Prospect Info: Lane Hutson Part 2

[Naslundforever]

It will be that unfortunately. You said what I didn’t want to say; “Dealing with the Matheson situation”. It’s not like he’s an elephant in the room but the writing is on the wall for him; two seasons and he’s gone. We have on the left; Guhle Hutson Xhekaj Struble Engstrom. Matheson’s age doesn’t fit and his profile is still iffy as there are more average seasons than good ones in his repertoire.

It just irks me that I think we will not get the most out of his value. And while we don’t deal with it, we have to handicap Guhle’s development to make sure our right side is even passable.

Guhle - xxxx
Hutson - Savard
Xhekaj - Mailloux
Struble

The missing piece is right there, but we don’t live in a parallel world so it will be Matheson Guhle.

That D is pure shit without Matheson in the line up. Guy looks meh on special teams but beyond that I have trouble understanding how little respect he gets. A goon above him at lhd makes little sense to me.

Guhle Matheson Hutson are who I figure could well be in their next playoff push on lhd. And rhd need to pan out big time if a cup ever happens. If Xjekaj is still around by then good for him and I like that type of player. Engstrom might take his spot soon.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Matheson is one of the best skaters in the league, but I don't think that means Hutson has "very limited foot speed". It's definitely above average, and while it might not make him a Quinn Hughes clone, he should still be a good top 4 dman.

Hutson has below average straight line speed. Only Savard is as slow on the Habs. Lane was caught from behind on a promising rush TWICE in the prospects games.

The people who caught him may not have Hutson's fantastic IQ or edgework, but they snuffed out his chances anyway.

 

[salbutera]

Hutson has below average straight line speed. Only Savard is as slow on the Hasbs.

Joe Sakic was “below avg straight line speed” whereas Maxim Afinogenov had “elite straight line speed”….

I would only suggest to start embracing USA Hockey foundational principle of elite edgework + hockey IQ (anticipation) trumps all for hockey prowess…the NHL game is incorporating significantly more of East-West concepts with every passing season

 

[Gustave]

That D is pure shit without Matheson in the line up. Guy looks meh on special teams but beyond that I have trouble understanding how little respect he gets. A goon above him at lhd makes little sense to me.

Guhle Matheson Hutson are who I figure could well be in their next playoff push on lhd. And rhd need to pan out big time if a cup ever happens. If Xjekaj is still around by then good for him and I like that type of player. Engstrom might take his spot soon.

I don’t know if you meant to say that I didn’t respect what he brings. But let me assure you of the contrary; if I thought he wasn’t good, I wouldn’t even bother to mention him. I’d just let him falter and fall into oblivion like Barron might do.

I’m more of a “make sure to capture value when you can” kind of guy. We know he probably won’t stay for a long time. Thus, getting assets for him while his value is very high. We could then use those assets to secure and overpay if needed to get a RD to insulate our younger fellas.

By that point you understand that I do think Guhle Hutson Xhekaj Struble and Engstrom are to my liking on the left side. Some might disagree but to me that’s an excellent combination on left D for the next decade.

 

[BaseballCoach]

It will be that unfortunately. You said what I didn’t want to say; “Dealing with the Matheson situation”. It’s not like he’s an elephant in the room but the writing is on the wall for him; two seasons and he’s gone.

Cheese is Price.

Are we going to say the same when Suzuki is two years from the end of his contract?

How do other clubs work?

How did Detroit deal with "the Lidstrom situation"?

How did Tampa Bay deal with "the Hedman situation"?

How did Vegas deal wth "the Pietrangelo situation"?

How do other teams deal with the disaster of having a 30 year old providing production well in excess of their cap hit? Don't they know that only 25 and unders are allowed to be core players? Don't they know that you are not allowed to compete for a Hockey's Future cup with guys over 29, and therefore you can't do so in the NHL either??

 

[Gustave]

Cheese is Price.

Are we going to say the same when Suzuki is two years from the end of his contract?

How do other clubs work?

How did Detroit deal with "the Lidstrom situation"?

How did Tampa Bay deal with "the Hedman situation"?

How did Vegas deal wth "the Pietrangelo situation"?

How do other teams deal with the disaster of having a 30 year old providing production well in excess of their cap hit? Don't they know that only 25 and unders are allowed to be core players? Don't they know that you are not allowed to compete for a Hockey's Future cup with guys over 29, and therefore you can't do so in the NHL either??

Is Matheson at that grade of Dman? If he’d be, I’d agree with you that we should keep him. However, I don’t think he is and I’d prefer getting good assets for him.

I have no problem with players in their 30’s, it’s not about that.

 

[Adriatic]

Hutson has below average straight line speed. Only Savard is as slow on the Habs. Lane was caught from behind on a promising rush TWICE in the prospects games.

The people who caught him may not have Hutson's fantastic IQ or edgework, but they snuffed out his chances anyway.

Doesn't really bother me that he doesn't have breakaway speed like that. It would be nice but how many times are defensemen going on breakaways anyway?? His offense will mostly come from the point and weaving in the zone.

 

[Gaud]

Been watching this team for seven decades and haven't been this excited since they brought in colour TV.

You can see the building blocks that Hughes is assembling: highly skilled talent surrounded by large, mobile, physically imposing players. I can't wait to see what Hughes does with those 7 high draft choices over the next two years and the cap flexibility he will undoubtedly create once he flushes out the host of overpaid, underperforming veterans from the team's roster.

Good managers/leaders are difficult to find in all walks of life. When you find one its like a breath of fresh air. The next few years should be both interesting and entertaining. The other teams should be as concerned as some of us are optimistic.

"OMG! Their shirt is red!"

 

[Gaud]

That's the most likely scenario imo, so prepare for extreme disappointment I guess.

I hope Hutson gets lots of PP1 time this year, but putting him on PP2 also gives us some good options there.

Even if Hutson comes in and looks better in that role than Matheson, there's a "hierarchy tax" he has to pay out before just giving him the role.

I feel like this is just always how it works, it's relatively meritocratic, but it's not instant.

Then again, Matheson had a good season last year. He wont sell much higher than now. TDL will be interesting in his case..

I'm expecting Hutson to start in laval though from what i saw at the rookie games. Fantastic offense that is offset by very little D. Though it was a junior game, so maybe he will show more of that t camp.

Plus if you play Guhle on his natural side then your right side depth becomes:

Savard
Mailloux
Barron
Reinbacher

I don’t know about you but I doubt the habs go into the season with something like:

Matheson - Savard
Guhle - mailloux
Hutson - Barron

It looks unconvincing for sure. I dont think Hutson and Barron is a good ID. There is no D there. However, this also makes trading Kovacevic puzzling; i figured it meant htey were pencilling Mailloux in .

 

[Gaud]

I see all these rosters penciling mailloux in.

I suspect the plan is to have him in the ahl, still. He's going to have to knock it out of the park during camp to have a chance.

I personally think they traded Kovacevic to pencil him in. They gave him the C over those 2 rookie games last weekend and he looked like a stud. We'll see! So glad hockey is back

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

I think the org is higher on Mailloux than posters here

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

I think the org is higher on Mailloux than posters here

Org is in dire need of RDs

 

[WeThreeKings]

I think the org is higher on Mailloux than posters here

They always have been but until the defense improves, there's a reason to be skeptical. At least he doesn't fall on the ice every time he's defending a rush. So he has improved.

 

[Grate n Colorful Oz]

NHL.com already penciling Hutson in the top 4 as 2nd pairing LD in their 24-25 Habs outlook: