26Mats
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I hope that for Mailloux, Hutson, & RB, the Habs take an NHL "top 4" (overall ice time) or AHL approach.
For Hutson, that could mean 3rd pair es but with PP1 minutes. For the other 3, it probably means earning top 4 ES role. Until they are ready to take that and run with it, seems like prominent role in AHL would be better.
That said, they took a different approach with Slaf and it worked out beautifully. Good reason to trust that they will find the right balance.
If Hutson makes the team, it's going to be really interesting to see where they use him on the pp.
The 2nd unit should be a lot better, because it will have one of Dach, Caufield, Matheson, and Hutson, plus Newhook, and hopefully Roy.