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Player Discussion Lane Hutson Part 2

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Habs Halifax said:
His size factor should not be ignored. It can be sheltered but it's not something to ignore. This is about cup contender evaluation and playoff style hockey. You see smaller types fade so often in the playoffs. Not saying Hutson will fade but it is something he will have to overcome.
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It depends on what you mean. It's ok if he plays in the NHL
at 5'7 or 5'8. That is ok. But he needs to get bigger and
stronger. He does not need to get taller.
 
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Habs Halifax said:
His size factor should not be ignored. It can be sheltered but it's not something to ignore. This is about cup contender evaluation and playoff style hockey. You see smaller types fade so often in the playoffs. Not saying Hutson will fade but it is something he will have to overcome.
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I agree with everything you said but I think people focus so much on size. His brain will be the key with his decision making and how to utilize his stick and body position just like many in the league do already. I guess I’m just a glass half full guy

Let’s hope we don’t get too much rain tonight though jeez
 
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Mister Hab said:
Dustin Byfuglien: switched from FORWARD to DMAN. And, there are other examples of players switching from dman to forward (or vice versa). Other examples? (anyone?): dmen switching to forwards?

Hutson: I'm excited (super-pumped!!) that our Habs drafted Hutson and can't wait to see him paired up with Reinbacher or Guhle or Mailloux or Struble....if.....if Hutson or Guhle or Struble can (sometimes?) play well on the RIGHT SIDE? Or, else the options are Reinbacher and Mailloux (two righties) for now (and Habs obviously can acquire a big RIGHTIE stay-at-home defensive-dman in the near future via TRADE or UFA, to be Hutson's partner, etc).

But...if Lane Hutson can be an elite-forward...I won't say no to that!! But I have no idea if Hutson and Habs management ever talked about it? (just for fun!: Hutson-Dach-Anderson ; or....Hutson-Suzuki-Caufield fun for the regular-season PP but too small for playoffs!!!).

Anyways, I do see Hutson as super-skilled dman (PP specialist for sure), but yeah...smart coaching would help a lot...who to pair him up with will be very important (a big/tall/tough/defensively-smart or SOLID two-way dependable dman).

Maybe...Hutson will be a mix of Quinn Hughes, Girard and a bit of Makar...maybe. Patience. Proper development/time/more patience is key.

I can't wait to see what Hutson can do at the 2024 WJC!!
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Sure when I played in the local factory beer league they made me a defenseman but I really struggled skating backwards. After a period of that they suggested I might be happier as a 4th line winger, and just like that I found my home. :laugh: So yah it does happen. :laugh:
 
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StCaufield said:
I agree with everything you said but I think people focus so much on size. His brain will be the key with his decision making and how to utilize his stick and body position just like many in the league do already. I guess I’m just a glass half full guy

Let’s hope we don’t get too much rain tonight though jeez
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Agreed but he's not just small - he's tiny.

For a defence too that's even worse.
 
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Sure when I played in the local factory beer league they made me a defenseman but I really struggled skating backwards. After a period of that they suggested I might be happier as a 4th line winger, and just like that I found my home. :laugh: So yah it does happen. :laugh:
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A true renaissance man
 
Playoff hockey isn’t even playoff hockey anymore. I still prefer to build my team around men that measure more than 6’1” in height or 190lbs in weight simply because “larger” athletes are getting faster and faster, but in the here and now I’m not worrying about the height or weight of a kid as potentially dynamic as Huston
 
What has Lane got himself into?!?!?!

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HabzSauce said:
Agreed but he's not just small - he's tiny.

For a defence too that's even worse.
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5’10 is actually the normal height for a man. He still needs to put on some weight which I don’t see being a huge issue. People think Riley Kidney is tiny but he’s not at all he’s super wiry and still growing. I’ve seen and spoke to him at his local golf course just outside of Halifax just a couple weeks after his season ended and then again last month. He’s put on muscle. I wouldn’t say Hutson hasn’t done the same. Tiny is a little extreme for Lane
 
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Not that it'll make a world of difference for you but at the Habs camp this summer Lane was measured at 5'9, not 5"10.

