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

[Estimated_Prophet]

Lidstrom played at 6'1 191 by the end of his career, but played much lighter than that in the "roughest" era of all time and is still considered possibly the GOAT of technical defensive play. I think smarts are the most important thing and Hutson seems very smart.

Here we go again.......do you care to lay out Lidstrom's weight for each year to illustrate the point that you are failing to make. You are just taking a listed weight and assuming that he finished at that as well as having started lighter. These listings are often the same as when they were drafted, especially back then. I wouldn't be surprised if he was heavier but we will never know because it is solely up to the player whether he cares to have his weight updated and many don't.

You really seems upset for some reason.

How’d you know if it’s ‘’claims he made without any proof’’ ?

Yes there was proof from his doctor. But for some reason you seems upset when he says he grew half an inch during the summer, saying he’s lying or saying he has no proof of his family’s history with growth spur and what his doctor saw.

I am not upset, I just have no use for people who don't understand what evidence is.

I have explained my reasoning on every point yet you continue to regurgitate the same questions. You are so lost in confirmation bias that you are not worth any more of my time....

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Hutson is Hutson. Whoever came before him was whoever came before him.

If I was asininely using the past I could say: when was the last time there was a 5'7 dman in the NHL?

Or when was the last time the Hans had a #1 Asian center? Hasn't happened, therefore Suzuki will never be that.

When was the last time the Habs had a 5'9 50 goal scorer? Hasn't happened on the modern era, therefore Cole will never score 50?

When was there ever a player a European captain of a Stanley Cup team? At one point it had never happened and people were telling us it won't happen.

People said you can't put 4 forwards on the pp, or 5 forwards, because no one else had done it in the past...

Hutson is a special talent. Whatever happened kn the past is irrelevant. He will define what he is capable of, irrespective of what others did or didn't do in the past.

Except he can't if the idea is to put him at forward since that decision is not up to him. If he struggles as a defenseman, then he can't prove himself as a forward unless the coach tries him there and history shows teams don't bother with these experiments. Why would they? if a player can't keep up with the nhl in a position they played their whole life, then it's pretty unlikely they will be able to learn a drastically new position in a short amount of time and do better at it than their previous one. Not to mention, the player himself is likely to not be happy with having to make that change.

 

[Whalers Fan]

Should the Canadiens convert him to forward?
A player like Lane seems to fit in somewhere in the line-up but who goes?

I am not sure he has the skills to be a scorer as a forward. His attraction is his skating and puck moving ability at the point. If you convert him, Hutson just becomes another undersized forward. He's no Caulfield. If Hutson is going to make it in the NHL, it will be as a defenseman.

 

[Andrei79]

Can we steer the conversation back to the topic at hand please everyone ?

Now, how much has Lane grown ? 0.5 inches ? 1.5 to go ! Don't want to hear anything about him until he gets to his promised, doctor backed 5'11".

 

[le_sean]

Should the Canadiens convert him to forward?
A player like Lane seems to fit in somewhere in the line-up but who goes?

Please tell me you’re joking. Please

 

[Ezpz]

I've got a revolutionary idea. Let's play musical chairs during warmup and whoever sits down on the first chair is the goalie. Then the next 6 are dmen. Then the final 12 are forwards starting from first line center down to fourth line left wing.

 

[the valiant effort]

I see HockeyDb has replaced Hutson’s 9th grade school photo with a BU photo. I’d say he’s at least 5’9-1/4” now

 

[Gillings]

Please tell me you’re joking. Please

It was a question, not my opinion on what position Lane should play.

 

[Habs Halifax]

Lidstrom played at 6'1 191 by the end of his career, but played much lighter than that in the "roughest" era of all time and is still considered possibly the GOAT of technical defensive play. I think smarts are the most important thing and Hutson seems very smart.

Intelligence is a big factor. Agreed there. I'd like to still see Hudson get around 5'-10 or 5'-11" and 180 or 90 lbs. It appears reachable. This will help him sustain big hits in rough games. For as much as I like his Hockey IQ, Skating and Skill, he's going to get hit at times. I want him to have higher % to stay healthy.

 

[26Mats]

Why ask about 5'7" defencemen?

True should be 5'8

2022 NHL DRAFT: Let's Have a Conversation about Lane Hutson ..

Sam McGilligan continues his series on divisive prospects. He explores Montreal canadiens draft pick Lane Hutson's game in a deep dive with video.

www.mckeenshockey.com

"Hutson's largest weakness is the clear and obvious one: size. At 5'8", Lane Hutson instantly projects as one of the smallest players in the NHL across all positions, not just defenders. The list of high-end rearguards that match his height is extremely miniscule across the entire history of the NHL."

 

[BaseballCoach]

True should be 5'8

2022 NHL DRAFT: Let's Have a Conversation about Lane Hutson ..

Sam McGilligan continues his series on divisive prospects. He explores Montreal canadiens draft pick Lane Hutson's game in a deep dive with video.

www.mckeenshockey.com

"Hutson's largest weakness is the clear and obvious one: size. At 5'8", Lane Hutson instantly projects as one of the smallest players in the NHL across all positions, not just defenders. The list of high-end rearguards that match his height is extremely miniscule across the entire history of the NHL."

BU released that Lane Hutson is now 5'9" and163 lb.

