Player Discussion Lane Hutson: Part 3 - Calder Edition

[Sorinth]

So 6th in scoring for a defenceman, and 8th in ppg for defenceman. Pretty incredible stuff.

 

[Goalfield13]

So 6th in scoring for a defenceman, and 8th in ppg for defenceman. Pretty incredible stuff.

People are going to go nuts when a 5'9", 162 lbs D who went #62OA and plays in Canada beats a #1OA golden boy C who plays for a team in California for the Calder.

 

[morhilane]

Do you think he can become a top 4 defensemen?

You mean all time right?

 

[Picaroon]

People are going to go nuts when a 5'9", 162 lbs D who went #62OA beats a #1OA golden boy C for the Calder.

He's pacing to put up a top 5 all time rookie d-man season. In the realm of a couple bums named Ray Bourque and Chris Chelios in the high scoring 80's. I'm having a really hard time finding an argument against him, but the NHL talking heads seem to favour the golden boy for some reason.

 

[ahmedou]

LANE HUTSON: THE ONLY NHL ROOKIE WITH 35 PTS

 

[Frank Drebin]

The progression he has been on has been insane.

18 months ago he was struggling to do a backwards crossover

 

[Goalfield13]

The progression he has been on has been insane.

18 months ago he was struggling to do a backwards crossover

He also couldn't reach the top shelf in his kitchen without needing a stool. He's come a long way.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

He's on pace for 67 points, the highest point total by any rookie since 18-19 was Petterson with 66 points.

There were shortened seasons due to COVID which impacted this, but what he is doing is absolutely insane.

 

[Redux91]

Here's just his last 5 games :

2-1 Shootout Win vs COL. He makes the crucial transition pass to Caufield for the 2 on 1 for our only goal.

5-4 OT Win vs VAN. 1 goal 2 assists, primary A on Suzuki OT GWG.

3-2 OT Win vs WSH. 1 Assist on Suzuki's GWG OT Goal

2-1 Shootout loss to DAL. You guessed it, Assists on our Only goal (Laine).

5-3 Win vs UTAH. 3 assists, 2 Primary, 1 on Cole's GWG.

5 GP 1 G 8 A 9 PTS..

It is UNREAL what he is doing, and what he is doing to help the team WIN.
Sacrament J'en reviens pas.

 

[salbutera]

So 6th in scoring for a defenceman, and 8th in ppg for defenceman. Pretty incredible stuff.

Yeah… so what he doesn’t know how to play D in his own end u know…pffft +12 WTF is that

 

[FerrisRox]

Just had an interesting conversation about Hutson with a friend of mine who's good buddy (actually his long time next door neighbour) has a son in the NHL.

This guy's son's team played the Canadiens leading up to the holiday break, and he shared an interesting little piece of "scouting" for Hutson and Laine.

They were shown some tape of Laine scoring power play goals, and they were told that in order for Laine to do what he is doing, he needs time and space to get that shot off and the key is to not let the box 'shift' away from Laine's side of the ice.

They showed a few ways that the Canadiens do this and pointed out that Hutson sets a trap (and apparently did this in college, too, can't confirm as I didn't watch much of him in the NCAA) by getting the puck and "holding it" at the line. He's not presenting a shot, and he's not looking to move the puck, he simply holds it for a beat or two extra. The coaches stressed that when he does this they were *not* to challenge him. They said you're going to see this guy is under-sized, and you're going to think if I close this gap, he's either going to be forced to make a bad pass, or have to scramble (or exit the zone) and it should be pretty easy to overpower him and probably get a break away.

As soon as the defender "bites" and challenges him, Huston uses very elite skating to then move toward the centre of the ice (still up high) which forces the box to shift, essentially becoming a rectangle rather than a square, and one of those defenders is now up high near the blueline. Hutson then other moves the puck down low, or to the far right side of the ice, and now the shorthanded team is shifted over to the right side of the the ice, and Laine is now on the other side with all kinds of time and space. The Canadiens then need to make a couple of passes to find him for the one timer.

They were told all they had to was leave Hutson alone, let him hold it at the line. It was stressed that he can't burn you there and he will be forced to move the puck with the integrity of the box still in tact.

Laine scored a PP goal that game and it played out exactly as they were told it would.

His son also told that in a scrum one of the veterans was shit talking Hutson and telling him they were going lay him out and apparently Hutson's response was "Well, I'm sorry you feel that way and I sure hope that doesn't happen" which I thought was hilarious.

