Lane Hutson Burgeoning Star Watch

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

...take it easy, amigo; fellow Habs fan here to talk you down a bit...yeah, Hutson has had an incredible start to his career, but it's just the start...he's not Orr and that's OK; let's keep the praise but maybe back off the Superhero talk for a few years at least...

 

[InsideLaine]

I can change my HFBoards name in 12 days from now. i have a feeling I will have Lane in it. And Laine of course. LaneInLaine, Lane2Laine, something like that. Lane is the real deal. Lane+Laine will be epic. Well it already is but it will certainly get even better.

Oh man did I choose a perfect time to become a Habs fan.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

You're more than welcome to go place a wager at +30000

He's not gonna win, but he will be discussed. Nothing you ever say will make him a worse player. Only YOU believe this crap, and honestly at this point I don't even think you believe your own crap, you're trolling at an advanced level, setting up rage bait traps.

 

[dgibb10]

You missed it, Habs beat the caps last friday night. It was a good game. Their D is impressive, but they still lost, weird eh, because the numbers tell us different.

I wonder if they've played any other times this season.

He's not gonna win, but he will be discussed. Nothing you ever say will make him a worse player. Only YOU believe this crap, and honestly at this point I don't even think you believe your own crap, you're trolling at an advanced level, setting up rage bait traps.

Damn I didn't know that only I believed that Lane Hutson has been good since october. Thank you for informing me that you and everyone else actually think he's sucked in that time.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

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[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Damn I didn't know that only I believed that Lane Hutson has been good since october. Thank you for informing me that you and everyone else actually think he's sucked in that time.

He never sucked, not for 1 minute on the ice. As Habs fans we have rarely or ever seen a player learn from a mistake and adjust his game so quickly.

You're a rage bait troller, I don't even understand why the mods are letting you stay in here. You're just here to try and upset posters, this post is more evidence of that.

 

[dgibb10]

He never sucked, not for 1 minute on the ice. As Habs fans we have rarely or ever seen a player learn from a mistake and adjust his game so quickly.

You're a rage bait troller, I don't even understand why the mods are letting you stay in here. You're just here to try and upset posters, this post is more evidence of that.

How did he learn from these mistakes if he according to you never made them since he has "never sucked, not for 1 minute on the ice"?

Seems contradictory.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Sheesh, he’s definitely proven me wrong. Don’t think there’s any way he’s not the front runner for a Calder rn. One of the best starts to a career by a rookie defenseman ever. I’m sold.

Great of you to admit you were wrong.

If only more people had your self-confidence.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

How did he learn from these mistakes if he according to you never made them since he has "never sucked, not for 1 minute on the ice"?

Seems contradictory.

Every player makes mistakes even Makar and McDavid. It's how the player learns from the mistake. Sucking is making the same mistakes over and over and not learning from them like Nemec.

 

[New Jerseys Devil]

More half truths. Devils didn't have a spot to give Hutson this year because they didn't have a hutson type in the system to make room for.

You guys are still hanging on to the idea that him and seamus casey are similar type prospects, which just isn't true.

Seamus Casey had three goals and an assist in his first five games! Unfortunately he couldnt stick around because we brought back Pesce and Hughes; plus he only just turned 21, so no need to rush him!

From what Ive read it seems Casey and Hutson are similar-style players

 

[dgibb10]

Every player makes mistakes even Makar and McDavid. It's how the player learns from the mistake. Sucking is making the same mistakes over and over and not learning from them like Nemec.

Yes, and Hutson made a lot of mistakes in the first month of the season.

He has learned from them, picked his spots better and played more within the flow of an offense, and it has lead to vastly better results.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Every player makes mistakes even Makar and McDavid. It's how the player learns from the mistake. Sucking is making the same mistakes over and over and not learning from them like Nemec.

...Nemec is the same age as Slaf; all kinds of runway to progress...relax...

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Yes, and Hutson made a lot of mistakes in the first month of the season.

He has learned from them, picked his spots better and played more within the flow of an offense, and it has lead to vastly better results.

A lot? No. You're opinions are full of shit. This is another example of rage bait Trolling. You're very good at trolling I'll give you that.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Yes, and Hutson made a lot of mistakes in the first month of the season.

He has learned from them, picked his spots better and played more within the flow of an offense, and it has lead to vastly better results.

