Lane Hutson Burgeoning Star Watch

[False Start]

I freaking love Lane Hutson.

I'm a Bruins fan and I'm incredibly jealous. Followed him since the USNTDP days and he was already special back then.

I tried telling all of my friends about this kid and no one would listen. They'd scoff and say he's too small. He was in the Hobey discussion and "didn't deserve it." (Fantilli had a great season and deserved it still).

Then in the NHL he "can't defend, can't skate backwards"

I tried telling everyone it doesn't matter, just watch him play.

Thanks for proving you don't need to be 6-0 minimum to play as a defenseman in the NHL.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I freaking love Lane Hutson.

I'm a Bruins fan and I'm incredibly jealous. Followed him since the USNTDP days and he was already special back then.

I tried telling all of my friends about this kid and no one would listen. They'd scoff and say he's too small. He was in the Hobey discussion and "didn't deserve it." (Fantilli had a great season and deserved it still).

Then in the NHL he "can't defend, can't skate backwards"

I tried telling everyone it doesn't matter, just watch him play.

Thanks for proving you don't need to be 6-0 minimum to play as a defenseman in the NHL.

Bro is actually a hockey fan

 

[False Start]

Bro is actually a hockey fan

The Bruins organization was sick of keeping 5-9 defenseman who struggled in the playoffs. Krug > then Grzelcyk.

I wish Don Sweeney took another swing in that draft, the talent was so obvious. We already had successful examples of PP QBs being smaller in Boston. He was going to BU. UGH.

 

[MoneyManny]

what more does he need to do?

Grow 4 inches taller.

 

[WTFMAN99]

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Ha, I forgot about this.

I've seen some Habs games lately, size/defensive issues are there still but the good-great far outweighs the bad. It looks like you found a very good player.

 

[Sheppy]

I traded McAvoy straight up for Hutson earlier this year in my keeper pool. I'm thrilled.

 

[Captain97]

I traded McAvoy straight up for Hutson earlier this year in my keeper pool. I'm thrilled.

I'm picked him up off waivers in week 3 or 4

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Grow 4 inches taller.

nah, he doesn't tho

 

[BLONG7]

Maybe one day he'll be as good as Devils Legends Casey and Nemec

OMG were there posters saying that??? LOL......................the habs hate knows no limits!!

The kid has been nothing less than brilliant..................the haters need to deal with it, and have some crow, it would do them well.

 

[Bouboumaster]

OMG were there posters saying that??? LOL......................the habs hate knows no limits!!

The kid has been nothing less than brilliant..................the haters need to deal with it, and have some crow, it would do them well.

To be fair most of them came to their senses at some point

It as more to do with me being a petty asshole lol

But yeah, some takes were absolutly crazy
If you have a down Day, go and Read the first Calder Trophy thread, you'll laugh your ass off

 

[Guy Larose]

Maybe one day he'll be as good as Devils Legends Casey and Nemec

Who?

 

[The Last Red]

Assists ARE points. So are goals. AS a defenceman, your more likely to get more assists than goals as your always trying to feed the fwds who usually score the most goals. When a defenceman is as talented as Hutson, they will racking in the assists.

If secondary assists are so easy, how come no other d-man on the Habs, or any other rookie d-man in the NHL, is even in the same stratosphere as Hutson for the number of them? He must be the luckiest d-man in the league this season.

 

[thebestnic]

Montreal is a divisional rival, but I'm never upset to see a franchise rewarded for betting on pure skill in the draft. Too many cowardly GMs still prioritize size when it's apparent the talent isn't there, and that's how you end up with Brady Cleveland in the 2nd (no, I'm not salty...).

Even for the Habs they probably don't draft him if they didn't already pick 3 times earlier in the draft

 

[RedHawkDown]

I’m a wings fan and we have an active thread where we are going back and forth with habs fans about who’s team has a better future

Hutson is insane and I’m so f***ing tired of NHL GMs having these size fetishes. NHL scouting and drafting has to be among the worst across all the pro leagues. Bunch of old men who have zero idea where the game is going.

Kid is Hughes 2.0, and he was in Detroits backyard too. First we missed Hughes and now we missed this kid. Our 2nd round drafting sucks so hard man.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Even for the Habs they probably don't draft him if they didn't already pick 3 times earlier in the draft

yup, can't give too much credit to Hughes for this one. He felt that Slaf, Mesar and beck were better prospects. Just got lucky he was there with the Oilers pick at 62

 

[thebestnic]

yup, can't give too much credit to Hughes for this one. He felt that Slaf, Mesar and beck were better prospects. Just got lucky he was there with the Oilers pick at 62

He made his luck by having 4 picks in the first two rounds but yes this as far as scouting is concerned...

 

[MoneyManny]

nah, he doesn't tho

Oh i know! But people who don't watch him play are gonna have this to say to validate their assumptions.

 

[JustAHabFan]

yup, can't give too much credit to Hughes for this one. He felt that Slaf, Mesar and beck were better prospects. Just got lucky he was there with the Oilers pick at 62

I want the Habs to draft Hutson at Mesar pick. At Beck pick, I was so upset thinking Hutson probably would be gone at Oilers 2nd round pick. Luckily, all GMs were dinosaur and keep drafting players based on size.

 

[Bouboumaster]

62 points in 74 Games, as a rookie?!
You simply can't stop that train!

Choo Choo muthaf***aaaaaaas!!

 

[blankall]

62 points in 74 Games, as a rookie?!
You simply can't stop that train!

Choo Choo muthaf***aaaaaaas!!

7th all time for rookie defencemen in scoring, with 8 games to go. Could challenge for #2 all time at this rate.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

7th overall for rookie defencemen in scoring, with 8 games to go. Could challenge for #2 all time at this rate.

Its crazy when you look at that list of names and realize they played in the 80's/90's... He just past Nick LIdstrom and that was when Lidstrom was a rookie in 1991. Lidstrom's numbers are impressive to me though as that was at the start of the dead-puck era.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Lidstrom's numbers are impressive to me though as that was at the start of the dead-puck era.

Not really. The DPE started a few seasons later. 92-93 broke a lot of scoring records because of the new sticks and goalie equipment didn't change until 94 or 95.

In his rookie season, the Wings scored 4 goals per game and Lidstrom was 6th best scorer on his team. Hutson is 3rd on a team scoring 1 goal less per game.

 

[Weztex]

Its crazy when you look at that list of names and realize they played in the 80's/90's... He just past Nick LIdstrom and that was when Lidstrom was a rookie in 1991. Lidstrom's numbers are impressive to me though as that was at the start of the dead-puck era.

The dead puck era started around 1996-97. There was 29 PPG players in 1990-91.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Not really. The DPE started a few seasons later. 92-93 broke a lot of scoring records because of the new sticks and goalie equipment didn't change until 94 or 95.

In his rookie season, the Wings scored 4 goals per game and Lidstrom was 6th best scorer on his team. Hutson is 3rd on a team scoring 1 goal less per game.

I stand corrected. Lidstrom sucks. Lane >> Lidstrom.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Its crazy when you look at that list of names and realize they played in the 80's/90's... He just past Nick LIdstrom and that was when Lidstrom was a rookie in 1991. Lidstrom's numbers are impressive to me though as that was at the start of the dead-puck era.

lidstroms wings scored exactly 4 gf per game. This years habs exactly 3