Lane Hutson Burgeoning Star Watch

[bud12]

This is some serious copium.

He's a top 4 dman on one of the best teams in the league, but was a 6/7 on that joke of a Canadiens defense? He's been a big part of the devils success this year.

Thanks for giving him up for peanuts!

do you think Kovacevic was a top4 dman last year???

 

[Bounces R Way]

Congrats to the kid on his 1st of many

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

do you think Kovacevic was a top4 dman last year???

He probably should have been used as one, considering he led the Habs in +/- last year.

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

This is some serious copium.

He's a top 4 dman on one of the best teams in the league, but was a 6/7 on that joke of a Canadiens defense? He's been a big part of the devils success this year.

Thanks for giving him up for peanuts!

asking you because I feel like you’re good at drowning out the noise and forming your own opinions but how would you rate Hutson’s skating? How do you think it stacks up compared to other skaters and do you have comparables?

 

[dgibb10]

do you think Kovacevic was a top4 dman last year???

I think he was better than any other RHD on MTL yeah.

 

[dgibb10]

Feels fitting that his first goal comes from within the flow of an offenses cycle game. Not that it was into a full cycle yet, but quick puck movement, quick step up, quick shot.

 

[bud12]

I think he was better than any other RHD on MTL yeah.

and you thought Nemec was a top rd too. They played Guhle on the right side because none were able to play top4 min

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

asking you because I feel like you’re good at drowning out the noise and forming your own opinions but how would you rate Hutson’s skating? How do you think it stacks up compared to other skaters and do you have comparables?

He's got elite agility and very good top speed. His transition and backwards skating are areas where he could improve, but he's made some nice improvements there in the last two years.

It's tough to find a comparison among defenseman, because he's a very choppy skater, which is much more common among forwards. He's a little reminiscent of how Johnny Gaudreau skated.

He's also not the most fluid backwards skater. Mark Giordano struggled similarly, but he was obviously a lot bigger, making it easier to get away with.

 

[SoundAndFury]

It's tough to find a comparison among defenseman, because he's a very choppy skater, which is much more common among forwards.

Duncan "feet working 100 miles per hour" Keith.

 

[dgibb10]

and you tough Nemec was a top rd too. They played Guhle on the right side because none were able to play top4 min

Yeah and Nemec had a 54.6% xGoals share before phoning it in after we shut down Jack for the year. Absolutely excellent.

Then him and Casey sucked together as a pairing this year, so both were sent down when Luke and Pesce came back. Don't know what that has to do with him last year tho.

He probably would have gotten more time to figure it out (ideally with a veteran partner), but Kovacevic and Siegs were playing so well that there was no way we were taking him out of the lineup.

 

[Fledgemyhedge]

He's got elite agility and very good top speed. His transition and backwards skating are areas where he could improve, but he's made some nice improvements there in the last two years.

It's tough to find a comparison among defenseman, because he's a very choppy skater, which is much more common among forwards. He's a little reminiscent of how Johnny Gaudreau skated.

He's also not the most fluid backwards skater. Mark Giordano struggled similarly, but he was obviously a lot bigger, making it easier to get away with.

Thanks for the assessment, never a bad thing to be compared to Johnny

 

[Artaud]

I wonder what the haters will hold onto now...
Ridiculous amount of people rooting against him out there on Twitter (and this thread) for a guy who's so likeable as a human and entertaining as a player.

 

[5 14 6 1]

I wonder what the haters will hold onto now...
Ridiculous amount of people rooting against him out there on Twitter (and this thread) for a guy who's so likeable as a human and entertaining as a player.

It's just loser fans of the typical Canadian franchises. Kid is a player.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Not butthurt at all.... Its just become a running gag when you post. We all get a good laugh out of it in the end, so no harm done.

Carry on.

A running gag?

is it as funny as when you to act like a both-sidies cuck?

 

[ole ole]

Crazy. A guy with 0 goals eventually scored a goal.

All the doubters.

 

[TBF1972]

First NHL goal!

congrats

 

[TBF1972]

This is some serious copium.

He's a top 4 dman on one of the best teams in the league, but was a 6/7 on that joke of a Canadiens defense? He's been a big part of the devils success this year.

Thanks for giving him up for peanuts!

the devils have 3 d-pairs with different roles. kovacevic is part of the shut down pair. if he is a top 4d, hamilton isn't and we pay him 9m.

 

[Crow]

What about un goaled assists

Those don’t get enough recognition.

 

[Sensrule]

Congrats on his first. From the highlights I've seen of him, it's a long time coming.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Can we get rid of the burgeoning part of the thread title now?

A running gag?

is it as funny as when you to act like a both-sidies cuck?

Pretty sure most of us don't cuck. That's a pretty small kink group.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Came within a hair of two goals tonight. Helleybuck was awesome.

 

[Quinning]

This kid would be glazed endlessly if he didn't play for Montreal.

 

[WhiskeyYerTheDevils]

the devils have 3 d-pairs with different roles. kovacevic is part of the shut down pair. if he is a top 4d, hamilton isn't and we pay him 9m.

I'd take Kovacevic at 5v5 over Hamilton, and it's not even remotely close. I'd trade Hamilton for a bag of pucks tomorrow for the cap space alone.

Dillon - Hamilton has been easily our worst D pairing.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

On pace for 50 pts at 20 years old. That's really good... on a mediocre team too.

Great talent but imo it would be even more impressive on a good team. Eating big minutes and producing well while the team is good defensively and successful overall is a tougher ask than to produce well on a bad team.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

This kid would be glazed endlessly if he didn't play for Montreal.

This wouldn't be an 87 page thread if Habs fans (and fans of teams in Canada in general)didn't overreact to EVERY rookie they've ever had.

Celebrini is far more talented and impactful and not even a 1 page thread about him. If he was on a team in Canada, he would have a pt2 thread already and be in the Hall of Fame.