You are getting way too much hate lmao I don’t think they’re even reading your posts at this point

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

...Nemec is the same age as Slaf; all kinds of runway to progress...relax...

He just compared Hutson's debut to Nemec's debut.

It's like comparing a Ferrari to a souped up honda civic.

You are getting way too much hate lmao I don’t think they’re even reading your posts at this point

Is English your first language? Do you know what a backhanded compliment is? Do you understand trolling? I think it's you who doesn't understand his posts.

 

[HabsCode]

Yes, and Hutson made a lot of mistakes in the first month of the season.

He has learned from them, picked his spots better and played more within the flow of an offense, and it has lead to vastly better results.

How many Habs game have you actually watched? Hutson was not doing « a lot » of mistake, I remember only a few times he was getting caught of guard but mostly it wasn’t a reoccurring theme. What I found he mostly improved on his using his teammates better, I taught from the beginning he needed to get more in tunes with them; he was doing play so fast.

 

[dgibb10]

You are getting way too much hate lmao I don’t think they’re even reading your posts at this point

To some it is is a personal attack to suggest he has not been perfect every second of his NHL career.

And to others the concept of seeing statistics used is idk evil or something.

He struggled a lot in october as he figured things out, was a high event (but net positive a la current Karlsson) player in november/early december, and has been ELITE since then.

 

[JIMVINNY]

Yes, and Hutson made a lot of mistakes in the first month of the season.

He has learned from them, picked his spots better and played more within the flow of an offense, and it has lead to vastly better results.

You're taking a lot of heat for opinions that you formed early and maybe held onto a little longer than was appropriate, but I do understand where you're coming from. I just want to know where you are NOW.

There was a lot of skepticism when he first showed up, and it was warranted. Even the most optimistic Habs fan had to admit there was a legitimate chance he'd bust. For fans of other teams, who hadn't seen as many of his highlights, his play for the first month or so would not have instilled a lot of confidence. Those of us who spent a bit more time watching highlights over the last two year were sure he'd figure it out, but even in my wildest dreams, I did not expect him to figure it out this quickly. So I don't resent fans of other teams being skeptical back in October and November, but the hesitation to admit that he's arrived has definitely led to some friction. It seems like you're willing to admit he's playing extremely well right now, but do you think he's capable of maintaining this? Or do you think the weaker play to start the season is the norm, and this is simply a hot streak?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

To some it is is a personal attack to suggest he has not been perfect every second of his NHL career.

And to others the concept of seeing statistics used is idk evil or something.

He struggled a lot in october as he figured things out, was a high event (but net positive a la current Karlsson) player in november/early december, and has been ELITE since then.

As you know I disagree with your take about his early play but this is has gone too far lmao

His play in 2025 has for sure been elite, trending toward being a top 10 D by next year if he continues this kind of play

 

[Voodoo Child]

Is English your first language? Do you know what a backhanded compliment is? Do you understand trolling? I think it's you who doesn't understand his posts.

Dude, you have 5 posts on this page that all read like this:



Hutson makes steady decision with puck moving, big confidence, star in the near future!

 

[HugeInTheShire]

Is English your first language? Do you know what a backhanded compliment is? Do you understand trolling? I think it's you who doesn't understand his posts.

I think you may have skimmed over the original point he was making. This was if Lane Hudson started the year in NJ, he likely would have been sent down to the AHL

This isn't a shot at Hudson, nor does it speak to his talent. This is a position of NHL depth for the NJD that they could have afforded to send him down.

He also wouldn't be getting top pairing minutes and playing on PP1 in NJ, these facts may make you feel like he's trolling or rage baiting you, but they are quite simply facts.

People really struggle with the different teams have different strengths and different weaknesses and assume because Hudson is tearing the league a new A-hole on MTL that he'd be used the exact same if he was on a different team. This isn't true, he'd be used differently on different teams. He is on the exact right team for him to do what he's doing,

NJD had a 2nd overall pick who played 60 NHL games at a high level last year.
He struggled in the short audition, and so he was sent down because other dmen were playing better.

Hutson was very bad to start the year. And so he would have been sent down to get a bunch of minutes in the AHL.

Does that make what he's done since then not impressive? No.

That's simply the reality of the situation in NJD. There was a brief audition period for 1 roster spot in NJD after Pesce, Hamilton, Siegs, Hughes, Dillon in NJD while Luke and Pesce were hurt. Kovacevic dominated, the high pedigree kids did not. And so Kovy won the job.

