Lane Hutson Burgeoning Star Watch

[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.

 

[Archijerej]

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.

I'm not going to go into why I don't believe you could reasonably claim 1/4 of the year of elite defensive play based on the data you provided.

Instead, I would just like to ask why you felt the need to interdict when I called Hutson being an elite defensive player an absurd take, when you yourself think that "it's too early to know what kind of defensive player he is"?

Seems odd.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

I'm not going to go into why I don't believe you could reasonably claim 1/4 of the year of elite defensive play based on the data you provided.

Instead, I would just like to ask why you felt the need to interdict when I called Hutson being an elite defensive player an absurd take, when you yourself think that "it's too early to know what kind of defensive player he is"?

Seems odd.

I believe you can reasonably say he's elite defensively if he is dominating the even strength time that he's out there and allowing very few chances against.

As for the interdiction, I interpreted it as saying it's ridiculous to make that claim because you believe him to be on the opposite end of the spectrum as opposed to it being due to a lack of data.

 

[Baksfamous112]

Hutson haters still can’t wrap their heads around the fact that Hutson is already a superstar at both end of the ice

 

[mphmiles]

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Hutson has a real chance to end the season in 3rd place all time for assists by a rookie, he's currently tied with Lemieux and need 7 in 8 games to grab the 3rd spot.

But the real question. How many secondary assists for Lemieux?

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

He's so good, he got 3 points in tonight's Caps/Hawks game...

 

[CrashOut]

5v5 Stats

 

[AvatarAang]

Hutson haters still can’t wrap their heads around the fact that Hutson is already a superstar at both end of the ice

Are you suggesting Hutson is a superstar defensively because of these stats?

Because that means that Malinski and Bjornfoot are superstars too because they are ranked higher than Hutson

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

Are you suggesting Hutson is a superstar defensively because of these stats?

 

[amnesiac]

hes really one of a kind

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

Secondary goal doesn't count

 

[Doublechin]

what a talent

Wtffff

Even the bench was like wtf just happened

 

[mphmiles]

Calder-cementing moment, likely.

 

[Frank Drebin]

Our little defensive liability, I’m so proud

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

The "powerplay specialist" had his 38th ES point.

Now 2 away from tying Larry Murphy's record.

 

[Canadienna]

Absolute stud. He's gets better with every passing game.

 

[HabsTown]

Call me a homer, I’m fine with it:

If St-Louis would’ve put Hutson on PP1 instead of Mike ‘’turnover’’ Matheson for the first 20 games, Hutson would have been a Norris finalist with Makar & Hughes.

 

[Theosis]

Call me a homer, I’m fine with it:

If St-Louis would’ve put Hutson on PP1 instead of Mike ‘’turnover’’ Matheson for the first 20 games, Hutson would have been a Norris finalist with Makar & Hughes.

Can't really put a rookie straight onto the first PP unit. But I definitely agree it should've been sooner.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

It's simply incredible how far his defense has come in the span of one season, his rookie one at that. He's already better at this point defensively than some veteran offensive-oriented d-men. You really can't denigrate the guy any more by saying his defense isn't good.

It's nuts what Hutson's ceiling may be considering this is his first season playing in a position that takes longer to develop than forward.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Call me a homer, I’m fine with it:

If St-Louis would’ve put Hutson on PP1 instead of Mike ‘’turnover’’ Matheson for the first 20 games, Hutson would have been a Norris finalist with Makar & Hughes.

Calder this year, Norris next year