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Prospect Info: [2022 - 62nd] Lane Hutson (NCAA - Boston University)

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Golden Serpent said:
He looks shorter than St Louis, Chantal is taller than him..

Doesn’t matter what size he is, as long as he’s very fast, smart and a wizard with the puck.
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He’s incredibly elusive and creative. Once developed as an NHLer, he can always be paired up with a player offering different attributes and can hopefully become that PP QB.
 
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Any info on Lane’s brother Quinn who is playing on the same team and put up decent numbers in the USHL?
 
Habitant#1 said:
According to Brian Wilde, he's actually grown two inches since the draft:

globalnews.caCall Of The Wilde: Dallas Stars defeat Montreal Canadiens | Globalnews.caThe Canadiens' sixth game of the season promised to be the most challenging, so far, facing the Dallas Stars who earned points in their first four games.

At this growth rate, the Habs have basically drafted the next Chara.
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Good to hear and tbh even if he grows another 2 inches on top of that we got such a huge steal at 62
 
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Habitant#1 said:
According to Brian Wilde, he's actually grown two inches since the draft:

globalnews.caCall Of The Wilde: Dallas Stars defeat Montreal Canadiens | Globalnews.caThe Canadiens' sixth game of the season promised to be the most challenging, so far, facing the Dallas Stars who earned points in their first four games.

At this growth rate, the Habs have basically drafted the next Chara.
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He'll be super lanky and uncoordinated if that happened. He's probably going to stop that growth spurt soon.
 
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MD thaivuN said:
people also be forgetting Jared Spurgeon and his gigantic size of 5'09'' & 165 lbs.:laugh:
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There are very few who can be a D man with that size though. That's the point. Hutson appears to be maybe one of them in the future. Offense, vision, hockey IQ, skating will be strong enough where the team can shelter his size/physicality.
 
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Habs Halifax said:
There are very few who can be a D man with that size though. That's the point. Hutson appears to be maybe one of them in the future. Offense, vision, hockey IQ, skating will be strong enough where the team can shelter them.
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Yeah, emphasis on the bolded. Having a small reach as a defenseman is always going to be a problem in the NHL. No amount of IQ or athleticism can remedy that.

As you said, if the IQ and skating is elite, of course Hutson could have a beneficial role on the team. But being a top pairing heavy minute D in the NHL is mostly impossible if you are under 6'+ . Defending efficiently along the boards, or just managing gap control with short arms/legs and a shorter stick is just impossible to compensate for.
 
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Habs Halifax said:
There are very few who can be a D man with that size though. That's the point. Hutson appears to be maybe one of them in the future. Offense, vision, hockey IQ, skating will be strong enough where the team can shelter them.
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That's a good point in that a few can play at that size. It's also important to note than even fewer can be the #1 on the team with that size. Usually paired with a large shut down D to insulate and protect them. That's what I'd expect when he does make the team. He'll have to play with a big, mobile, physical D like Xhekaj to be at his best.
 
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Licou said:
Yeah, emphasis on the bolded. Having a small reach as a defenseman is always going to be a problem in the NHL. No amount of IQ or athleticism can remedy that.

As you said, if the IQ and skating is elite, of course Hutson could have a beneficial role on the team. But being a top pairing heavy minute D in the NHL is mostly impossible if you are under 6'+ . Defending efficiently along the boards, or just managing gap control with short arms/legs and a shorter stick is just impossible to compensate for.
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It's funny that we put up so much emphasis on being at least 6'+ as a defender when the best defensemen in the league (Cale Makar) and arguably a top 5 defensemen (Adam Fox) are both 5'11".
 
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habsfan891 said:
Good to hear and tbh even if he grows another 2 inches on top of that we got such a huge steal at 62
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Regardless of Hutson’s size, this is the type of ‘swing for the fences’ draft choice that can materially change a team’s developmental trajectory. It is not too far fetched to envision a future power play backline comprised of Hutson and another swing for the fences pick, Mailloux, driving this team’s fortunes. Sometimes, drafting in contravention of the prevailing consensus, works out.
 
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AHShadow said:
It's funny that we put up so much emphasis on being at least 6'+ as a defender when the best defensemen in the league (Cale Makar) and arguably a top 5 defensemen (Adam Fox) are both 5'11".
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Both these guys are listed at 1m 80cm. It's like a hair short of 6'...

Look, Raymond Bourque was exactly 6'. Just like Fox and Makar he was an amazing athlete and had sky high IQ.

I am not saying sub 6'2 guys can't be #1s, but it requires very elite talent to do so, more so on the defensive side of things. Lack of reach can be a problem when you are on the ice for more than a third of the game.

Controlling gaps and reach for pucks down low is just easier when you are taller.
 
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