Player Discussion Lane Hutson: Part 3 - Calder Edition
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He has to either improve his shot power or work on deceptive/different releases, because right now his shot is not that threatening from the blueline area.
He looked great tonight though. Glad to see him get another point. 8 points from 50!
He looked great tonight though. Glad to see him get another point. 8 points from 50!
His pass to Laine on the PP was a success because of Hutson exploiting center ice down low that was left wide open. From where he skated down to, even his muffin shot was threat to score.
If he improves his shot and becomes a threat from higher up from the opposing net, those tape to tape passes will become even better set-ups for one-timers.
If he improves his shot and becomes a threat from higher up from the opposing net, those tape to tape passes will become even better set-ups for one-timers.
DAChampion
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Hutson was drafted 62nd because he was 5'7, he would have gone higher if NHL teams knew he would grow to 5'10.
Hasn't grown to 5'10", though. Just over 5'9", I believe. Plus,he has a hunched skating style, she still looks 5'7"out there.
Doesn't matter, though. Still wins a large percentage of puck battles down low in our zone, using a combination of body placement between the opponent and the puck and stick work to come out of the tussle with the puck.
Sure, Hutson is perpetually at risk of getting stamped into the boards, or taken out mid ice, but he seems to have eyes all around his head (but is not fearful at all, either) to read everyone's positioning out there and he seems able to avoid hits to the level that Gretzky did.
Against OTT last night, an opponent that tried to take out Hutson ended up checking the boards, alone, at full speed, while Hutson deftly avoided being hit as he kept the play going the other way.
I'm just worried about 'accidental' hits to the head because of his hunched skating style and frustration opponents must feel getting ridiculed by a shift and a shimmy from Hutson.
Gravity
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WeThreeKings
Demidov is a HAB
He used it quite a lot last night. Drew a penalty off of it, too.
Gravity
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I've noticed him using it when he has a stable d partner and isn't playing on his off side. Hutson-Carrier would be great if we weren't catering to Matheson.
Hutson gets it done in so many different ways that he doesn't need to be all flash all the tie to be effective.
Demidov is another one like that, which can get the job done in so many different ways. Less predictability is the key and those two have an arsenal of tools and moves that is so large, they will keep the opponent guessing and win those fractions of seconds needed to be effective.
Hutson making simple passes, to mix with the stop and goes, 360 spin-o-ramas, shifts and shimmies are necessary to keep the opponent from bearing down on the same expected move.
If I'm a D and I get burnt because Hutson passes the puck tape too tape to a lineman that scores, I hold back to try to cut off the passing lane and end up leaving Lane more room to do what he does..
Demidov is another one like that, which can get the job done in so many different ways. Less predictability is the key and those two have an arsenal of tools and moves that is so large, they will keep the opponent guessing and win those fractions of seconds needed to be effective.
Hutson making simple passes, to mix with the stop and goes, 360 spin-o-ramas, shifts and shimmies are necessary to keep the opponent from bearing down on the same expected move.
If I'm a D and I get burnt because Hutson passes the puck tape too tape to a lineman that scores, I hold back to try to cut off the passing lane and end up leaving Lane more room to do what he does..
Grate n Colorful Oz
Pure Laine Hutson
Yeah playing on his offside as a rookie can't be easy.
If you go back and watch highlights earlier this season, players were pressuring Hutson pretty heavily at the blueline and I think that was giving him a lot of opportunity to do the shimmy shakes and dangles. He could get past the guy pressuring him and then the next thing you know the defensive team is both outnumbered and scrambling to try and cover Hutson.
It seems lately teams are giving him more space at the blueline/not pressuring as hard. I think because of this he's relying more on his passing than his dangling to generate offense. It seems teams are picking this option because it's the lesser of two evils, at least if he makes a pass the defending team in theory isn't outnumbered and can remain structured.
Grate n Colorful Oz
Pure Laine Hutson
Grate n Colorful Oz
Pure Laine Hutson
Last night, Lane tied Rasmus Dahlin for 42nd best rookie dman, with 44 points.
With 23 games left, he needs 16 points to become only the 10th rookie D to reach 60 points. He needs 16 assists to be #2 all-time rookie D assists. He needs 12 ES points to be #3 all-time rookie D ES points.
Despite what some people say about his defense, he's second D on the team for GF% at 5v5 (-2, Carrier is +4) and he's 3rd behind Struble and Carrier for xGF% at 5v5.
His -16 is almost entirely due to empty net situations where he is 0GF/13GA.
Lane is already just 3 assists away from top 10 all-time rookie D assists. He's presently 15th all-time, with a little less than 3/4 of a season played.
With 23 games left, he needs 16 points to become only the 10th rookie D to reach 60 points. He needs 16 assists to be #2 all-time rookie D assists. He needs 12 ES points to be #3 all-time rookie D ES points.
Despite what some people say about his defense, he's second D on the team for GF% at 5v5 (-2, Carrier is +4) and he's 3rd behind Struble and Carrier for xGF% at 5v5.
His -16 is almost entirely due to empty net situations where he is 0GF/13GA.
Lane is already just 3 assists away from top 10 all-time rookie D assists. He's presently 15th all-time, with a little less than 3/4 of a season played.
BLONG7
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Time for everyone in the league to give this kid some credit, He is having a great season!!!
Calder Trophy is his if he and MC and MM stay close in the scoring rookie race.
Didn't realize the habs are 0 for 13 when pulling the goalie........yikes. Good find.
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Trying to find out the QOC stat for Lane. I'M not an analytic master, still suck to know which is what, but where can I find this? I know a couple of websites that usually does...but QOC seems nowhere to be found? Which other analytics could tell us how our kid does against competition?
Grate n Colorful Oz
Pure Laine Hutson
From the eye test, he's been used all throughout the lineup, against different levels of competition.
Problem with QoC and QoT stats is that they are mostly based on team nomenclature (1 to 23), rather than output averages. Team nomenclature ommits the difference in output between teams. Eg: Habs top 1 to 5 doesn't have nearly the same output as let's say, Colorado's top 1 to 5, so Makar's QoT might look similar to Hutson's, but in reality he gets far better QoT.
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