Lane Hutson Burgeoning Star Watch

[Luigi Lemieux]

No denying his talent is off the charts even if he does have work to do defensively. Was toying with Detroit

 

[Habsfan18]

 

[HespelerGreenFlash]

He also has the 2nd worst plus minus of any defenseman.

Not exactly playing with the76 Canadiens!!

 

[Michoulicious]

8th in D scoring in the NHL at 20 years old is respectable.

 

[Gravity]

I love the posts capping a rookie's potential as a 2nd pairing D ~30 games into his NHL career, when he's already doing more now.

 

[Jee]

All my homies mad

 

[Aurinko]

8th in D scoring in the NHL at 20 years old is respectable.

Well raised and extremely polite young man with boatload of skill.

He will break records.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

He also has the 2nd worst plus minus of any defenseman.

He also has the worst empty net +/- at 0gf 8ga.

His true +/-, outside empty net situations, is -6, and he's 110th in GF%, which is middle of the pack, despite being a rookie playing the most minutes and being saddled with defensive blackhole Matheson (whose true +/- is -8, worst than Hutson):

Thanks for playing, better luck next time.

 

[Andrei79]

He also has the worst empty net +/- at 0gf 8ga.

His true +/-, outside empty net situations, is -6, and he's 110th in GF%, which is middle of the pack, despite being a rookie playing the most minutes and being saddled with defensive blackhole Matheson (whose true +/- is -8, worst than Hutson):

Thanks for playing, better luck next time.

Always love seeing the main board clowns be embarrassed, as per usual.

 

[JianYang]

I always find the comparison shallow. Quinn Hughes #1 calling card is his skating. Everything stems from skating and decision making since his debut. Hutson has elite senses but without elite skating, that is the difference between a #1 and a second pairing guy with defensive warts you have to live with. Hutson will find his own niche, but the comparison is off the mark.

I see some similarities in playing with the puck. The way they both straddle the line to find open lanes or have enough poise to see things open up before delivering a puck to an open man.

Hughes has obviously refined his game since his rookie season to become one of the best but living on the west coast and seeing both these guys sort of regularly, I see the parallels.