Brad Marchand Calls Out Jack Hughes' Ungrateful Comments on Playing in the NHL

Despite the famous cliche that says otherwise, it's easy to think that professional athletes can buy their way to happiness. These athletes are making millions of dollars to play a children's game; after all, it does seem like a pretty sweet job.

That assumption, however, ignores the human challenges that come with life in the spotlight, and Jack Hughes is a prime example of it.

While the star forward has finally managed to put everything together, things were a bit different during his first season with the struggling New Jersey Devils.

Jack Hughes and the team both struggled, and making nearly $1 million in salary couldn't quite ignore those challenges. In fact, the Orlando, Florida native admitted that he «hated» that first professional campaign in the NHL.

Brad Marchand called out Hughes for these comments, saying he's ungrateful for playing in the NHL and sarcastically stating it must be hard making $1 million dollars as a teenager.

As you might expect from the fact that they had secured the first overall pick, the New Jersey Devils were a pretty bad team, which is something Brad Marchand might be failing to realize.

The club limped out of the gate, let both the head coach and the general manager go, and traded away star player Taylor Hall, only making things even harder on the ice for Hughes.

Needless to say, that wasn't an environment that allowed Hughes to flourish to the player that he finally is today.

Making around $925,000, or $1 million as Marchand likes to call it, might seem like a perk, but money can't alleviate pressure at times. The good news is those days are behind Hughes, and he can look ahead to chasing a Stanley Cup.