BU has a 5'7" d-man (Fensore) and Lane towers over him.

 

[CHwest]

How many 5'7 dman are there in this league? It's a legitimate concern, not spam, whether you get it or not. But if you don't share that opinion no one else can, and no one else can even discuss possible scenarios of how to deal with the size factor. The hockey nazi has spoken.

You need to take your span to a Nazi forum. Don't worry about it, in this Trump era, there's plenty of Fascist sites out in the open.

Good grief.

 

[Saundies]

Not going to wade into the peripheral discussion but I do also have legitimate concerns if his size can transfer over as he progresses.

It's obvious he has skill for days but he has to be able to defend against the monsters in the league. If he's like a Caufield and can avoid contact/smartly get himself out of situations when we play heavy forechecking teams that would be amazing. It's obvious he shines offensively but, and it should go without saying, your defenseman have to be able to play defense.

Obviously other teams feel the same way, or he would have gone a lot higher than 62.

 

[Andrei79]

There's a likely chance Hutson has grown 0.00547 inches since yesterday, if we assume linear growth based on the doctor backed 2 inches over 2 years. And as he continues growing, we'll have less posts about converting him to forward, meaning less posts about Nazis. How does that make sense ? It probably shouldn't, but it does. In any case, already excited about the next growth update. No need to post highlights, they're not important.

 

[26Mats]

BU released that Lane Hutson is now 5'9" and163 lb.

BU has a 5'7" d-man (Fensore) and Lane towers over him.

I don't trust those numbers.

 

[BaseballCoach]

There's a likely chance Hutson has grown 0.00547 inches since yesterday, if we assume linear growth based on the doctor backed 2 inches over 2 years. And as he continues growing, we'll have less posts about converting him to forward, meaning less posts about Nazis. How does that make sense ? It probably shouldn't, but it does. In any case, already excited about the next growth update. No need to post highlights, they're not important.

I don't want to see highlight of his growth either.

 

[morhilane]

I don't believe those numbers.

You think Fensore is smaller than 5'7''? Because Lane is clearly taller than him.

 

[26Mats]

You think Fensore is smaller than 5'7''? Because Lane is clearly taller than him.

I don't know. I edited that post to I don't trust those numbers. Maybe he is maybe he isn't. I have no way of verifying it. Are there draft combine numbers on Fensore? Those should be reliable.

Good grief.

Fyi, I had the Seinfeld episode of Soup Nazi in mind when I retorted to his dungeons and dragons comment.

 

[Trabdy2]

Not going to wade into the peripheral discussion but I do also have legitimate concerns if his size can transfer over as he progresses.

It's obvious he has skill for days but he has to be able to defend against the monsters in the league. If he's like a Caufield and can avoid contact/smartly get himself out of situations when we play heavy forechecking teams that would be amazing. It's obvious he shines offensively but, and it should go without saying, your defenseman have to be able to play defense.

Obviously other teams feel the same way, or he would have gone a lot higher than 62.

I agree with this. He will need to tool his game so that he can avoid getting overpowered by bigger forwards regularly, or else he will struggle to make the leap to the NHL.

There are some smaller-stature defencemen who have carved themselves out a Top-4 role in the NHL, such as Spurgeon, Hughes, and Girard. There aren't many, and those that have made it are quite highly skilled players. Hutson has a high level of skill too so I have high hopes he will find a way.

 

[LaP]

True should be 5'8

2022 NHL DRAFT: Let's Have a Conversation about Lane Hutson ..

Sam McGilligan continues his series on divisive prospects. He explores Montreal canadiens draft pick Lane Hutson's game in a deep dive with video.

www.mckeenshockey.com

"Hutson's largest weakness is the clear and obvious one: size. At 5'8", Lane Hutson instantly projects as one of the smallest players in the NHL across all positions, not just defenders. The list of high-end rearguards that match his height is extremely miniscule across the entire history of the NHL."

Krug is what 5'9? He's a pretty good dman.

 

[26Mats]

Krug is what 5'9? He's a pretty good dman.

Let's hope it's not an issue...

 

[LaP]

Let's hope it's not an issue...

It's all about the skills. Being small is less of an issue when you are very skilled. High hockey IQ and good skating/puck handling abilities can overcome a lack of size but those need to be elite. I'm actually very hopeful for Hutson despite his size. He's very skilled but i've not seen him enough to know if his hockey IQ will be good enough.

 

[Captain Mountain]

I don't know. I edited that post to I don't trust those numbers. Maybe he is maybe he isn't. I have no way of verifying it. Are there draft combine numbers on Fensore? Those should be reliable.



Fyi, I had the Seinfeld episode of Soup Nazi in mind when I retorted to his dungeons and dragons comment

5’7.5″, 153 lbs at the 2019 draft combine.

2019 NHL Draft Combine Heights and Weights

A list of the official heights and weights of NHL Draft prospects recored on Saturday at the 2019 NHL Draft Combine in Buffalo, New York.

lastwordonsports.com

 

[SlafySZN]

I don't trust those numbers.

He literally told a journalist himself lol.

 

[BaseballCoach]

You think Fensore is smaller than 5'7''? Because Lane is clearly taller than him.

It is possible that eveyrone under 6' is shown an inch bigger than they really are, but that has no effect on comparisons to Hughes, Makar, Krug, etc.