BUFFALO — All the game tape and all the scouting in the world can show you the skill. But the instant Jack Hughes opens his mouth to talk, like he did with a gaggle of lights and cameras and silly softball questions thrown at him during the NHL Scouting Combine media session on Friday afternoon, and it’s easy to see why so many consider him the type of person who could be the face of a franchise.
It was easy to see why the Devils are likely to take him with the No. 1-overall pick come June 21 in Vancouver, and easy to see why the Rangers would be salivating at No.