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Luke Hughes's shooting woes is about location not quality

New Jersey Devils young defenseman Luke Hughes has struggled to score this season, with only one goal through 23 games.

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There has been some frustration with Luke Hughes this season. While he’s been asked to take a larger role on defense thanks to injuries to Johnny Kovacevic and Brett Pesce, including taking a more prominent role on the penalty kill, he’s also made more mistakes than in the past.

Luke Hughes is always going to make mistakes.