Prospect Info: Lane Hutson Part 2

[WeThreeKings]

They play less game 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.

Also less travel in the NCAA.

 

[26Mats]

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.

The travel in the AHL is by bus, often overnight. Players often don't get good sleep. And they still play what 72 games? That's still almost double the number of NCAA games.

 

[Redux91]

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

Nah,
It's actually because he was freshly drafted and 18 in a 19 year old tournament on a team that had Luke Hughes eating all the LD minutes.

And do I really have to defend the notion that a 19 yr old in a tourney featuring players aged 20-40 and most with NHL experience isn't getting 20 minutes a game in the top pairing...?
Like really? It's amazing he's even f***ing there dude..lol

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

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

I have. He's not going to be Shea Weber moving guys, but if he was lost in the defensive zone, he wouldn't know when to be around the net, which he does

 

[NotProkofievian]

Watching both Edmonton and Finland struggle without a dman who can make moves to create and exploit gaps in coverage, I can't help but think that Lane could have a big impact for our team someday.

 

[The Great Weal]

Don't really care about his point totals next year, I'm hoping he focuses on his athleticism more. He's proven he can be a dynamo offensively.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Stu Cowan: Canadiens prospect Lane Hutson 'a special player,' coach says

Boston University's Jay Pandolfo isn't surprised to see spark-plug defenceman performing so well at the world championships for the U.S.

montrealgazette.com

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I think he can be better defensively but he’s certainly not Mailloux back there. People seem to think they’re the same back there. They’re not.

He’s got a pretty good active stick. He absorbs forechecks well. He’s gonna be fine.

 

[ChesterNimitz]

Don't really care about his point totals next year, I'm hoping he focuses on his athleticism more. He's proven he can be a dynamo offensively.

This kid’s ability to create time and space for himself will, in itself, allow him to be a star at the next level. His edge skating and ability to accelerate off the turn is a grand sight to these old eyes. In several years there will be 30 teams questioning themselves as to why they passed up an opportunity to draft a transformational player. They are perhaps already asking themselves.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Don't really care about his point totals next year, I'm hoping he focuses on his athleticism more. He's proven he can be a dynamo offensively.

Absolutely. Get faster, stronger and better defensively.

 

[salbutera]

Fans better start learning to accept Hutson will be the poster boy for MSLs “concept game” - he will play D as a rover

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

I have. He's not going to be Shea Weber moving guys, but if he was lost in the defensive zone, he wouldn't know when to be around the net, which he does

I'm sorry but that is a terrible explanation of why you believe that he is a good defender.

I think he is going to be a special player but it is unlikely that he will even be an average defender. He will need his smarts to compensate as best he can for his inability to play in front of the net and to win board battles in the NHL. He still can't defend from a back skating posture and sometimes he gets away with it and sometimes he does not.....his success rate with this approach will be much lower at the NHL level. I hear people on here raving about his defensive stick but it is also a weakness because he simply doesn't have any reach and isn't able to defend enough ice because of it. He is very effective with his stick for his size but relative to the average NHL dman it will be a weakness.

As long as he will be able to do special things with the puck on his stick in the NHL and create more than he gives up he will be fine. This of course is contingent on him improving his backskating to the point where he can defend while doing crossovers which he has almost entirely refused to do so far. I am certain that he will make this adjustment and you have to love his compete level as he works his ass off in the dzone. I have seen enough improvement this season to feel quite confident that Hutson will find a way to make a significant impact with the Habs at some point.

I suspect if he was significantly bigger he would ne a nasty SOB on the ice as he has some real fire in him. He is going to be fun to watch develop as his trajectory is really impressive and if it continues he is going to win a Hobey Baker next season imo.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

This kid’s ability to create time and space for himself will, in itself, allow him to be a star at the next level. His edge skating and ability to accelerate off the turn is a grand sight to these old eyes. In several years there will be 30 teams questioning themselves as to why they passed up an opportunity to draft a transformational player. They are perhaps already asking themselves.

It will be really interesting to see how high his brother Cole is drafted next season as he is virtually a carbon copy of Lane. We will find out exactly how much they regret passing on him if Cole has a huge year like Lane did and he ends up going really high.

 

[SlafySZN]

It will be really interesting to see how high his brother Cole is drafted next season as he is virtually a carbon copy of Lane. We will find out exactly how much they regret passing on him if Cole has a huge year like Lane did and he ends up going really high.

Yeah, Cole should be taken around 10-15, if not it’s another steal.

 

[Estimated_Prophet]

Yeah, Cole should be taken around 10-15, if not it’s another steal.

Well have to wait and see, It is way too early to guess and there are alot of very good d prospects next year. I think it will be really interesting.

 

[SlafySZN]

https://www.tvasports.ca/2023/05/26/lane-hutson-un-joueur-special?fbclid=IwAR0nmFfnJYWMKDHC0ZuesLehA3SoVzDtAVZZ-_PTZDiSlDyya3j_tWk8bB8&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

 

[Whitesnake]

Do you know how much I know that I love the pick we made? I close my eyes...pretend he belongs to somebody else and that we passed on him....if it pisses me off....it means we made a GREAT pick!

Clearly the case here.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

Do you know how much I know that I love the pick we made? I close my eyes...pretend he belongs to somebody else and that we passed on him....if it pisses me off....it means we made a GREAT pick!

Clearly the case here.

That's how I feel about Kulich... minus the pretend...

 

[pylero]

In an article published earlier today, Montreal Gazette reports Lane Hutson as 5'10 and 165 pounds now, according to his BU coach Jay Pandolfo.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

In an article published earlier today, Montreal Gazette reports Lane Hutson as 5'10 and 165 pounds now, according to his BU coach Jay Pandolfo.

But can he skate backwards?

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

Is he playing today ?

 

[26Mats]

In an article published earlier today, Montreal Gazette reports Lane Hutson as 5'10 and 165 pounds now, according to his BU coach Jay Pandolfo.

While I'm skeptical of a player's coach giving height information, he does look 5'10 out there.

 

[Naslundforever]

But can he skate backwards?

Overrated skill

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

Hutson really shines in overtime, he's incredible, but the U.S.A just lost.

 

[CoSi]

Hutson really shines in overtime, he's incredible, but the U.S.A just lost.

this is your fault