Player Discussion Lane Hutson Part 2

[G0bias]

Just been stat watching, how is Lane Hutson getting so many points while playing only 10 minutes per game?

He gud

 

[Egresch]

He’s already pretty good and smart with defending.

Sure, but definitely not NHL level. I know it is mostly because of missing strength, but he also needs to be more mean and physical.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Needs to spend a lot of time at gym and learn to defend. That is solid challenge.

He’s got 2 offseasons and a full season to put on mass and learn to backskate. As for defending, there’s only so much he can learn in the NCAA while dominating so much offensively, even with an extra year.

He will never be as reliable to play top pairing minutes or not even 2nd pairing, people need to set their expectations accordingly.

PP specialist.

 

[26Mats]

He’s got 2 offseasons and a full season to put on mass and learn to backskate. As for defending, there’s only so much he can learn in the NCAA while dominating so much offensively, even with an extra year.

He will never be as reliable to play top pairing minutes or not even 2nd pairing, people need to set their expectations accordingly.

PP specialist.

I think it depends on how much he grows vertically and how much beef/muscle he packs in. Francis Bouillon was 5'8, but built like a tank. He could handle himself in the corners and the front of the net. Hutson is perhaps 5'10 now.

I'd leave him in the NCAA for two more years to keep bulking up.

 

[tazsub3]

2 years in the NCAA seems to be the standard for elite D, so hoping we get a Caufield like appearance late in the year.

you mean we make the playoff on the last game of the year and then he propels an 8 seed hab to the finals? lol

 

[26Mats]

2 years in the NCAA seems to be the standard for elite D, so hoping we get a Caufield like appearance late in the year.

I would just argue that in Lane's case, he's not a standard D - at least when it comes to size. So even if he's obliterating the NCAA next year, it might because to keep him there an extra year, if that's the best place for him to continue to bulk up. Allowing him to come in bulked up may not only allow him to come in as s a better defender defensively, but also allow him to stay injury free and thus play more games long term.

 

[Egresch]

He’s got 2 offseasons and a full season to put on mass and learn to backskate. As for defending, there’s only so much he can learn in the NCAA while dominating so much offensively, even with an extra year.

He will never be as reliable to play top pairing minutes or not even 2nd pairing, people need to set their expectations accordingly.

PP specialist.

Agree, that is how I see him as well, but you cannot be defensive liability even if you play in 3rd pairing.

I think it depends on how much he grows vertically and how much beef/muscle he packs in. Francis Bouillon was 5'8, but built like a tank. He could handle himself in the corners and the front of the net. Hutson is perhaps 5'10 now.

I'd leave him in the NCAA for two more years to keep bulking up.

Yes, Jared Spurgeon is a good example as well. He can even eat some PK minutes and is a captain for some reason. But that is a big step in Hutson s development. Would be amazing if he could do it.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Sure, but definitely not NHL level. I know it is mostly because of missing strength, but he also needs to be more mean and physical.

He's not going to be mean and physical, and he shouldn't be because that's gonna put miles on a body thar isn't designed to play that way.

Plus we have more than enough physicality on a blueline that features Guhle and Xhekaj.

Hutson will defend with his stick, smarts, positioning and skating.

 

[Breakfast of Champs]

We need a pp specialist this team has had some of the worst pp in history and it even prevented us from making the playoffs in 2019

 

[Egresch]

He's not going to be mean and physical, and he shouldn't be because that's gonna put miles on a body thar isn't designed to play that way.

Plus we have more than enough physicality on a blueline that features Guhle and Xhekaj.

Hutson will defend with his stick, smarts, positioning and skating.

Sure, I mean the minimum NHL standard for defenseman. You have to be able to at least a push a guy in board battles. I am not expecting him to win battles with Tkachuks

 

[An0n]

Sure, I mean the minimum NHL standard for defenseman. You have to be able to at least a push a guy in board battles. I am not expecting him to win battles with Tkachuks

I'm sure he will.

Man, those Tkachuks guys are basically deities on these boards, it's incredible.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I think it depends on how much he grows vertically and how much beef/muscle he packs in. Francis Bouillon was 5'8, but built like a tank. He could handle himself in the corners and the front of the net. Hutson is perhaps 5'10 now.

I'd leave him in the NCAA for two more years to keep bulking up.

Wrong. He can bulk up in Montreal or Laval too.

