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Not suprised all the boys in the locker room are penciling this kid in for calder , I can't imagine the collection of jockstraps he already has from our forwards just practicing with them last year , the guy is a freak
Prospect Info: Lane Hutson Part 2
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Caufield took a couple of hits that were noticeable and remarked upon before he shut it down.
I'm not sure how you think he messed up his shoulder other than through a collision?
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
and Arber Xhekaj has more major shoulder surgeries than Cole Caufield.
SlafySZN
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He already had some problem with it in training camp at the start of that year, it has been said. Maybe the hits didn’t help, though.
It was revealed when they put him on IR that he injured his shoulder during summer training. He probably did the same thing as Xhekaj last season: hid the injury until he couldn't anymore.
So the hits had no influence on him shutting down. Hard to believe as he pulled the plug not long after.
He's also involved in far more collisions.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
Yes, bigger players tend to be involved in more collisions and thus are probably at a bigger risk of getting injured due to the repeated exposures to force, contact and suboptimal positioning to absorb/deliver that contact.
Remember his second shoulder injury after a long assed shift he tries the reverse hit when he was gassed.
I'll be happy when we see far fewer Dzone shifts over a minute.
That is one of the details to look for in an improving team.
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They announced he was shut down for the season like the day after the all star rosters were announced and he wasn't selected. There had been a lot of speculation that he wasn't 100% for a couple weeks leading up to that point so the timing was always sus to me.
My guess is there are other circumstances where Caufield would have played through the injury, but management was happy to shut him down to secure our draft pick and get him back 100% for next season.
Playoff contention would have been the only thing that would have kept him in the line up.
I think it's safe to say contact was not comfortable for him at all.
Looking at his game when he came back he only started being really aggressive and initiating contact in the final quarter.
The last 10 games in particular he looked like the old Caufield.
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Again, the numbers across the board suggest otherwise. He was pretty consistent all year. The only real difference was a couple of streaks where the puck actually started going in. Shot wise, statistics wise though… he was fairly consistent all year long. He didn’t suddenly just turn things on.
The weirdest thing about his season last year was that he went on a great streak, then didn’t score for like 20 games and then went on another good streak to end the year. He’s always been really consistent so hopefully that last streak is indicative of a good season this year.
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The hype train has left the station
Bring out the corn dogs
Bring out the corn dogs
I may go against the crowd, but to me the question about how he will wow everyone and be our PP QB is a lot of projection.
The QB role belong to Matheson, the offensive starts belong to Matheson, so how can Hutson be added value on a second PP wave and be at least replacement level at defense? Is the real question.
If his defense is subpar it makes no sense to have an offense specialist that is your secondary offense weapon.
If Matheson goes down with injury then Hutson takeover and possibly never look back.
The QB role belong to Matheson, the offensive starts belong to Matheson, so how can Hutson be added value on a second PP wave and be at least replacement level at defense? Is the real question.
If his defense is subpar it makes no sense to have an offense specialist that is your secondary offense weapon.
If Matheson goes down with injury then Hutson takeover and possibly never look back.
WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
They may start Hutson on PP1 and use that to alleviate some of the minutes from Matheson so he can be used in other areas he is more effective.
This is mild hype. The Athletic did a review of all the prospect tournaments, highlighting one player per team. For the habs of course they said Lane Hutson. Here is a direct quote from there:
"what Hutson showed in these two games was his unique talent. No one currently in the NHL plays the game quite like he does."
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Yeah, I don’t see them moving Matheson - at least not right away. I think they’ll keep him there and then when he’s traded (I don’t think he’s in our long term plans) Hutson comes on.
That’s going to be an interesting storyline this year.
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It would be extremely disappointing if the org/MSL deemed Hutson good enough for opening night but not good enough to man PP1. Matheson has plenty of good qualities, controlling the puck at the line is simply not one of them
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MSL, Hughes and Grillo are strong believers in good defense begins in the offensive zone by executing basic positionless hockey: I.e C, LW, RW only matters on faceoffs once play is in motion it’s all about F1, F2, F3 and ensuring the players IQ recognizes & executes the double triangle in all zones
That hockey philosophy goes against traditional station to station game NHL teams have traditionally employed - no neural / offensive / defensive zones. MSL liked to say w his Pee Wee teams, good defense starts in the offensive zone with strong pressure & support - that proactive philosophy is the opposite of Jacques Lemaire reactive philosophy which has been prevalent in NHL …
Hutson enables that proactive approach, will be fascinating to watch the results…
So it’s not about “WOW factor”, it’s about proactive vs reactive hockey
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Grate n Colorful Oz
Here for Hutson's monster thighs
Because of what he brings, he'll be a main cog for everything related to offense. 1st PP and main pivot on the exploitation line.
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No chance Hutson starts on pp1 over Matheson.
Hutson could be there at the 15-game mark, but there is no way Marty put him there for game 1 over Matheson who put up a lot of pp points last season.
I don't expect Demidov to start on pp1 either when he arrives next season.
Lafleurs Guy
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It’s a marathon not a sprint though. If they don’t use him there it’s no biggie for now.
Saundies
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Yeah it's extremely rare that a rookie comes in and starts running an NHL PP from the get go, especially with Matheson still on the roster. Hutson is dynamic and his best place is on the PP but if he does make the team out of the camp, it's likely to be on PP2.
Obviously it's all subject to change and if we need a spark/PP1 isn't working with Matheson back there, it's nice to have another option.
The players might end up requesting Hutson on PP1 if Matheson still act like passing left is impossible. But otherwise, it's going to be Matheson that runs it.
Or they might do like at the prospect tournament and run PP waves with two dmen.
Or they might do like at the prospect tournament and run PP waves with two dmen.
Matheson will be on PP1 to start the season. He has earned it.
If Hutson can defend at the NHL level and does not need heavy sheltering as Hughes put it, then he might get PP2 opportunities to begin with.
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something i noticed this weekend Hutson is always looking for that long seam pass….he just didn’t have to forwards to hit. Add to that he’s very elusive and extremely heady. Great D players are always moving the puck out of danger to create danger at the other end. We have a top 6 that will look for that seam pass & create havoc.
Gonna B fun! Cheers
Gonna B fun! Cheers
