For three-plus years, as Jack Hughes was learning to be an NHL professional through his late teens, he’s been chasing the hype that has come with his unworldly physical talents.
That hype that has drawn comparisons to Patrick Kane, the Rangers’ rent-a-star acquired at the trade deadline this season in the hope of propelling them to a first Stanley Cup since 1994.
On Tuesday night, however, in the first playoff game of Hughes’ career, there was no comparison between him and Kane as the Devils’ 21-year-old star, who scored 43 goals and had 99 points this season, wasUntil he scored on a penalty shot with 2:46 remaining in the game, Hughes was rendered a non-factor.
“As an American, everyone looks up to Patty Kane. I don’t want to pump him up too much before the series, but I have a lot of respect for him and he knows that.
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