Epic Calder Race 2024-25

[SergeConstantin74]

Hutson

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[karltonian]

Celebrini put up 2 points and Sharks fans thought he is back on track for the Calder. Hutson answered with 3 points game. What a stud. What a stud.

Super weird unprompted comment. You seem to think about Celebrini and the Sharks a lot. That tells you something.

 

[danisonfire]

Super weird unprompted comment. You seem to think about Celebrini and the Sharks a lot. That tells you something.

Crazy to think that Montreal fans are watching Hutson's direct competition for the Calder as the race gets closer to the end.

As a side note I thought the same thing the other poster said after Celebrini had 2 points and his first +1 game since December 12th. "Celebrini is roaring back", only for Huston to get 3 points and +3 the same day. Expect more of this battle as the season continues from these two.

 

[Jabba11]

Still too early to call it. Lane is special. So is Celebrini. And Michkov. Stay humble or we'll get burn. NHL is a long season. Not 41-43 games, it's 82 games season. We never know with young players and how the grind of a long season affect them. Hope Lane keeps it going all the way till the end though. I see too many Habs fans talking as if it's a shoe in. That's a terrible take

 

[JustAHabFan]

Still too early to call it. Lane is special. So is Celebrini. And Michkov. Stay humble or we'll get burn. NHL is a long season. Not 41-43 games, it's 82 games season. We never know with young players and how the grind of a long season affect them. Hope Lane keeps it going all the way till the end though. I see too many Habs fans talking as if it's a shoe in. That's a terrible take

I don't really care much about what happened next. Just enjoyed the moment. The way Hutson is playing right now, it will be hard to stop him.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Still too early to call it. Lane is special. So is Celebrini. And Michkov. Stay humble or we'll get burn. NHL is a long season. Not 41-43 games, it's 82 games season. We never know with young players and how the grind of a long season affect them. Hope Lane keeps it going all the way till the end though. I see too many Habs fans talking as if it's a shoe in. That's a terrible take

I said it a bit earlier but Hutson just doesn't get tired game-to-game. His cardio is Merab Dvalishvili level

 

[Jabba11]

I don't really care much about what happened next. Just enjoyed the moment. The way Hutson is playing right now, it will be hard to stop him.

Everything from now on is a bonus. I really don't care if he wins the Calder or not, what he's been doing is already history in the franchise. He's proving himself to be the top player of the 2022 draft as well. That says a lot.

I said it a bit earlier but Hutson just doesn't get tired game-to-game. His cardio is Merab Dvalishvili level

I hope he doesn't have Ngannou's cardio vs Miocic 1.

 

[wetcoast]

Ekblad definitely was a less than worthy winner, but I think him winning it had less to do with age and more to do with 1OA hype.

But I think age may have hurt Bunting in 2022. Dude had 63 points with a +27 and lost to Seider, a 50 point dman who was -9 with 23 mins TOI.

A few years later, Bedard's 61 point -44 season beat out Faber's 47 point season, where he was only -1 and played 25 mins a night.

I think Bedard benefited from the same hype that got Ekblad the Calder, but I do think age can make a difference among voters as well, just to a lesser extent.

Regardless, Hutson will be up against a similar 1OA hype disadvantage. He's emerged as the front runner for me, but he's still fighting an uphill battle vs draft hype. I think if the roles were reversed, and Hutson was the 18 year-old first overall pick, he'd be the overwhelming favorite among writers.

Interesting post especially the last paragraph but honestly I doubt the actual voters even know fully what motivates them from year to year any more than narratives.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

Disagree on the 2nd part. Hutson has been great all season, and is a big part of the reason the habs are doing well, but the difference between the habs now and earlier in the season is that the rest of his teammates have started performing better and the team as a whole is playing with a lot more confidence.

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and say no to that lmao - the team playing with more confidence almost seems to be coming off the fact that this kid has turned his game up to a different level. He's already a top 3 defenceman in the league with the puck on his stick behind Hughes and Makar imo, and there's a pretty good chance that for the next 15 years this is the worst he'll be.

 

[JIMVINNY]

It'll be decided by who can maintain this pace. Both Hutson and Celebrini are playing very well right now, but Hutson is pacing for an absolutely historic rookie season by a d-man. If Hutson can keep the same pace he's been on since about game 20, he'll win the scoring race, (assuming Celebrini also maintains his pace) and that should be enough to win him the Calder.

 

[BoHorvat 53]

Everything from now on is a bonus. I really don't care if he wins the Calder or not, what he's been doing is already history in the franchise. He's proving himself to be the top player of the 2022 draft as well. That says a lot.


I hope he doesn't have Ngannou's cardio vs Miocic 1.

I'd still consider Cooley over him, but that's not a slight against Hutson. To be a 2nd round pick who in a redraft is a slam dunk top 2 pick is insane value that hasn't happened since Kucherov

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I'd still consider Cooley over him, but that's not a slight against Hutson. To be a 2nd round pick who in a redraft is a slam dunk top 2 pick is insane value that hasn't happened since Kucherov

I think Hutson’s going to blow everyone away in that draft. I don’t think it’s going to be close.

As for the Calder, lots of hockey to be played. Great year. No shame in finishing behind Michkov or Cellebrini. But I think Hutson has a good case for himself at this stage.

Second half of the year to come. Going to be fun to watch. Just a terrific rookie class this season.