not his fault, must have been the frostbites
Prospect Info: Lane Hutson Part 2
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Pompeius Magnus
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At this point, I'm almost getting scared he peaked too early 
The development crew will really need to have a good talk with him this summer, help him set new goals, stuff he can still work on, etc. You want to keep him hungry for more in his sophomore season.
The development crew will really need to have a good talk with him this summer, help him set new goals, stuff he can still work on, etc. You want to keep him hungry for more in his sophomore season.
tooji
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For me it’s the opposite, the fact that he is dominant despite clear areas to work on shows a really high ceiling and trajectory.At this point, I'm almost getting scared he peaked too early
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He just got an updated report from the same endocrinologist that rightfully predicted 5'10"?
DramaticGloveSave
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He mostly just needs to work on his body but NCAA is a great place for that. Not sure the production can get much better though. Could see him having a year with less points but credited for having a more “mature” game.
Nedved
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So long as his puck distribution continues to look elite, and cleans up his play in his own end, he's on the right track. Subban vibes, that his game won't translate to the nhl, but he just ends up being so talented in a few areas the other parts of his game cover his weaknesses.
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Kojo
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Lane Hutson doesn't need to clean up his play in his own end. He's pretty elite in his own end especially when the puck end up on his stick which happens more often than not, then the other team starts to panic because it's Lane Hutson.
Once Hutson has the puck on his stick, defensive weaknesses disappear. His only weakness is gap control and fighting for loose pucks, but, even there, he has improved when fighting for loose pucks by learning to interpose his body between an opponent and the puck to gain a foothold forth puck.
Not too concerned about Hutson progressing in all aspects of his game, with Nicolas on the case and Hutson's dedication to improving.
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Steal of the draft eh guys............what a season he is having.
Introduce stat - Lane Hutson leads BU in plus/minus with +28 in ony 37 games The closest teammate is +19.
How can such a defensive liability make this happen?
How can such a defensive liability make this happen?
NekkiChiconey
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I went back to watch the game against Merrimack and that was honestly one of the best single-game performances I've seen from a D prospect in the last few years. He was everywhere on both sides of the ice. It's even more impressive considering teams are now tailoring their gameplan to him... And he still beats them.
I've also watched a couple Canucks games recently and came away impressed by Hughes' improvement on D. When he first got to the league I don't think I would've trusted him with best-on-best matchups, but now he's a slightly above average defender. I think he started using his strengths, i.e. skating, to gain an advantage instead of perpetually trying to improve physical play. This will be key for Lane: use his agility to attack forwards early, cut through their hands and recover pucks. Ideally, he'll learn to kill plays in open-ice, before he even has to battle on the boards. This will also be the difference between a 2nd pair pp QB or a no. 1 star.
I've also watched a couple Canucks games recently and came away impressed by Hughes' improvement on D. When he first got to the league I don't think I would've trusted him with best-on-best matchups, but now he's a slightly above average defender. I think he started using his strengths, i.e. skating, to gain an advantage instead of perpetually trying to improve physical play. This will be key for Lane: use his agility to attack forwards early, cut through their hands and recover pucks. Ideally, he'll learn to kill plays in open-ice, before he even has to battle on the boards. This will also be the difference between a 2nd pair pp QB or a no. 1 star.
Nedved
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He has some issues without the puck. It's not natural for him. It's a coachable problem and if he puts in the time he'll get better. I'm talking growing into an nhl # 1 D man vs PP specialist that is paired on the top 2 pairings.
Scintillating10
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Freshman with 48 points in 37 games? Broke Brian Leetch’s NCAA season point total?
Kojo
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Tune in tomorrow at 4 pm to watch him do some more Lane Hutson things.
Kojo
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Sometime he does look a little bit lost in his own end when the puck isn't on his stick but he's not passive defensively. He's always trying to switch the momentum and as soon as the puck wind up on his stick the other team has to defend against him.
Matthew McConaughay
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Their best player (Lane Hutson) is not even on the first wave of the PP lol, what team doesn't put their best player on the first wave?
JustAHabFan
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I saw Hutson played the shift before the PP.
Matthew McConaughay
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Yeah, not even worth trying to trade his ass now, let's just renounce our rights on him and move on.
Matthew McConaughay
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But defensively he was very good, he blocked a shot at the end of the game, and probably saved a goal.