 

[Redux91]

You mean all time right?

 

[overlords]

His son also told that in a scrum one of the veterans was shit talking Hutson and telling him they were going lay him out and apparently Hutson's response was "Well, I'm sorry you feel that way and I sure hope that doesn't happen" which I thought was hilarious.

'I'm sorry you feel that way' could be an avatar theme at some point

 

[Skip Bayless]

Just had an interesting conversation about Hutson with a friend of mine who's good buddy (actually his long time next door neighbour) has a son in the NHL.

This guy's son's team played the Canadiens leading up to the holiday break, and he shared an interesting little piece of "scouting" for Hutson and Laine.

They were shown some tape of Laine scoring power play goals, and they were told that in order for Laine to do what he is doing, he needs time and space to get that shot off and the key is to not let the box 'shift' away from Laine's side of the ice.

They showed a few ways that the Canadiens do this and pointed out that Hutson sets a trap (and apparently did this in college, too, can't confirm as I didn't watch much of him in the NCAA) by getting the puck and "holding it" at the line. He's not presenting a shot, and he's not looking to move the puck, he simply holds it for a beat or two extra. The coaches stressed that when he does this they were *not* to challenge him. They said you're going to see this guy is under-sized, and you're going to think if I close this gap, he's either going to be forced to make a bad pass, or have to scramble (or exit the zone) and it should be pretty easy to overpower him and probably get a break away.

As soon as the defender "bites" and challenges him, Huston uses very elite skating to then move toward the centre of the ice (still up high) which forces the box to shift, essentially becoming a rectangle rather than a square, and one of those defenders is now up high near the blueline. Hutson then other moves the puck down low, or to the far right side of the ice, and now the shorthanded team is shifted over to the right side of the the ice, and Laine is now on the other side with all kinds of time and space. The Canadiens then need to make a couple of passes to find him for the one timer.

They were told all they had to was leave Hutson alone, let him hold it at the line. It was stressed that he can't burn you there and he will be forced to move the puck with the integrity of the box still in tact.

Laine scored a PP goal that game and it played out exactly as they were told it would.

His son also told that in a scrum one of the veterans was shit talking Hutson and telling him they were going lay him out and apparently Hutson's response was **"Well, I'm sorry you feel that way and I sure hope that doesn't happen" which I thought was hilarious.

Amazing post. Thank you for sharing.

**And how do you come back from that? Can't say shit after that without sounding like a mouthbreather.

 

[Licou]

Just had an interesting conversation about Hutson with a friend of mine who's good buddy (actually his long time next door neighbour) has a son in the NHL.

This guy's son's team played the Canadiens leading up to the holiday break, and he shared an interesting little piece of "scouting" for Hutson and Laine.

They were shown some tape of Laine scoring power play goals, and they were told that in order for Laine to do what he is doing, he needs time and space to get that shot off and the key is to not let the box 'shift' away from Laine's side of the ice.

They showed a few ways that the Canadiens do this and pointed out that Hutson sets a trap (and apparently did this in college, too, can't confirm as I didn't watch much of him in the NCAA) by getting the puck and "holding it" at the line. He's not presenting a shot, and he's not looking to move the puck, he simply holds it for a beat or two extra. The coaches stressed that when he does this they were *not* to challenge him. They said you're going to see this guy is under-sized, and you're going to think if I close this gap, he's either going to be forced to make a bad pass, or have to scramble (or exit the zone) and it should be pretty easy to overpower him and probably get a break away.

As soon as the defender "bites" and challenges him, Huston uses very elite skating to then move toward the centre of the ice (still up high) which forces the box to shift, essentially becoming a rectangle rather than a square, and one of those defenders is now up high near the blueline. Hutson then other moves the puck down low, or to the far right side of the ice, and now the shorthanded team is shifted over to the right side of the the ice, and Laine is now on the other side with all kinds of time and space. The Canadiens then need to make a couple of passes to find him for the one timer.

They were told all they had to was leave Hutson alone, let him hold it at the line. It was stressed that he can't burn you there and he will be forced to move the puck with the integrity of the box still in tact.

Laine scored a PP goal that game and it played out exactly as they were told it would.

His son also told that in a scrum one of the veterans was shit talking Hutson and telling him they were going lay him out and apparently Hutson's response was "Well, I'm sorry you feel that way and I sure hope that doesn't happen" which I thought was hilarious.

That's an amazing anecdote mate! Thanks a lot.

