Passes the eye test too, Hutson plays a very, very similar game. And like Ghost, gets worked over in his own zone. It’ll become even more obvious when the checking and play gets tighter in the playoffs if the Habs make it.
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Passes the eye test too, Hutson plays a very, very similar game. And like Ghost, gets worked over in his own zone. It’ll become even more obvious when the checking and play gets tighter in the playoffs if the Habs make it.
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There are literally two people on earth who agree with this and it’s you and HLH lmfao
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Lmao, but we are like 5 people here having a discussion, no biggie
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I think Hutson is more elusive than Ghost so ultimately he should be the better player and have a better career but I'm not sure why habs fans feel the need to disrespect rookie Ghost like that. He was outstanding.
I once again implore you to watch any game of Hutson's in the last month and a half. He literally turned a 7th D on Montreal into a guy putting up dominant results by virtue of playing with him on his off-side.
More elusive probably true, Ghost was quite elusive before his knee injury though. I think Hutson will be a better player but definitely a similar player. I don’t see a Quinn Hughes or Makar trajectory. Ghost with better edge work and a lesser shot is my guess moving forward.
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Yes and Ghost was 2 years older (22 months to be precise) than Hutson when he had his rookie season.
Hutson is much more a play driver and the whole 'secondary assists' you all harp on is pointless as you would need to check every play to see which action was the more valuable. Play drivers will initiate or push the rush forward. It's not less valuable.
If you had any wits about you, you'd realize secondary assists ratio is a lot more telling for a forward than it is for a defenseman, especially when considering someone like Hutson who is so prolific at transition.
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Your not wrong with what your saying. But i think hutson is being sold short.
Hes the top D on the team and its not really close.
Ghost was never that guy in his rookie season
He wasn't that guy but not for lack of trying. It's just Philly felt the need to play guys like Streit and McDonald as their top pair, whereas Hutson was (rightfully) trusted with more ice time early on.
Gostisbehere was a hell of a player until injuries got him, but I do think Hutson will prove to be better.
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Wow I thought we were done with these ridiculous comparisons by now
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I do agree with you and my fear with hutson has always been the Ghost comp.
Hutson wasnt given the reigns, he forcefully stole it.
Matheson started as 1D and PP 1.
Hutson has higher compete and a better D game that will allow him to thrive .
hopefully anyways
Yeah, not saying that Hutson was GIVEN anything, just saying that he's been Montreal's 2nd most used defenceman (should be 1st, but we "need" Matheson to do a terrible job eating a ton of ice time) this year, whereas Gostisbehere was 4th his rookie year.
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Makes that 17 goals a lot more impressive then...
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Hutson has the most minutes at 5v5, whether total or averaged. Matheson gets more total minutes because he's used on the PK.
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Michkov is Michael Ryder. Hutson is Ghost. Thank goodness this is April Fool's Day or I would think people are going insane.
FYI, Dustin Wolf is Andrew Raycroft. We can tick off Calgary and Toronto fans in one fell swoop!
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No we don’t, it’s just that Ghost is clearly not one of them lmfao give it a rest
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Hutson is 6 apples away from having the most assists in a rookie dman season ever
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Especially when Hutson compares very favorably to Hughes's rookie season, on almost every level, whether we're talking goalscoring, A1/A2 ratio, PPG, usage, but slightly better 5v5 GA/60 and slightly better 5v5 GF% for Hutson while Hutson is having slightly weaker goalie support (on-ice save%). Their rookie stats are incredibly similar. The two big differences is that Hutson had lower quality pairmates, but is a bit older than Hughes was.
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Panarin is a year and a half older than Gostisbehere, and Gostisbehere was in his D+4 season, not sure that Panarin being older has a ton of relevance for that Calder race.
Some of the pushback has nothing to do with that context either, its that Gostisbehere as a comparable to Hutson doesn't really make sense if you spend time watching either player, it seems more like an on paper comparison. And even on paper, Hutson has been less sheltered than Gostisbehere was both in terms of competition, 5v5 ice time and zone starts.
Its definitely not an insult to compare Hutson and Gostisbehere's rookie seasons, its just odd when there are better and more recent comparisons.
It's funny you mention Panarin and Ghosts age gap, which was 2 years, in their rookie year. Hutson is a true first year pro at 20 years old. Ghost was 2 years older in his rookie year.
The comparison also means that Hutson peaked already knowing what we know of Ghost now.
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Where's is that poster saying that MM was better in march?! LOL
Mmmm 1st since Nick Lindstrom? Well that's impressive.
Hutson, a second-round pick (62nd overall) in the 2022 NHL Draft, became the first rookie defenseman with at least 14 assists in a single calendar month since Alexei Zhitnik in March 1993 (5‑14—19 in 14 GP w/ LAK). Only two other rookie blueliners since Zhitnik have compiled at least 15 points in a single calendar month: Cale Makar in November 2019 (7-9—16 in 14 GP w/ COL) and Quinn Hughes in February 2020 (2-13—15 in 13 GP w/ VAN).
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Someone said that Hutson's rookie season was good enough to beat Ghost's entire career, so I pointed out that Ghost's rookie season was exceptional and better, so no it wasn't. I don't have a strong opinion when it comes to their playstyle btw, but I do think it has changed with injuries. There was nothing more to my post than to show than Ghost's season was oustanding with 17 goals, 8th in the league for dmen ppg (Hutson currently 9th). I don't think anyone can realistically say Hutson is having a better season but you are entitled to your opinion I guess. I think you and others are underestimating non-habs players by an insane degree.
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This alone shows how dishonest you are
Hutson is tied for 4th in D scoring, so why are you using ppg?
