Player Discussion Lane Hutson Part 2

[Matthew McConaughay]

Once he gets a taste of poutine the pounds will get packed on very quickly. Not worried at all.

He'll get 20 pounds easy .

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Once he gets a taste of poutine the pounds will get packed on very quickly. Not worried at all.

Smoked meat and pizza is amazing in Montreal too.

 

[lillypad33]

He looks really small out there. He also somehow seems to come out of the corner with the puck quite often. I have no reason to doubt him.

 

[HomaridII]

He’ll be 180 by starting night 25-26. Also, I can’t believe I wrote ‘way’ instead of weigh…

For the record in the interview he did with Grant he said he was 165lbs but had lost a couple of pounds during the World Juniors due to the intensity of the tournament.

 

[JoelWarlord]

What I'm getting at here, is who, in history, is Lane Hutson's model? I can't think of a single successful player like him at the NHL level in the history of the game. Probably plenty in lower leagues though.

Will Hutson be the first? Maybe

He’s a bit of a unicorn but so is Quinn Hughes. Small blueliners just didn’t exist in the past. But the game has evolved. The obstruction rules are a game changer as is the elimination of the red line and the more offensive game the league is evolving towards.

I dunno, I don't really even think the unicorn stuff applies at this point. He's 5'9 now, yeah he's still tiny but he's also still 19, he won't be 160 pounds forever and 5'9 isn't exceedingly small in today's game.

He doesn't have to be a Quinn Hughes type unicorn to be successful (and there's not really any comparison between the two, Hughes is one of the best skaters in the game and Hutson never will be), he can just be Torey Krug with more skill IMO.

 

[BJCOLLINS]

My only concern is can he avoid the big hit/injuries? Now I’m certain at his size he’s practiced “evasive actions” his entire life.

maybe it’s more wear & tear, since Dach is 6’4” and constantly injured!

 

[morhilane]

My only concern is can he avoid the big hit/injuries? Now I’m certain at his size he’s practiced “evasive actions” his entire life.

maybe it’s more wear & tear, since Dach is 6’4” and constantly injured!

Not putting yourself in a bad position (lots of Habs players bad at this), off-ice training and how good you take care of your body is how you avoid injuries.

 

[schwang26]

Not putting yourself in a bad position (lots of Habs players bad at this), off-ice training and how good you take care of your body is how you avoid injuries.

Bigger targets compared to a smaller target I think makes a difference. You’re not making contact with the same parts of the body. Lower centre of gravity too. I’m not saying a small guy can’t get hurt of course, but it does seem to be the bigger guys. Look at Gallagher. He used to take a beating and most of his injuries came from Webers shots. Mete was small and I don’t remember him getting hurt.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

For the record in the interview he did with Grant he said he was 165lbs but had lost a couple of pounds during the World Juniors due to the intensity of the tournament.

It’s hard to put on weight during the season.

 

[windycity]

Unless we get an outstanding offer I think it would be quite dumb to trade Hutson at this point. We need a better handle on what we have with him

It’s hard to put on weight during the season.

Yet I have zero issue doing it, in fact I put on more than when hockey is not on

 

[schwang26]

Unless we get an outstanding offer I think it would be quite dumb to trade Hutson at this point. We need a better handle on what we have with him


Yet I have zero issue doing it, in fact I put on more than when hockey is not on

I’d be shocked if another team made such an offer. Yes he’s producing like crazy, but he is small and hasn’t done anything professionally yet.

 

[windycity]

I’d be shocked if another team made such an offer. Yes he’s producing like crazy, but he is small and hasn’t done anything professionally yet.

I agree which is also why trading him makes no sense now. We're not likely to get much and we might be trading a Unicorn.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Unless we get an outstanding offer I think it would be quite dumb to trade Hutson at this point. We need a better handle on what we have with him


Yet I have zero issue doing it, in fact I put on more than when hockey is not on

You and me both bud.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

I dunno, I don't really even think the unicorn stuff applies at this point. He's 5'9 now, yeah he's still tiny but he's also still 19, he won't be 160 pounds forever and 5'9 isn't exceedingly small in today's game.

He doesn't have to be a Quinn Hughes type unicorn to be successful (and there's not really any comparison between the two, Hughes is one of the best skaters in the game and Hutson never will be), he can just be Torey Krug with more skill IMO.

He’s 5’10.

 

[Shutdown]

even if he ends up playing 17 minutes per game with 5 of those minutes being on the PP and picking up 40 points per season, there's nothing wrong with that.

i think he'll figure it out and be an even strength contributor as well.

 

[Tyson]

He’s 5’10.

If he had been 6'0 he would have been a top 10 pick

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

If he had been 6'0 he would have been a top 10 pick

I think he’d have been a top ten even if he was 5’10 then.

He was 5’7 when we drafted him.

 

[montreal]

My only concern is can he avoid the big hit/injuries? Now I’m certain at his size he’s practiced “evasive actions” his entire life.

maybe it’s more wear & tear, since Dach is 6’4” and constantly injured!

He's just like Caufield in that you rarely see him get tagged. He's going to have lots of problems with his size and strength if they rush him to the NHL, we saw how Sean Farrell struggled in his NHL debut as going directly from the NCAA to the NHL is not easy for small, not overly quick, average skaters. Now Hutson is smaller but quicker better skater then Farrell and likely a decent amount more skilled but still it's not going to be easy at his weight.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

He's just like Caufield in that you rarely see him get tagged. He's going to have lots of problems with his size and strength if they rush him to the NHL, we saw how Sean Farrell struggled in his NHL debut as going directly from the NCAA to the NHL is not easy for small, not overly quick, average skaters. Now Hutson is smaller but quicker better skater then Farrell and likely a decent amount more skilled but still it's not going to be easy at his weight.

I hope we don’t see him in the NHL until 25/26

 

[Andrei79]

He’s 5’10.

Is he ? I thought he plateaued at 5'9". It's not only that he's 5'9", he's so frail for that size, on top of lacking power in his skating. Those two things are why I temper my expectations. If he was bigger or even a better skater, I think he'd be a lock as a star offensive defenseman.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Is he ? I thought he plateaued at 5'9". It's not only that he's 5'9", he's so frail for that size, on top of lacking power in his skating. Those two things are why I temper my expectations. If he was bigger or even a better skater, I think he'd be a lock as a star offensive defenseman.

He’s skinny because he’s still growing. All that food has gone into his height. He’ll add weight when that stops.

 

[Kennerback]

For the record in the interview he did with Grant he said he was 165lbs but had lost a couple of pounds during the World Juniors due to the intensity of the tournament.

I sure hope so... They have him at 148 on hockeydb. How he's going to move big NHL powerforwards. That's what, 100 pounds less than Slaf and Savard? lol

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

He’s 5’10.

I saw a pic of him with his coach, who's 6'1", and he's about 5'10"

 

[Goalfield13]

My only concern is can he avoid the big hit/injuries? Now I’m certain at his size he’s practiced “evasive actions” his entire life.

maybe it’s more wear & tear, since Dach is 6’4” and constantly injured!

Evasive actions are not going to matter during the playoffs when the other team purposely dumps the puck in with the intention on grinding him down. Defensemen can't avoid contact if they want to play actual defense.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Evasive actions are not going to matter during the playoffs when the other team purposely dumps the puck in with the intention on grinding him down. Defensemen can't avoid contact if they want to play actual defense.

He’s never going to be Shea Weber in the crease but he doesn’t shy away from physical play either. As long as they give him some time to pack on some muscle he’ll be fine.