He gets thejob done but there are technical flaws. Good news is his skating has been improving steadily since he got drafted.
Prospect Info: Lane Hutson Part 2
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Kid sure breaks a lot of ankles for being a poor skater.
Can't wait to see what kind of career he has
Can't wait to see what kind of career he has
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is there any other D in the NHL as deceptive as Lane projects to be?
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No Dmen or Forwards, McDavid is good at deceiving, but Hutson is the best i have seen.
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I'm high on him. But not to be a debbie downer, but I think we'll have to be very. Careful he's physically ready before his NHL career starts. If he starts getting injured, especially to his hips or knees he could lose a step in his shake and bakes. I worry he could be like some of those running quarterbacks innthe NFL that are great right out of the gate, but then get injured so much so quickly that they're soon not the same. Like RG3...
For someone who's supposedly not very good in his own end, it's interesting that he's out there killing penalties on 3on5
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Habs drafted a top 5 pick value in 2022 draft at 62nd overall. Everyone wanted Michkov this year (like me), but Caufield and Hutson can easily become such a dynamic duo at PP to forget about Michkov.
Clearly, he's reliable in most game situations and not nearly as much at risk as some let on.For someone who's supposedly not very good in his own end, it's interesting that he's out there killing penalties on 3on5
Hutson has a good stick, can read plays developing and block passing and shooting lanes as well as any player.
Hudson's only disadvantage is physical confrontations in front of the net, perhaps, or down in the corners, but for the corners, an active stick and not putting oneself in a position to be physically dominated can solve that, and for physical confrontations, learning to double-check in the gonads might help him win some battles.
Of course, that could also become a double whammy for Hutson, both as a double-checking infraction, and high sticking at the same time
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The issue is his backward skating, his ability to close the gap and reduce space for forwards. It's gotten better but it's simply not at NHL level yet, and he would would need massive amounts of sheltered minutes to play in the nhl, or needs a weber.
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Did another player in 2022 draft did what Hutson do after his draft year ?
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he had a great D+1 everyone saw that but lets not act like size and skating isnt an issue theres still about 10 players i would easily take over Hutson
Love hes ceilling its huge but theres also alot of risks and bust factors hes not a top 5 pick a year after getting drafted #62
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he cant skate backwards how is it not an issue specially for a defender
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If there was a redraft today, Slaf, Nemec, Cooley, Wright, Gauthier, and Jiricek would definitely still be drafted before Hutson.
After those 6, Hutson has a chance of being picked.
After those 6, Hutson has a chance of being picked.
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I feel like you didnt read the fact that he said top 5 VALUE pick. Not the 5th best player right now from the draft. By all means Hutson shows that if he hits his ceiling he absolutely could be top 5 value. Its just a harder road for him to get to that ceiling. So relax now before ya tell people to relax now
Nico Cauzuki
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alot of things need to go right for Hutson to be a top 5 pick just on defence i still take Jiricek,Nemec and Mintyukov before Lane then we still have Cooley,Slafkovsky,Wright,Gauthier even Kulich had a great year in the AHL
If everything goes right for Hutson yes he could become a great offensive dman but he will still need to be sheltered because of his size Reinbacher could be that guy if Lane reaches hes ceilling but yes lets relax with the top 5 in a redraft atleast for now
Then there's the question of "do you want Reinbacher to dial it back and not play his game just so Hutson can fully play his".
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Sheltered is alright for a talent. Most players are a trade off of some sorts. High end offense that can run a PP is well worth hiding on the third pairing. He would be well rested for PP and if you need a game tying goal.
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yea Hutson on the 3rd pair and top PP minutes could also be another option if it doesnt work out with Reinbacher
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It is almost like most of them have never played hockey at a high level. Agility, edge work.
Hutson is elite at both of them. They are more important than straight line speed. Hutson is not slow at that either.
His ability to laterally move at a rapid pace leaves opposing players in the dust. The first three steps are the most important once you enter the other teams zone. Add in excellent stick handling and it is no surprise that he is an elusive player and hard to contain (breaking ankles).
Datsyuk on defense
If Hutson had been 5'11 he would have beena top 5 pick. That's crazy that he fell to 62
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