I love that Hutson response

 

[montreal]

Hutson has been playing with more energy since his brother won gold medal at the wjc

It has resulted in him scoring 8 pts in 4 games

8:15, he's watching

 

[Redux91]

Just had an interesting conversation about Hutson with a friend of mine who's good buddy (actually his long time next door neighbour) has a son in the NHL.

But for real, cool story lol

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

But can he skate backwards yet………

Lol

 

[Ozmodiar]

But can he skate backwards yet………

Lol

can’t crossover/ photoshop quads/ trade him now …

I’ll say it was entertaining while it lasted.

 

[Andrei79]

it's unreal. I don't see how some people still think we need a #1 defenseman when we have Hutson. He's already one.

With Guhle already being a solid 3D, having Reinbacher develop into a 2D will make a big difference.

Just had an interesting conversation about Hutson with a friend of mine who's good buddy (actually his long time next door neighbour) has a son in the NHL.

This guy's son's team played the Canadiens leading up to the holiday break, and he shared an interesting little piece of "scouting" for Hutson and Laine.

They were shown some tape of Laine scoring power play goals, and they were told that in order for Laine to do what he is doing, he needs time and space to get that shot off and the key is to not let the box 'shift' away from Laine's side of the ice.

They showed a few ways that the Canadiens do this and pointed out that Hutson sets a trap (and apparently did this in college, too, can't confirm as I didn't watch much of him in the NCAA) by getting the puck and "holding it" at the line. He's not presenting a shot, and he's not looking to move the puck, he simply holds it for a beat or two extra. The coaches stressed that when he does this they were *not* to challenge him. They said you're going to see this guy is under-sized, and you're going to think if I close this gap, he's either going to be forced to make a bad pass, or have to scramble (or exit the zone) and it should be pretty easy to overpower him and probably get a break away.

As soon as the defender "bites" and challenges him, Huston uses very elite skating to then move toward the centre of the ice (still up high) which forces the box to shift, essentially becoming a rectangle rather than a square, and one of those defenders is now up high near the blueline. Hutson then other moves the puck down low, or to the far right side of the ice, and now the shorthanded team is shifted over to the right side of the the ice, and Laine is now on the other side with all kinds of time and space. The Canadiens then need to make a couple of passes to find him for the one timer.

They were told all they had to was leave Hutson alone, let him hold it at the line. It was stressed that he can't burn you there and he will be forced to move the puck with the integrity of the box still in tact.

Laine scored a PP goal that game and it played out exactly as they were told it would.

His son also told that in a scrum one of the veterans was shit talking Hutson and telling him they were going lay him out and apparently Hutson's response was "Well, I'm sorry you feel that way and I sure hope that doesn't happen" which I thought was hilarious.

That response by Hutson is pure gold. I hope he smites all of his enemies for eternity. Long live our dysmorphic prince.

 

[CheldishGamibno]

Listen yall motherf***ers, I was present at the Bell Centre at the 2022 draft, I screamed at Wright "CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN A HABS JERSEY" on the red carpet and he smirked at me next to his weird looking sister. I also saw Stéphane Leroux and said "Monsieur Lacroix, comment ça va!" he then responded with an annoyed tone "C'pas Lacroix mais c'pas grave" (oops) we then took a picture together.

Then Slaf got picked, the sound coming from the Bell Centre vibrated into my whole body (a great experience). A bit of shock then happiness. I'm still happy, Slaf is the man and f*** the impatient haters.

Anyways, I was there also on the next day, I remember thinking about Hutson during the second round and saw that players were picked and he was still available, until #62. When the Habs picked him, I told my clueless friend that it was an amazing pick with loads and loads of upsides, I've had never seen a player like him so I was incredibly happy after years of Timmins, the Habs were finally aiming for big upsides instead of the boring bust pick.
I saw him walk next to Chantal Machabée going for his interviews with journalists, they looked like a mom bringing her child to his first kindergarden day. Dude was TINY. I didn't CARE.

Then the rest is history. Love you Lane since day one, I'll always remember draft day 2022.

 

[BehindTheTimes]

Hutson is going to end up running away with the Calder imo. He wasn’t first overall so it takes the pundits a bit longer to catchup with reality. If he plays the full season it is his to lose. I think he wins it in a walk tbh. I think he only widens the gap from here on out.

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

In honesty i dont think many of us could of predicted quite how seamless it has been but i do think the Covid draft years will end up having a lot more surprises.

Draft is a crapshoot at the best of times let alone likely less in person scouting, more video and less games played for many, different development curves