You seem to be under the impression that Hutson would have been guaranteed a spot regardless of performance for some reason

 

[dgibb10]

You're taking a lot of heat for opinions that you formed early and maybe held onto a little longer than was appropriate, but I do understand where you're coming from. I just want to know where you are NOW.

There was a lot of skepticism when he first showed up, and it was warranted. Even the most optimistic Habs fan had to admit there was a legitimate chance he'd bust. For fans of other teams, who hadn't seen as many of his highlights, his play for the first month or so would not have instilled a lot of confidence. Those of us who spent a bit more time watching highlights over the last two year were sure he'd figure it out, but even in my wildest dreams, I did not expect him to figure it out this quickly. So I don't resent fans of other teams being skeptical back in October and November, but the hesitation to admit that he's arrived has definitely led to some friction. It seems like you're willing to admit he's playing extremely well right now, but do you think he's capable of maintaining this? Or do you think the weaker play to start the season is the norm, and this is simply a hot streak?

I think the weaker play earlier in the season was him figuring out what he can and can't get away with at the NHL level. At the time I was worried about the risk that he was forming bad habits, which if stuck would make him unfortunately ineffective (you can't succeed in the NHL trying to be superman every time you touch the puck).

None of his offensive generation since then seems unsustainable (Besides the weird amount of 5 on 3 opportunities MTL seems to have gotten since laine got healthy).

An elite offensive, high event player who generates more than he gives up seems 100% real.

Defense for guys like this can be volatile, so I expect hot and cold stretches or even years where he can be quite good or quite bad defensively. But an elite offensive generator.

His value will be maximized on a PP with 2 sniper wingers like he has rn, as opposed to if he's trying to fill like the Bouchard/Hamilton/Hedman cannon role from the point for a team who's running their PP touches through a Kucherov/McDavid/Hughes type, I don't think that is where he's best suited due to not having the shot threat.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

I think you may have skimmed over the original point he was making. This was if Lane Hudson started the year in NJ, he likely would have been sent down to the AHL

This isn't a shot at Hudson, nor does it speak to his talent. This is a position of NHL depth for the NJD that they could have afforded to send him down.

He also wouldn't be getting top pairing minutes and playing on PP1 in NJ, these facts may make you feel like he's trolling or rage baiting you, but they are quite simply facts.

People really struggle with the different teams have different strengths and different weaknesses and assume because Hudson is tearing the league a new A-hole on MTL that he'd be used the exact same if he was on a different team. This isn't true, he'd be used differently on different teams. He is on the exact right team for him to do what he's doing,

If Hutson started the year in New Jersey it would have been the same result, he would be your #1 D-man right now and there wouldn't even be a close 2nd. Nice try though.

 

[dgibb10]

As you know I disagree with your take about his early play but this is has gone too far lmao

His play in 2025 has for sure been elite, trending toward being a top 10 D by next year if he continues this kind of play

I will always err on the side of rewarding/crediting players for getting good results on good teams rather than excusing guys who get bad results on bad teams.

Maybe that will lead me off slightly in underrating some guys on the shit teams until they actually figure it out as a team, but in my mind a fan of a shit team could pick any player on said team and use the "it's not his fault" to justify his bad results.

 

[JIMVINNY]

I think the weaker play earlier in the season was him figuring out what he can and can't get away with at the NHL level. At the time I was worried about the risk that he was forming bad habits, which if stuck would make him unfortunately ineffective (you can't succeed in the NHL trying to be superman every time you touch the puck).

None of his offensive generation since then seems unsustainable (Besides the weird amount of 5 on 3 opportunities MTL seems to have gotten since laine got healthy).

An elite offensive, high event player who generates more than he gives up seems 100% real.

Defense for guys like this can be volatile, so I expect hot and cold stretches or even years where he can be quite good or quite bad defensively. But an elite offensive generator.

His value will be maximized on a PP with 2 sniper wingers like he has rn, as opposed to if he's trying to fill like the Bouchard/Hamilton/Hedman cannon role from the point for a team who's running their PP touches through a Kucherov/McDavid/Hughes type, I don't think that is where he's best suited due to not having the shot threat.

That's fair. Thanks for responding. I can't see him having years where he's "bad" defensively, but I'm sure there will be years where he's closer to 0 than he is to +40. I just don't think he's going to have as many double digit minus seasons as a guy like Karlsson did.