Player Discussion Lane Hutson Part 2

[LaP]

Got to manage his minutes

This i agree.

 

[Rapala]

In my opinion the only to set a top 6 or top 4 skilled player up for failure is by losing faith in him and running him under the bus and yo-yo-ing him between the NHL and the AHL until he needs to be waived and another team claims him.

As long as they are patient and communicate with the kid i don't see any issues. They might have to send him back to the AHL if he keeps struggling defensively but as long as they explain him why i don't see any problem with it.

I would shelter him long before thinking the AHL is a good option.
The problem is neither Xhekaj nor Struble has stood out as a decent second pairing place holder.
Even worse Savard has been a terrible second pairing RD place holder.

 

[Tyson]

This i agree.

Yeah that's my main concern.

 

[LaP]

I would shelter him long before thinking the AHL is a good option.
The problem is neither Xhekaj nor Struble has stood out as a decent second pairing place holder.
Even worse Savard has been a terrible second pairing RD place holder.

We have nobody to shelter him though outside of Guhle and Guhle is playing too much to "shelter" a younger player. We would need to get rid of Savard and find a better vet to do so imo.

I think one of the main problem we have atm is we have too many offensive dmen. KH will have to make a choice. Can't have Hutson, Matheson, Barron and Mailloux in the lineup. If the future is Mailloux and Hutson (i think it is) and you want to give them NHL exp now i feel loike you have to trade the other two and surround Guhle, Mailloux and Hutson with two solid steady vets closer to their prime than Savard.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I would shelter him long before thinking the AHL is a good option.
The problem is neither Xhekaj nor Struble has stood out as a decent second pairing place holder.
Even worse Savard has been a terrible second pairing RD place holder.

We can’t shelter him though because he’s our 3rd best defenseman lmfao

 

[Habs]

We are leading in some of the stats finally

 

[Rapala]

We can’t shelter him though because he’s our 3rd best defenseman lmfao

We can't shelter him until someone can step up and defend better on that left side which is a huge problem isn't it?
As soon as we can get either Xhekaj or Struble stabilized we can shelter him fairly easily.
It's not something we'd set out to do all the time but something that may have to be done over the course of a season.
So go ahead and LYFAO but just realize we aren't in an ideal situation.
Any defender other than Hutson would have been scorched on these boards for his recent performances.
He's not immune you know.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

We can't shelter him until someone can step up and defend better on that left side which is a huge problem isn't it?
As soon as we can get either Xhekaj or Struble stabilized we can shelter him fairly easily.
It's not something we'd set out to do all the time but something that may have to be done over the course of a season.
So go ahead and LYFAO but just realize we aren't in an ideal situation.
Any defender other than Hutson would have been scorched on these boards for his recent performances.
He's not immune you know.

Man I’m not saying he’s immune he sucks dick defensively and badly needs sheltering

 

[dcyhabs]

We have nobody to shelter him though outside of Guhle and Guhle is playing too much to "shelter" a younger player. We would need to get rid of Savard and find a better vet to do so imo.

I think one of the main problem we have atm is we have too many offensive dmen. KH will have to make a choice. Can't have Hutson, Matheson, Barron and Mailloux in the lineup. If the future is Mailloux and Hutson (i think it is) and you want to give them NHL exp now i feel loike you have to trade the other two and surround Guhle, Mailloux and Hutson with two solid steady vets closer to their prime than Savard.

It looks like opening spots on D was not the main issue. Everything would look better if Guhle were healthy, but even best case everyone is playing probably a pairing higher than what they can cope with. Guhle and Matheson would be good with fewer minutes and weaker competition, but no one else comes close to first pairing. They don't really have anyone else ready for the second pairing. Lots of third pairing guys, and lots who would benefit from time in Laval.

Once the team starts trying to make the playoffs they'll need to sign a defensive D or two and some bottom 6 guys. They may need someone to fill out the top 6 forwards as well.

Hutson can play offense, and he can play D at every level below the NHL, but so far he hasn't shown that he can be a net positive with the habs. He's got time to develop, but a season as the top guy in Laval might be better than getting owned in the NHL and getting passes until they decide he's had enough chances, sort of like Xhekaj and JK. Some players have their games together and just have to adapt to the NHL, some need to finish building their games.

 

[ahmedou]

Please make this simulation into reality!

 

[Tuggy]

Most complete game he's played in the NHL so far.

Great at both ends of the ice.

