This is not true. Some individuals are genetically limited in their capacity to gain weight, but also to keep it when they can add a little. I gave this example a couple of times before, but look at Aleksi Heponiemi. Listed at 148 lbs at 17 in his draft year. He was very talented piling up points in the WHL. Was drafted at #40 by Florida in 2017. He left at 19 to play with Karpat in Liiga, a mens league and got great stats there in the regular season, 46 points in 50 games. But the first red flag came during the playoffs that season, only three points in 17 games. After that he played in the AHL with 25 games with the Panthers and he left last summer for the Swiss league, got seriuosly injured ther early on and has 17 points in 22 games.
The thing is, that now a grown man, at age 25, Heponiemi weighs only 155 lbs and to me that's the reason why he was unable to establish himself in the NHL. Look at Kailer Yamamoto, drafted 22th overall by the Oilers, also in 2017. Like Heponiemi he is now 25 and weighs 153 lbs. Yes, he plays in the NHL, but he is not an impact player. The funny thing, Yamamoto was listed at 159 lbs in his draft year. I know these two players are not Hutson. My point is to show that some skinny players are just unable to add weight and keep it and in the end it has an impact on their ceiling.
