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.

 

[The Last Red]

He has the second most points of any NHL d-man ever 35 games into his career. Larry Murphy is first. What he’s doing so far is historic.

 

[Doom Bot]

He has the second most points of any NHL d-man ever 35 games into his career. Larry Murphy is first. What he’s doing so far is historic.

Assists not points

 

[The Last Red]

Assists not points

Okay. Still historic.

 

[cave troll]

Without him, Habs would be dead last in the league with the least amount of goals scored.
So far, kid is No1 in 2022 draft.

 

[Hostile Offer]

He's by no means a defensive stalwart but Hutson is actually doing fine in his own end. You would think playing with a seasoned veteran like Matheson would give him some coverage but it's actually Hutson who has to babysit Matheson on top of being a highlight reel machine offensively. This kid is already a huge net positive player and would look much better defensively with a better partner.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

He's by no means a defensive stalwart but Hutson is actually doing fine in his own end. You would think playing with a seasoned veteran like Matheson would give him some coverage but it's actually Hutson who has to babysit Matheson on top of being a highlight reel machine offensively. This kid is already a huge net positive player and would look much better defensively with a better partner.

I'm actually surprised they're putting him with Matheson. Matheson plays like an unbridled wild horse, totally chaotic. In Pittsburgh we usually had him on the third pairing with Ruhwedel or Marino babysitting him on the second pair. I liked him though, fun to watch.

 

[Hostile Offer]

I'm actually surprised they're putting him with Matheson. Matheson plays like an unbridled wild horse, totally chaotic. In Pittsburgh we usually had him on the third pairing with Ruhwedel or Marino babysitting him on the second pair. I liked him though, fun to watch.

The Hutson-Matheson pair is indeed absolutely wild but in all honesty there aren't any players on our roster who can take that #1RD spot. They tried Hutson with Savard, which is much more logical on paper, but Savard just isn't what he used to be anymore. At least Matheson is very good on transition so it's probably the best we can do for now although ideally he should be playing way less minutes.

 

[BullLund]

Laine played with some good ones too like Josh Morrissey and Dustin Bufyglien for example. But I agree that based on this small sample size, Hutson looks to be the most dynamic so far, he's pretty much running the whole thing, and making a lot of veterans look foolish.