: 29G/65A/94P
Best Case: Patrick Kane
Worst Case: Ryan Nugent-Hopkins
Likely Case: Mitch Marner

KAAPO KAKKO
2019-20: 23G/31A/54P
2020-21: 27G/38A/65P
Avg. Prime Yr.: 34G/50A/84P
Best Case: Aleksander Barkov
Worst Case: Pierre-Luc Dubois
Likely Case: Vladimir Tarasenko

Agreed. I had the #1 pick in my multi-cat league and I went with Hughes because of his higher ceiling. Plus, I just wanted Hughes over Kakko.

[JustSomeGuy]

thanks guys...i like hughes but he is so small lol

[SeaDawg]

I really like Kakko and think he is going to be the better player long-term. That said, the supporting staff in New Jersey is a little deeper right now, so Hughes will have more help in the short-term and likely put up better numbers in the short-term.

[mounD]

If your league places additional value on goals and favors wingers over centers, then I would absolutely draft Kakko. In most C,LW,RW leagues, I can tell you I'd rather own a goal-heavy 80 point LW,RW than a 90-point playmaking C. They're both going to be studs, but which is better likely depends on the type of league you are in.