Devils' Jack Hughes confused by awkward joke about extensive injury history

New Jersey Devils forward Jack Hughes is a bonafide superstar and one of the best players in the NHL when he is healthy.

The key words: when healthy.

The one big drawback with Hughes' game is that he has missed extensive time in most of his NHL seasons to this point, including a bizarre injury last year that happened during a team dinner.

That history was brought up during a between periods interview with ESPN's A.J. Mleczko during Thursday's game against the Philadelphia Flyers.

Jack Hughes confused by awkward joke about his injury history

At the conclusion of the interview, Mleczko told Hughes that it was good to see him healthy this season, and then made a comment about wrapping himself in bubble wrap this season and using plastic cutlery. 

Hughes initially sat in silence for a few moments before angrily skating away and making a comment about a weird joke that was.