Team_Spirit
95% Elliotte
- Jul 3, 2002
- 39,379
- 21,207
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.
We can’t shelter him though because he’s our 3rd best defenseman lmfaoI 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.
We can't shelter him until someone can step up and defend better on that left side which is a huge problem isn't it?We can’t shelter him though because he’s our 3rd best defenseman lmfao
Man I’m not saying he’s immune he sucks dick defensively and badly needs shelteringWe can't shelter him until someone can step up and defend better on that left side which is a huge problem isn't it?
As soon as we can get either Xhekaj or Struble stabilized we can shelter him fairly easily.
It's not something we'd set out to do all the time but something that may have to be done over the course of a season.
So go ahead and LYFAO but just realize we aren't in an ideal situation.
Any defender other than Hutson would have been scorched on these boards for his recent performances.
He's not immune you know.
It looks like opening spots on D was not the main issue. Everything would look better if Guhle were healthy, but even best case everyone is playing probably a pairing higher than what they can cope with. Guhle and Matheson would be good with fewer minutes and weaker competition, but no one else comes close to first pairing. They don't really have anyone else ready for the second pairing. Lots of third pairing guys, and lots who would benefit from time in Laval.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 think one of the main problem we have atm is we have too many offensive dmen. KH will have to make a choice. Can't have Hutson, Matheson, Barron and Mailloux in the lineup. If the future is Mailloux and Hutson (i think it is) and you want to give them NHL exp now i feel loike you have to trade the other two and surround Guhle, Mailloux and Hutson with two solid steady vets closer to their prime than Savard.
First full game I have been able to watch this year, to me he looks far better defensively than I thought he could be. Very nice surprise for me.Most complete game he's played in the NHL so far.
Great at both ends of the ice.
I agree, there's not a lot of options right now.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 think one of the main problem we have atm is we have too many offensive dmen. KH will have to make a choice. Can't have Hutson, Matheson, Barron and Mailloux in the lineup. If the future is Mailloux and Hutson (i think it is) and you want to give them NHL exp now i feel loike you have to trade the other two and surround Guhle, Mailloux and Hutson with two solid steady vets closer to their prime than Savard.