Couple that with issues in defensive skating, and Hutson does not look like the sure-fire superstar many are proclaiming.

I, also, have a third reservation. Many of his shake and bake moves that are so successful now will not fly in the NHL.

I don't want to be a Dwight Downer but I think the hype is getting out of hand.
 
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StCaufield said:
I agree with everything you said but I think people focus so much on size. His brain will be the key with his decision making and how to utilize his stick and body position just like many in the league do already. I guess I’m just a glass half full guy

Let’s hope we don’t get too much rain tonight though jeez
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Yeah, but we're still focusing on size if we're talking about a big brain ;)
 
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Habs Icing said:
Not that it'll make a world of difference for you but at the Habs camp this summer Lane was measured at 5'9, not 5"10.

Couple that with issues in defensive skating, and Hutson does not look like the sure-fire superstar many are proclaiming.

I, also, have a third reservation. Many of his shake and bake moves that are so successful now will not fly in the NHL.

I don't want to be a Dwight Downer but I think the hype is getting out of hand.
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They will, unless opponents are allowed to hook, slough foot, or trip. A Lot of opponents will be extremely frustrated.
 
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Habs Icing said:
Not that it'll make a world of difference for you but at the Habs camp this summer Lane was measured at 5'9, not 5"10.

Couple that with issues in defensive skating, and Hutson does not look like the sure-fire superstar many are proclaiming.

I, also, have a third reservation. Many of his shake and bake moves that are so successful now will not fly in the NHL.

I don't want to be a Dwight Downer but I think the hype is getting out of hand.
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Hutson is hardly an NHL-ready finished product. Another season in BU's near NHL-caliber strength and conditioning program and with coaches who have skills development experience with the Bruins should have him closer to being ready -- although as a BU fan, I'm holding out hope he's back for his junior year.
 
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Habs Icing said:
Not that it'll make a world of difference for you but at the Habs camp this summer Lane was measured at 5'9, not 5"10.

Couple that with issues in defensive skating, and Hutson does not look like the sure-fire superstar many are proclaiming.

I, also, have a third reservation. Many of his shake and bake moves that are so successful now will not fly in the NHL.

I don't want to be a Dwight Downer but I think the hype is getting out of hand.
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I think that the hype is probably out of hand ... This fandom just rated Hutson as its number one prospect. He was drafted at #62 for a reason, and for him to be rated as an elite prospect I think that he would need at least one more season of substantial progression.
 
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Habs Icing said:
Not that it'll make a world of difference for you but at the Habs camp this summer Lane was measured at 5'9, not 5"10.

Couple that with issues in defensive skating, and Hutson does not look like the sure-fire superstar many are proclaiming.

I, also, have a third reservation. Many of his shake and bake moves that are so successful now will not fly in the NHL.

I don't want to be a Dwight Downer but I think the hype is getting out of hand.
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Careful mate. You just became public enemy number 1. Watch your back.
 
Habs Icing said:
Not that it'll make a world of difference for you but at the Habs camp this summer Lane was measured at 5'9, not 5"10.

Couple that with issues in defensive skating, and Hutson does not look like the sure-fire superstar many are proclaiming.

I, also, have a third reservation. Many of his shake and bake moves that are so successful now will not fly in the NHL.

I don't want to be a Dwight Downer but I think the hype is getting out of hand.
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The thing is, if he was 6’ and an elite skater, he basically would be borderline generational talent (think prime Erik Karlsson). So yeah, there is risk involved, but the hype is not unwarranted. The guy blew out of the water many strong PMD in the NHL
In their respective D+1 season
 
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DAChampion said:
I think that the hype is probably out of hand ... This fandom just rated Hutson as its number one prospect. He was drafted at #62 for a reason, and for him to be rated as an elite prospect I think that he would need at least one more season of substantial progression.
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i mean he just had a crazy freshman year in the NCAA beating records and doing better then some of NHL's best prospects size might become an issue later but today hes the prospect with the highest ceilling in our system
 
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