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95% Elliotte
- Jul 3, 2002
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Hutson be real special player two or three years from now. If took Hughes a few years
How about Mete our last diminutive top pairing rookie?Looking at other elite offensive dmen in the nhl and how long it took them to get their 1st regular season nhl goal:
Karlsson: 21 games
Makar: 10 games
Fox: 10 games
Quinn Hughes: 8 games
Josi: 8 games
When I think of how Lane Hutson is being used the thought of "setting him up for failure" comes to mind.
I know you're joking but just in case someone reads this and be like right? right? Mete was a 4th round pick who never dominated anywhere (junior, AHL) outside of his very last junior season.How about Mete our last diminutive top pairing rookie?
In my opinion the only to set a top 6 or top 4 skilled player up for failure is by losing faith in him and running him under the bus and yo-yo-ing him between the NHL and the AHL until he needs to be waived and another team claims him.When I think of how Lane Hutson is being used the thought of "setting him up for failure" comes to mind.
LOLI know you're joking but just in case someone reads this and be like right? right? Mete was a 4th round pick who never dominated anywhere (junior, AHL) outside of his very last junior season.
Got to manage his minutesIn my opinion the only to set a top 6 or top 4 skilled player up for failure is by losing faith in him and running him under the bus and yo-yo-ing him between the NHL and the AHL until he needs to be waived and another team claims him.
As long as they are patient and communicate with the kid i don't see any issues. They might have to send him back to the AHL if he keeps struggling defensively but as long as they explain him why i don't see any problem with it.
I would shelter him long before thinking the AHL is a good option.In my opinion the only to set a top 6 or top 4 skilled player up for failure is by losing faith in him and running him under the bus and yo-yo-ing him between the NHL and the AHL until he needs to be waived and another team claims him.
As long as they are patient and communicate with the kid i don't see any issues. They might have to send him back to the AHL if he keeps struggling defensively but as long as they explain him why i don't see any problem with it.
We have nobody to shelter him though outside of Guhle and Guhle is playing too much to "shelter" a younger player. We would need to get rid of Savard and find a better vet to do so imo.I would shelter him long before thinking the AHL is a good option.
The problem is neither Xhekaj nor Struble has stood out as a decent second pairing place holder.
Even worse Savard has been a terrible second pairing RD place holder.