But the mainboard reassured me that it's not a display of hockey IQ or skill, it's dumb head fakes that just confuse the other team since that stuff belongs in peewee hockey.
Yes that's what's so exciting about him, the NHL is a league that can adapt pretty quickly to players. It's why so many young guys have sophmore slumps, once they get good enough that the opposing teams video coaches start picking apart their game they can't replicate their success until they adapt again. Hutson showing the ability to adapt even faster is a big neon flashing sign that says he's going to be a star.
Someone commented yesterday that a lot of veterans start off slow and only start really trying in the 2nd half of the season so it’s unlikely he’ll keep it up
Last night was the first occasion that I had to watch Celibrini play when the Sharks played the Vegas Knights. While Celibrini displayed the skills that will make him a major star in the future, Hutson, as of today, is a much more impactful player. While I acknowledge that Hutson is a bit older, he has a higher ability to control or influence a game. If he continues at his current development pace, Hutson should be the hands on favorite to win the Calder Trophy, ahead of Celibrini and, yes, Michkov.
I get it. I'm just telling you that it doesn't jive with what I've seen.
I think he's an awesome skater. Always have.
Honestly man, does him being faster than Hughes at top speed even matter? I don't think it matters at all. And I could be absolutely wrong here. Just because it suprises me doesn't mean that I'm correct. It just doesn't seem right.For sure. But stop raining on my parade !
I don't think Hutson is faster skater than Hughes but Hutson has tremendous burst of speed that Hughes may not matched. Deception + high speed acceleration make Hutson a very dangerous player.
Honestly, I get what you're saying. He doesn't have the straight line speed to catch up with a fast forward that gets past him, I don't disagree with you on that. I believe that the speed bursts that put him so high in those metrics are when he accelerates down into the zone from the blueline and goes from a standing still head fake to top speed in about 2 strides. He might not have elite speed, but he does have elite quickness and acceleration, which he uses to gain an advantage on opponents.
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He transitions the puck faster, under pressure, and in tighter proximities than any other defender I’ve seen on the habs. I noticed mostly against the Avs.
My fav line from Habs legend Carey Price's first game: Baptism by fire.flyers fan page on calder race:
Why Matvei Michkov is losing the Calder Trophy race
The Philadelphia Flyers rookie has been just fine, but the 20-year-old winger might be losing his grip on the Calder Trophy.
Hutson is carrying the narrative of his deployment being especially easy. But among the 219 defensemen who have played at least 200 minutes of 5-on-5 hockey in the NHL this season, Hutson’s 53.95 offensive zone start percentage ranks him just 60th. Players like Morgan Rielly, Roman Josi, and Cale Makar — all ultra offensively gifted blueliners — are getting much more favorable deployment than the Habs rookie. And when you compare that to Michkov’s 72.73 percent of offensive zone starts, it is extremely easy to see who is truly getting the tougher deployment.
You are being conservative. If our forwards can finish Hutson's play, you are looking at at least 10 more points for Hutson.
While it might seem like it, I wonder if this is accurate. If, for example, Gallagher scores on the pass Hutson sent to him, we most likely win that game in regulation, and there's no need for OT heroics, including Hutson's assist. So that miss didn't really cost him a point, did it?
I didn't quite follow the thread. Are we talking about last game or all the games this season? I meant for the extra points that Hutson can get if we had better forwards this year.
