Lane Hutson Burgeoning Star Watch
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Grate n Colorful Oz
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What an odd thing to be born on the island only to become a Habs hater. Did your graduation picture say "most likely to become a comic book super villain"?
Lulz. Some of the takes in this thread are beyond belief.
sbhatt
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With the arrival of Demidov and the signing of a proper #2C, Hutson will likely be in the mix with Werenski and Hughes for 2nd in points amongst D-men next season. Makar, barring injury, will finish first of course.
HugeInTheShire
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Only because people don't understand that a team that doesn't have Lane Hutson in their organization doesn't plan for him being there. The Devils built their roster with Luke Hughes, Dillon and Siegenthaler all penciled in on the left side. I realize it's hard for you to understand because you can only see what has happened since but a rookie wasn't beating any of those 3 out of camp.
If the Devils had Hutson in their organization they likely don't sign Dillon and keep him around, but to say they'd keep him out of camp with the roster the way it is, that is incorrect.
I know you'll read this and think that I'm saying Hutson isn't better than those 3 guys and that couldn't be further from the truth he's easily better than 2 and personally I'd take Hughes over him. The fact is the Devils don't have Hutson so they didn't plan for him.
Jurivan Demidovsky
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Born in Montreal and not a Habs fan? I feel sad for you that you excluded yourself from greatness. What is your team?
Kudo Shinichi
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Doesn't matter if they planned it or not. If Hutson shows to be way better than the other players, you make space for him. The devils would be a much better team with Hutson than without, which is what really matters. Hutson can also play both sides.
Dude is absolutely incredible. What a special player. Literally every team would take him on their roster expect Colorado (Makar) and Vancouver (Hughes).
What a stud.
What a stud.
HugeInTheShire
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That isn't reality though, they simply wouldn't have waived a player they just signed to a 3 year deal (Dillon) to make room for him. It doesn't matter that it would be the wrong choice but they absolutely would have sent him down to start the season.
We literally see this kind of thing happen every season, a rookie plays great in camp but gets sent down because they don't need waivers or there is no room for him.
You're absolutely right that they'd be better with Hutson on their team, this goes without saying. It doesn't change anything in regards to where Hutson would have started the season.
To start the season the Devils had Hamilton, Pesce, Nemec, Casey and Kovacevic on the right side so it likely makes no difference that Hutson can play either side.
Again this isn't in way a slight on Hutson, he's an amazing player and any team would be better with him. It just doesn't change the way teams that don't have him built their rosters.
HugeInTheShire
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Yes I would, I get that you wouldn't but that doesn't change my opinion.
Kudo Shinichi
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Devils had injuries to start the season, and thanks to that Seamus Casey made the team. So Obviously Hutson would have started with them if he was there. Kovacevic has played top 4 D on the devils all season. There is 0 argument to be made that Kovacevic would have been used over Hutson.
HugeInTheShire
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That fact completely slipped my mind, maybe he sticks around because Hughes and Pesce were hurt. If he played as well as he has in MTL I would imagine they keep him around after they came back and demoting Nemec and Casey and putting Kovacevic in the press box most nights.
Only issue I can see beyond that would be that he'd get almost no special team usage as there wouldn't have been room on PP1 and he doesn't kill penalties like Kovacevic does. I think they'd work around it though.
It makes me feel like a big man.
JeffreyLFC
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What is this obsession about Lane Hutson from Devil supporters?
Almost as weird as the Xhekaj obsession from Sens supporters...
Almost as weird as the Xhekaj obsession from Sens supporters...
Don't conflate a handful of posters to an entire fanbase. Everyone speaks for themselves. There is no officially sanctioned fanbase position.
General Fanager
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He puts up a historic season and still the hate. There really is no limit to Habs hate on this site.
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No disrespect to Hughes but that's just silly.
Don't fool yourself. Those teams would do back flips to have him too. He just would just be on the 2nd pair.
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Who would've thought a kid from Boston would put the Habs on his back and carry them out of the pits.
The hate from other teams fan this kid receive is hilarious. He is something special and he is a real hockey nerd, studying the game and really focus on winning. Has the right mentality and despite his size he does the right things in the D zone and he plays over 24 min a night. He also wasn't on the PP for the first 30 games of the season. We could easily argue he would be a PPG in his rookie year if he started there
Pretty burgeonizing player if you ask me.
A burgeonator someone could say.
A burgeonator someone could say.
