Lane Hutson Burgeoning Star Watch

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I'm a habs fan BTW, I just don't see Hutson as a future Norris Trophy D-man. Some people are OVERHYPING him big time. He's a good player but never will be a real #1 D on a good team. 40 pts and 3rd D (second pair) on a cup team is really good.

keep it up, bro. You'll have a stack of these in no time:

 

[Agalloch]

He'll probably eclipse 40 points in his rookie season.....

Because he plays a lot. That's easy maths. I like him but we will never win a cup with him as your 1st d-man.

keep it up, bro. You'll have a stack of these in no time:

I just don't see the point of your post.

 

[Gravity]

Because he plays a lot. That's easy maths. I like him but we will never win a cup with him as your 1st d-man.

That's a lot of certainty for a purely speculative statement.

 

[Agalloch]

That's a lot of certainty for a purely speculative statement.

That's my opinion, let's see what will happen in the next years.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I just don't see the point of your post.

Somebody else gets it, though

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

My god. 89 pages on Lane Hutson. -14 on the worst defensive team in hockey.

Can we hold off until he's done something

More than half of that comes from empty net situations:

He's -6 in non-empty net ES, which isn't all that bad considering his age, being pushed into tough situations and often having lousy partners like Matheson and Savard.

He's also pacing to pass Quinn Hughes in the top 15 best rookie dmen in points and top 5 all-time in assists. As he gains experience, he might pace higher in the second half.

 

[PainForShane]

Because he plays a lot. That's easy maths. I like him but we will never win a cup with him as your 1st d-man.



I just don't see the point of your post.

Jeezus. I'm a neutral here (fan of the former team once known as the Arizona Coyotes) and I'm offended by your post on behalf of other Habs fans.

Hutson is young. There is EVERY chance that in the next 3-5 years he'll figure out how to play D in his own zone (and in the neutral zone as well). If he does that while at least maintaining (most likely developing) his offensive instincts, he's at least a top pairing D and most likely a legitimate #1.

Meanwhile, the Habs won't be competing AT LEAST for the next 3-5 years and maybe more than that. So Hutson has at least the next 3-5 years to improve, he'll have every chance to work on his defensive game because he's already earning a regular shift. If he sorts things out during that time (which imo is rather likely) most likely he'll become a true #1 by the time the Habs are ready to compete.

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In the meantime, "I just don't see the point of your post" because it seems you're assuming Hutson can't / won't improve from where he is right now, which is a 20 year old defenseman playing hard minutes in the NHL. Which is already quite impressive, most D-men his age aren't even playing in the NHL let alone showing flashes of offensive dominance. The way he's playing so far in his career should be celebrated by hockey fans across the league, not just by Habs fans.

Assuming you're a Habs fan, you need to do better. You have a very good young player in Hutson.

 

[SallyBalls]

Based on what?

Watching him play