 

[CHwest]

Most complete game he's played in the NHL so far.

Great at both ends of the ice.

First full game I have been able to watch this year, to me he looks far better defensively than I thought he could be. Very nice surprise for me.

 

[Koivu11]

 

[malcb33]

We have nobody to shelter him though outside of Guhle and Guhle is playing too much to "shelter" a younger player. We would need to get rid of Savard and find a better vet to do so imo.

I think one of the main problem we have atm is we have too many offensive dmen. KH will have to make a choice. Can't have Hutson, Matheson, Barron and Mailloux in the lineup. If the future is Mailloux and Hutson (i think it is) and you want to give them NHL exp now i feel loike you have to trade the other two and surround Guhle, Mailloux and Hutson with two solid steady vets closer to their prime than Savard.

I agree, there's not a lot of options right now.

Personally, I would like to see Hutson-Guhle paring when Guhle is healthy again.

Hutson - Guhle
Matheson - Savard/ Struble
Wifi - Struble/ Savard

I would play the 1st and 2nd pairings fairly evenly. Still, not ideal for certain.

 

[Adriatic]

I agree, there's not a lot of options right now.

Personally, I would like to see Hutson-Guhle paring when Guhle is healthy again.

Hutson - Guhle
Matheson - Savard/ Struble
Wifi - Struble/ Savard

I would play the 1st and 2nd pairings fairly evenly. Still, not ideal for certain.

No matter how we set up our defense we're always missing a rd that can log minutes to stabilize the whole thing. You can put Huston with Guhle but do you really want to have him out there constantly against the top lines at this point? A trade needs to happen.

 

[WeThreeKings]

If he can bring that level of defensive game consistently and the team unlocks how it can play offense with Hutson on the ice? He could legit be a #1D in the vein of Fox/Hughes.

 

[Skip Bayless]

First line has a hard time dealing with the fact that he's basically a 4th fwd out there.

Caufield is constantly looking to get open instead of covering for him. Head in the clouds.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

If he can bring that level of defensive game consistently and the team unlocks how it can play offense with Hutson on the ice? He could legit be a #1D in the vein of Fox/Hughes.

He was a stud defensively last night.

 

[morhilane]

So how are people liking the Habs 5'9'' 160lbs goon?

7 hits in 8 games (like team average, but had two last games, he's ramping up the violence ).
17 blocked shots.
6 PIM (good for the 3rd rank on the team).

 

[crosbyshow]

Let me tell you that Hutson is way better than Quinn Hughes's first 3 seasons defensively


Hughes was awful in his own zone at the time

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

I expected the puck wizardry to some degree, so his quick adaptation to the defensive side of things has definitely been the biggest surprise to me. He just about never gets in trouble in his own zone and when the other team does set a heavy forecheck/cycle on him, he finds ways to get out with the puck more often than not. That's a truly rare combo, in all my years I haven't seen it all that often, that's for sure.

 

[Andrei79]

I expected the puck wizardry to some degree, so his quick adaptation to the defensive side of things has definitely been the biggest surprise to me. He just about never gets in trouble in his own zone and when the other team does set a heavy forecheck/cycle on him, he finds ways to get out with the puck more often than not. That's a truly rare combo, in all my years I haven't seen it all that often, that's for sure.

I didn't expect his skating to have improved this much either. He's much faster, quicker and gets power when he leans on his inside edges. He should be really impressive after another offseason or two. Seeing how dedicated he is, skating speed and his shot are probably two things he'll improve.

 

[crosbyshow]

I didn't expect his skating to have improved this much either. He's much faster, quicker and gets power when he leans on his inside edges. He should be really impressive after another offseason or two. Seeing how dedicated he is, skating speed and his shot are probably two things he'll improve.

Exactly...he has to work a lot on his wrist shot. Hundreds shots a day during 4 months next Summer.

He has 0 goals so far..no wonder..in today's league with the great goaltenders..you have to have a good shot to score a bit

Quinn Hughes worked his ass of on his shot over the years and he scored 17 goals last season.

 

[Redux91]

That was a 'hell' of a game he played last night btw
Impacted the ice every time he was on

25 mins TOI already some games as a 20 yr old rookie

 

[rahad]

Habs has been very successful with the second round pick. Can't believe we turned Brett Kulak into Hutson! Thank you Edmonton for the second round pick!

Can't imagine how many points Hutson could have playing with McDavid.