Player Discussion Lane Hutson Part 2

[SOLR]

Exactly. Overusing Hutson at this stage of his carreer is indecent and dangerous for him. Time for Hughes to put his pants on and send down Xhekaj to Laval, Barron on trade block, and recall Lindstrom and Mailloux. + Struble in the lineup of course.

MSL would need some time in the AHL himself…….

lol what

 

[HomaridII]

I said Hutson would be playing 30 mins by mid season lol I was wrong.

 

[MonkeyBusiness]

He’s slowly getting more and more physical. Also, he’s very strong on his skates. It’s pretty surprising how he’s able to push off opposing players with relative ease.

That's because there is a single type of line on the Habs: offense. That means whatever the line, there need to be an offensive dmen on the back and MSL overuse his best to win which only tires them out and cause him to lose.

If the team had lines and D pairing with identity, game magement would be way easier.

Half of our defensemen are absolutely atrocious, so there’s a very good reason why MSL is overplaying Guhle, Hutson and Matheson.

Savard and Xhekaj have both looked like pylons who can’t skate for shit. Barron played well last night. If he can keep it up, it might add a bit more stability. Struble coming back might solidify our third-pairing.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

He will. MSL doesn't understand game management and will overuse Hutson until he cracks.

This is silly.

We lost Matheson and Hutson picked up the slack. MSL isn’t going to use him 30 mins a night for 80 games.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

He was good tho! at least

 

[morhilane]

This is silly.

We lost Matheson and Hutson picked up the slack. MSL isn’t going to use him 30 mins a night for 80 games.

Hutson was the most played dmen at 5v5 before the Kings game. MSL apparently said they wanted to manage him because he's from the NCAA and they aren't used to 82 games and he's doing the total opposite right out of the gate even when Matheson was arouhd.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Hutson was the most played dmen at 5v5 before the Kings game. MSL apparently said they wanted to manage him because he's from the NCAA and they aren't used to 82 games and he's doing the total opposite right out of the gate even when Matheson was arouhd.

The very fact that you quoted him as saying they have to be aware of his usage undermines your whole point.

They’re aware that they have to be careful with his time but when a teammate goes down he’s going to have to pick up some ice. And he’s exceptionally good so that’s not surprising.

One thing I’d say is that we probably need another vet on the right side. I thought RB might come in. Mid season and eat some ice but that’s not going to happen now. It’s just too green a group and we need a steadying presence back there. But that’s a GM issue.

 

[morhilane]

The very fact that you quoted him as saying they have to be aware of his usage undermines your whole point.

My point is that they are aware and are still doing it regardless. MSL did the same shit with Allen in his first season, he's been doing it with Matheson, he will do the same it with Monty this year because Primeau was shaky in one game. He was doing it to Struble until he hit a wall last year.

Despite all his talking about game and energy management to the media, MSL has shown zero abilities at managing it over the last 3 seasons.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

My point is that they are aware and are still doing it regardless. MSL did the same shit with Allen in his first season, he's been doing it with Matheson, he will do the same it with Monty this year because Primeau was shaky in one game. He was doing it to Struble until he hit a wall last year.

Despite all his talking about game and energy management to the media, MSL has shown zero abilities at managing it over the last 3 seasons.

We are five games in. Again, we lost Matheson last night and he saw a spike in ice. It’s ridiculous to worry about this now.

 

[Benstheman]

The very fact that you quoted him as saying they have to be aware of his usage undermines your whole point.

They’re aware that they have to be careful with his time but when a teammate goes down he’s going to have to pick up some ice. And he’s exceptionally good so that’s not surprising.

One thing I’d say is that we probably need another vet on the right side. I thought RB might come in. Mid season and eat some ice but that’s not going to happen now. It’s just too green a group and we need a steadying presence back there. But that’s a GM issue.

We definately need a stabilizing force on the right side.

And seriously, Xhekaj is just regressing. It's concerning imo.

 

[ahmedou]

Before, we had Mete...

Now, we've Hutson!

Crazy Habs Hours!

 

[Andrei79]

He's surprisingly strong for his size. I saw him contain Kempe physically, who's big and strong.

 

[KevSkillz4]

He's surprisingly strong for his size. I saw him contain Kempe physically, who's big and strong.

He impressive me with his defensive qualities at this moment. He is going to be good at defensive aswell.

This guy is special, very special!

 

[Adriatic]

This is silly.

We lost Matheson and Hutson picked up the slack. MSL isn’t going to use him 30 mins a night for 80 games.

Stop using logic lol

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I was really enjoying watching him play but I’ve since learned from the mains that actually he is then worst player in the NHL

 

[JoelWarlord]

Already seeing the jealous complaints that we're overhyping him. Haven't heard this much whining about a Habs player getting attention since Subban.

 

[Habssince89]

I've been reading the 'he just skates around the perimeter' takes and I can tell they haven't seen him play. Even without generating points, he consistently finds an open man who gets a shot on goal. He's making a tangible difference in possession AND chances, no doubt.

 

[26Mats]

For some reason, I still don't think of Hutson as a Hab. I think of him as this top prospect that may be with us one day. Probably because I haven't been able to watch much. But it sounds like he's a real cornerstone of the franchise already.

 

[JianYang]

It's like he has infinite stamina. He played his 30th minute the same as his 1st. Coming off the NCAA schedule, I wonder if he'll hit a wall at some point

I think you can count on that wall.

Hes playing against men with at least twice the grind of a season compared to anything he's ever experienced before.

It's bound to catch up with him this year, but even beyond that horizon, I'm really curious how he handles the physicality and rigors of an NHL season over the long haul.

 

[BLONG7]

The kid has amazed everyone so far....................can he become our Quinn Hughes? Quinn Hughes lite maybe?
He has the moves etc and will rack up assists like crazy if these forwards would shoot the puck for gods sake.....

 

[JianYang]

The kid has amazed everyone so far....................can he become our Quinn Hughes? Quinn Hughes lite maybe?
He has the moves etc and will rack up assists like crazy if these forwards would shoot the puck for gods sake.....

His movement with the puck immediately reminds you of Hughes. It would be a grand slam if he rounds out his entire game like Quinn, but even if he just resembles him with the puck only, that's a win too.

 

[Sagikev]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1846554435192787075

He's reading HF Habs confirmed

 

[BLONG7]

That's good. He needs the work.

Late in the game, he got some great opportunities to shoot and would instead try other things, because he clearly isn't confident he can score this way.

Our ENTIRE forward group need to start shooting, via the ONE timer!!!!! Not just the kid, but the entire freaking group.

 

[Andrei79]

Just posting to say he's amazing.

 

[Tyson]

Just posting to say he's amazing.

You are not wrong