Lane Hutson Burgeoning Star Watch

[Frank Drebin]

Bobby Orr 41 points as a rookie in 61 games
31 points in 46 games as a sophomore
64 in 67 in his third year!

Exploded for 33 goals and 120 points in his 4th season.

ppg went from .67 to 1.5 in 4 seasons

Using the same generational player scale for Hutson, he should be averaging 145 points a season when hes 24/25.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

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Looks just like Montembeault, who should lay off the junk food and lose some weight, intermittent fasting, carnivore diet or something.. he should be in better shape he's a professional athlete.

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

...you're still here, aren't you...

Hard to get rid of lice

 

[Big Trout]

I thought Aprils fools posts were banned, apparently not.

The aprils fools joke was claiming Hutson is a forward, do you think it deserved serious answers?

 

[Jurivan Demidovsky]

Bobby Orr 41 points as a rookie in 61 games
31 points in 46 games as a sophomore
64 in 67 in his third year!

Exploded for 33 goals and 120 points in his 4th season.

ppg went from .67 to 1.5 in 4 seasons

Using the same generational player scale for Hutson, he should be averaging 145 points a season when hes 24/25.

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me, I've never seen a player like Hutson before. But I have to admit i don't watch that much outside of Habs games. I haven't studied Makar and Hughes etc

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

Honestly it wouldn't surprise me, I've never seen a player like Hutson before. But I have to admit i don't watch that much outside of Habs games. I haven't studied Makar and Hughes etc

...he reminds me more of Q. Hughes every time I watch him play...he has that "waterbug" ability and sees the ice well, like Hughes does...neither had much of a shot when they got to the NHL, so I hope Hutson works on his shot like Hughes did...

 

[Frank Drebin]

...he reminds me more of Q. Hughes every time I watch him play...he has that "waterbug" ability and sees the ice well, like Hughes does...neither had much of a shot when they got to the NHL, so I hope Hutson works on his shot like Hughes did...

I never had a chance to watch Bobby Orr live, just the clips that everyone sees but Hutson really reminds me of Bobby Orr.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

The Habs need to do everything they can to keep him.

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

I never had a chance to watch Bobby Orr live, just the clips that everyone sees but Hutson really reminds me of Bobby Orr.

...that was a VASTLY different Era where the play and the players were mostly MUCH slower than they are now...Orr used his great skating and incredible bursts to skate around everyone...Hutson can't do that these days...

 

[Frank Drebin]

...that was a VASTLY different Era where the play and the players were mostly MUCH slower than they are now...Orr used his great skating and incredible bursts to skate around everyone...Hutson can't do that these days...

just having fun with the orr comparisons, seems to trigger some folks

 

[BigDaddyLurch]

just having fun with the orr comparisons, seems to trigger some folks

 

[Archijerej]

He's actually an elite defender as well as an offensive genius.

Don't be ridiculous.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Don't be ridiculous.

Definitely wouldn't say he's been elite all year, but he has been since the 4 Nations. 2.25 ga/60 and a ~60% xgf% is elite over that sample.

 

[winnipegger]

Like Hughes and Makar his skating is a level above everyone else. Can't track him because he can change direction 3 times on you. Going to be a special special player.

 

[Garbageyuk]

Definitely wouldn't say he's been elite all year, but he has been since the 4 Nations. 2.25 ga/60 and a ~60% xgf% is elite over that sample.

Anyone who just watched the game could see it, well, all but the most bitter haters.

He put on a defensive clinic last night. Against the Cup champs, no less. He was legitimately just as good defensively as he was offensively, and we all know what he did on offense.

He was breaking up plays, cutting off passing lanes and intercepting passes, angling guys into the boards, hounding guys and stripping the puck off them, and getting his stick in to deflect/prevent shots. He was everywhere last night, and his stick work and positioning were superb.

His defensive play now vs earlier in the season is night and day.

 

[Plastic Joseph]

I never had a chance to watch Bobby Orr live, just the clips that everyone sees but Hutson really reminds me of Bobby Orr.

Don't be ridiculous.

Orr couldn't even tie Hutsons skates

 

[Kennedys]

The NHL wasn't ready for Lane Hutson. Sorry about that

 

[Archijerej]

Definitely wouldn't say he's been elite all year, but he has been since the 4 Nations. 2.25 ga/60 and a ~60% xgf% is elite over that sample.

So this is how it's done, isn't it?

You take a sample of games and measure GA/60, no context, no nothing and you anoint a player as being "elite" defensively?

 

[HeadLiceHatty]

Hard to get rid of lice

That was a good one, lol.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

So this is how it's done, isn't it?

You take a sample of games and measure GA/60, no context, no nothing and you anoint a player as being "elite" defensively?

Are you illiterate or did you just not feel like reading the first part of my post?

 

[False Start]

Have you followed his brother Cole too? How do you think they will compare in the NHL?

No more than what has been said on this board and the exposure at World Juniors.

He looks like he'll be very good as well. Probably not as flashy as Lane but better than him in other ways.

 

[Garbageyuk]

So this is how it's done, isn't it?

You take a sample of games and measure GA/60, no context, no nothing and you anoint a player as being "elite" defensively?

He literally provided the context lmao

 

[Archijerej]

Are you illiterate or did you just not feel like reading the first part of my post?

So we're in agreement that Hutson is not in fact an elite defensive player?

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

So we're in agreement that Hutson is not in fact an elite defensive player?

I'm saying he's spent 1/4 of the year as a significantly below average defensive player, 1/3 of the year as an average defensive player, and 1/4 of the year as an elite defensive player. It's too early to know what kind of defensive player he is since we don't have a large enough sample size, but he's trended upwards since the start of the year and has been elite since the 4 Nations.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

So we're in agreement that Hutson is not in fact an elite defensive player?

What he said was that he's improved as the season has gone on. This is his rookie year...

He will always have limitations. Physically he can't do what other blueliners do. But he can control the play. He can disrupt opposing offenses and transition as well as any blueliner in the league. He's better than you're giving him credit for. Keep in mind he's played on his off side a fair bit to. Pretty amazing to do that and be that effective in your first year.