Player Discussion Lane Hutson Part 2

Jaynki

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There ya go - the photo was never photoshopped, you can see with not sitting flat on a chair and not in that type of lighting, his muscles were accentuated but not photoshopped. You can see exactly how the lighting and sitting would have made his quads look bigger than they are, but still a decent size.
Those are still some big mothaf***ing legs
 

Habs10Habs

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I watched Sam Pollock do some amazing things. Serge Savard to a lesser extent. After Savard it has been a disaster up until now. Hughes is brilliant, as is Gorton.
Bergevin hires Therrien, Gorton hires Hughes. Nuff said.
If this paragraph was a movie. I'd give it a 3 out of 5.
1. Great action packed beginning.
2. Solid fun filled middle.
3. Throw my popcorn on the ground and walk out. (Missing the last (HuGo) part.
 

samsagat

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I like the idea, but what if Hutson IS great offensively but not that useful in his own zone?

'Cause with his size combined with his difficult backward skating/pivots, there's a possibility that Hutson become an offensive specialist.

Sometimes if you try too hard to turn a frog into a bull, you'll make the frog loose his qualities while never be able to turn him into a bull...

With the last management crew, they were specialists at trying to fit every young player into a certain mold (Gallagher's mold?), with very limited success in terms of development.

The fittest survive, not the most stubborn...

Hughes and MSL have shown a great deal of adaptability since their arrival.

I want this to continue.


P.S.: yes, for sure Hutson will ameliorate his defensive play.
But at the end of the day, with his toolset, I don't think it will eventually become a strength for him.

We have to take him for what he is: a fantastic offensive player that gonna help the team in that department.

For the rest, it will be on management to adapt their decisions accordingly.
 

Rapala

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Artfully dodged the real issue, Hutson photoshopped and deep faked Quads.
That is such a perfect nickname for Lane Hutson
Charles Dickens approves.

"The Artful Dodger"

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SannywithoutCompy

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I like the idea, but what if Hutson IS great offensively but not that useful in his own zone?

'Cause with his size combined with his difficult backward skating/pivots, there's a possibility that Hutson become an offensive specialist.

Sometimes if you try too hard to turn a frog into a bull, you'll make the frog loose his qualities while never be able to turn him into a bull...

With the last management crew, they were specialists at trying to fit every young player into a certain mold (Gallagher's mold?), with very limited success in terms of development.

The fittest survive, not the most stubborn...

Hughes and MSL have shown a great deal of adaptability since their arrival.

I want this to continue.


P.S.: yes, for sure Hutson will ameliorate his defensive play.
But at the end of the day, with his toolset, I don't think it will eventually become a strength for him.

We have to take him for what he is: a fantastic offensive player that gonna help the team in that department.

For the rest, it will be on management to adapt their decisions accordingly.
He's never gonna be a beast along the boards but if Quinn Hughes and Adam Fox can turn into good (not just average) defensive playesr, I have faith Hutson can do the same.
 

HuGort

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Electric player, high end skill, very shifty. I have him on my first pp unit. Good in overtime too.

If Hutson can play 20-22 minutes a night in playoffs going to be big. I imagine they will run him. Playoffs usually two month grind. Play him less in playoffs probably. Drop down to 15-16 minutes. Take wear off him.
 

Jaynki

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Man some are sleeping on Lane Hutson.

"Hiding" him, starting in the AHL, offensive specialist, poor pivot/backward skating, etc.

He is an obvious elite/star talent and you want him on the ice as much as possible as only a few defenseman in the league can move the puck like him. He generates offense from nothing and often starting from his own zone.

He is an absolute problem for the other team when he is on the ice, not for his team because he is small, some have it reversed here.

I argued last year at the same date a lot on this board for Slafkovsky as i thought he was an obvious star in the making. Lane Hutson is even more obvious and evident then Slaf was. He will be touted as our best defenseman very early and he will be an immediate big impact player. It is written black on white.
 

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