Letting him stay 3 years in college is so wrong and I won't even list all the other potential worries...

 

[Favster]

Wrong. He can bulk up in Montreal or Laval too.

Letting him stay 3 years in college is so wrong and I won't even list all the other potential worries...

I agree that leaving him in college 3 years is probably the wrong move but it is much easier to bulk up in NCAA due to lighter schedule. NHL/AHL players lose weight over a full season and it's nearly impossible to gain mass during the season. NHL players typically gain weight during the offseason.

 

[FerrisRox]

He will never be as reliable to play top pairing minutes or not even 2nd pairing, people need to set their expectations accordingly.

PP specialist.

Could you explain how you could possibly know that Lane Hutson will *never* be reliable enough to be a 2nd pairing defensemen.

How on earth do you claim to know this?

 

[JeffreyLFC]

I agree that leaving him in college 3 years is probably the wrong move but it is much easier to bulk up in NCAA due to lighter schedule. NHL/AHL players lose weight over a full season and it's nearly impossible to gain mass during the season. NHL players typically gain weight during the offseason.

You can lose mass if you are very strong and bulky. If you are fit and skinny, not so much.

 

[Skip Bayless]

Could you explain how you could possibly know that Lane Hutson will *never* be reliable enough to be a 2nd pairing defensemen.

How on earth do you claim to know this?

Because he’s lost in his own end and the level of his athleticism wont make up for it.

It’s not a coincidence he gets minimal ice time in big tournaments despite being quite decisive offensively.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

Because he’s lost in his own end and the level of his athleticism wont make up for it.

It’s not a coincidence he gets minimal ice time in big tournaments despite being quite decisive offensively.

He's not lost in his own end lmao, did you watch him in college at all?

I swear this is a carbon copy of Fox as a prospect, go back to his thread and you'll see a ton of people claiming he's dumb as a stump defensively. How did that work out?

 

[Ozmodiar]

You can lose mass if you are very strong and bulky. If you are fit and skinny, not so much.

His point about the NCAA is true.
It’s the best place for him to bulk up. Light schedule, lots of time in the gym.

Another year or two? I suppose that decision will be made year by year. Let’s see how next season goes.

 

[EveryDay]

Because he’s lost in his own end and the level of his athleticism wont make up for it.

It’s not a coincidence he gets minimal ice time in big tournaments despite being quite decisive offensively.

He's the youngest player on the USA team, of course he's playing as the number 6-7..... Doesn't change the fact that he's number 1 in pts for D on his team.

You will look like a fool in 3 years when he's MTL top 3 defenceman.

 

[McGuires Corndog]

He's not going to be mean and physical, and he shouldn't be because that's gonna put miles on a body thar isn't designed to play that way.

Plus we have more than enough physicality on a blueline that features Guhle and Xhekaj.

Hutson will defend with his stick, smarts, positioning and skating.

Exactly.

Given our young core at D he fits like a glove, his pros counter-balance the other guys cons and vice versa.

He just needs time, he’s going to be a point producer without question.

 

[DAChampion]

I don't get why a player can't bulk up in Laval. The AHL has both fewer games and less travel than the NHL.

There might also be a benefit to having Roy, Kidney, Mailloux, etc all together at the same time.

 

[Skip Bayless]

He's not lost in his own end lmao, did you watch him in college at all?

I swear this is a carbon copy of Fox as a prospect, go back to his thread and you'll see a ton of people claiming he's dumb as a stump defensively. How did that work out?

Just watch him defend around the net the next time he plays.

 

[Sam de Mtl]

I don't get why a player can't bulk up in Laval. The AHL has both fewer games and less travel than the NHL.

There might also be a benefit to having Roy, Kidney, Mailloux, etc all together at the same time.

In one year, sure. But the AHL is a very physical league, he might get crushed a few too many times there. It is a much smoother transition to give him one more NCAA year before coming over.

Also what's the rush?

 

[SlafySZN]

 

[26Mats]

Wrong. He can bulk up in Montreal or Laval too.

Letting him stay 3 years in college is so wrong and I won't even list all the other potential worries...

Wrong (look how easy it is to talk that way!).

They play less games in the NCAA than in Montreal and Laval. Many have noted it's a better place to bulk up. The body needs rest and recovery to bulk up. The grind of an NHL season doesn't permit good rest and recovery.