Lane Hutson, can have the same impact of Q.Hughes//Makar?

[TruePowerSlave]

Nope

Makar for example is going for his 5th straight Norris nomination in his 6th season. Are we really expecting Hutson to reach that level?

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

When you go full homer and pretend he's Cale Makar but he's really more Shayne Gostisbehere...

 

[Metroid]

Needs a 6th option: No, he's just ok

 

[Barsky]

Where's the option for "just a meh, undersized 3rd pairing D"?

 

[Xirik]

the obvious option.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

This is why we get a bad rep.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

This is the definition of a kev thread.

But why we talking bout hughes/makar… he’s not even better than Clarke/zellweger

 

[Dr Pepper]

Might want to temper those expectations just a tad, OP.

 

[EdJovanovski]

Where's the no and not going to be very good option?

 

[beowulf]

Yes but in the Lane Hutson way with amazing vision on the ice and the ability to leave opposition in the dust.

 

[MasterofGrond]

When you go full homer and pretend he's Cale Makar but he's really more Shayne Gostisbehere...

And there’s nothing wrong with being Gotisbehere!

He a real, valuable NHL defenseman. Just not an elite one.

 

[FriendlyGhost92]

And there’s nothing wrong with being Gotisbehere!

He a real, valuable NHL defenseman. Just not an elite one.

There's a reason Ghost bounces from place to place.

He can rack up points, but his defense is non-NHL worthy.

 

[Fatass]

14 points in 24 games this season, he play very well in both side. He show really high offensive potential in his game. Close to score 2-3 goals this year aswell with great highlights.

Can he have the same impact of Q.Hughes or Makar?

All the options are overly positive. Like the player but don’t see him having a complete enough game to be on a winning club. Will get points, but sacrifices too much defensively to do so.

 

[lakeshirts37]

I vote “Absolutely not”

 

[Bileur]

The poll options are really weird.

Why didn’t you include Orr and Coffey?

 

[HanSolo]

The poll options are really weird.

Why didn’t you include Orr and Coffey?

If only they were half as good as Lane Hutson.

 

[dgibb10]

This is the definition of a kev thread.

But why we talking bout hughes/makar… he’s not even better than Clarke/zellweger

Clarke (and Edvinsson) getting the pair of 6 game seasons to lose calder eligibility has unfortunately cooked the narrative for them

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Clarke (and Edvinsson) getting the pair of 6 game seasons to lose calder eligibility has unfortunately cooked the narrative for them

This isn’t a Calder trophy thread

But yes… Clarke edvinsson and zellweger went Calder eligible

 

[dgibb10]

This isn’t a Calder trophy thread

But yes… Clarke edvinsson and zellweger went Calder eligible

The fact that they aren't eligible for the calder makes people percieve them as less.

Hutson is having a worse season than them by far, but he's the best calder eligible dman in a weak crop, whereas there's no awards that Clarke or Edvinsson will be competing for, keeping their names less in the spotlight as well as the perception of them being less of "prospects" and "upside".

 

[KirkAlbuquerque]

Better than both combined

 

[KevSkillz4]

So 64 people think he is going to be very good!! Nice.

 

[Pavel Buchnevich]

I view Makar and Hughes careers as two different levels. Hughes is in his best stretch now, but I don’t believe over the course of his career he will be of a similar caliber and I don’t even believe in their careers so far that he has been.

He can be as good or better than Hughes. I think he’s probably a little bit better than Hughes at the same point. Obviously Hughes got a lot better over the years, so Hutson has a long way to go, but it’s doable.

Not Makar. Doesn’t skate well enough for his size for that.

 

[HugeInTheShire]

There really needs to be a he's already eclipsed both Makar and Hughes option.

 

[CharasLazyWrister]

Ah yes, Arber Xhekaj has officially given way to the newest appointee of the Annual Habs Savior throne! Past inductees including Mike Komisarek and Josh Gorges look on with pride!

 

[Realgud]

I think he'll be as good as Makar and Hughes in the same way Poehling became as good as Matthews.