Jack Hughes has followed up his huge season with an equally impressive playoff debut
There's a pretty strong argument to be made that Jack Hughes was the greatest breakout star of the 2022-23 season.
He entered the year with a career-high of 56 points and a variety of injury problems in his rearview mirror —but at the age of 21 he set thepoints record, establishing himself as a franchise player and worthy first-overall pick. Early in his team's first playoff appearance since 2017-18, Hughes' production didn't reflect the star turn he'd taken during the regular season.
In his first nine postseason games, the centre managed five points with a -4 rating. He ranked second among playoff skaters with 38 shots, but didn't have much to show for them. His possession metrics in the first round were solid, but worse than his teammates who carried the play against the
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