LD Lane Hutson - Boston University, NCAA (2022, 62nd, MTL)

[GermanSpitfire]

Schneider? Come on. That is ludicrous.

Tell me what Sanderson does better than Guhle, please. I really wonder.

Jiricek, Nemec, Power, Seider, I 100% agree. Id have Mintyukov there too, but realize hes less proven.

Even so, you realise that very little of these guys create actual separation? Maybe its not lol-worthy that Guhles that good.

Its a shame (and not, for our pick) that he got injured because I feel like hes very underrated, mostly because he had an insane growth in his game in the last 2 years.

So… how about that Lane Hutson fellow? ya’know… because this is a Lane Hutson thread?


I’m sure there are better threads to bait posters in about the God Guhle.

 

[Mrb1p]

So… how about that Lane Hutson fellow? ya’know… because this is a Lane Hutson thread?


I’m sure there are better threads to bait posters in about the God Guhle.

Hutsons good but hes no Guhle, which is fine.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

Hutsons good but hes no Guhle, which is fine.

I can bump the Guhle thread if you want. It’s not difficult.

 

[Mrb1p]

I can bump the Guhle thread if you want. It’s not difficult.

Its a hockey thread on a hockey thread about an organizational prospect, in which a Hab fan raised an issue about Hutson.

You realize that youre derailing the thread a lot more than I?

 

[Chainshot]

Schneider? Come on. That is ludicrous.

Tell me what Sanderson does better than Guhle, please. I really wonder.

Jiricek, Nemec, Power, Seider, I 100% agree. Id have Mintyukov there too, but realize hes less proven.

Even so, you realise that very little of these guys create actual separation? Maybe its not lol-worthy that Guhles that good.

Its a shame (and not, for our pick) that he got injured because I feel like hes very underrated, mostly because he had an insane growth in his game in the last 2 years.

Similarly, it's a shame that someone like Drysdale who had an excellent offensive season as a 19 year old is out of sight and out of mind.

It's not as cute and dried that Guhle is one of the 10 best defensemen under 21. In terms of what Sanderson does better, as a shooter he looks like he has a better ability to put shots on net and do so in a way that generates secondary chances for his team. He gets an edge from me in his ability to walk the line and find a lane.

Anyway, back to Hutson, looking forward to the late game in the Beanpot in a few minutes.

 

[Chainshot]

Nice shot selection that Tuch deflects, Levi with a quality stop from what I could see on the second screen. Hutson does so much well, still amazed he went at 62.

 

[Chainshot]

Full marks to Northeastern in taking away most of Hutson's time and space almost all game tonight.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

Hutson with an assist late in the 3rd, point streak hits 11 games.

 

[Kennedys]

 

[Kojo]

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11 game point streak. He has 36 points now. He's so fun to watch too.

 

[Lavar Ball]

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Baby faced assassins

 

[Hawkster58]

Hutson does look good at the college level, no doubt. But honest question here, i think he dropped to #62 due to size, can his game translate to the NHL? IHDB has him listed at 5'9" and 148 lbs. I know he will gain some weight, but that is really small for a defenseman.

 

[Kennedys]

Hutson does look good at the college level, no doubt. But honest question here, i think he dropped to #62 due to size, can his game translate to the NHL? IHDB has him listed at 5'9" and 148 lbs. I know he will gain some weight, but that is really small for a defenseman.

The NCAA list him at 5'10 155

 

[Ezpz]

Hutson does look good at the college level, no doubt. But honest question here, i think he dropped to #62 due to size, can his game translate to the NHL? IHDB has him listed at 5'9" and 148 lbs. I know he will gain some weight, but that is really small for a defenseman.

He's grown 3 inches since the draft. His height is no longer an issue if he can put on some weight. The irony is he even had a bone specialist verify that his body age was younger than his actual age and that he would continue growing, and even had proof in his brother and father who grew at the same age. 31 teams look dumb.

Good doesn't even cover it either, he's having the best rookie season for a defenseman in NCAA history. Absolutely smoking Makar, Fox, etc..

 

[Tryamkin]

Did I say NHL?

Drysdale, Sanderson, Korchinski, Edcvinsson, clarke, Zellweger and Mateychuk are not better than Guhle, sorry. At best, you could debate it maybe, but no theres no easily.

I believed the same thing is you before he started playing in the NHL. I thought hed be a good 2nd pair d, thats what he showed me on most nights in the WHL anytime Id watch. Well shit, he looks like the best D ive seen as a Habs fan. He looks better than Subban did when he came in, better than Markov when he came in and honestly I dont see much difference betweem Weber and him aside from Webers first year. Well, aside from the fact that Guhles an A+ skater.

Pretty funny that theres 3 ducks that just slithered in there, wonder why.

This is an embarrassing post cmon man

 

[Mrb1p]

This is an embarrassing post cmon man

Whats embarassing about it?

He produced at literally the same clip as Sanderson this year. He accomplished everything, quite literally, outside of the NHL. He was a star everywhere he went.

I chalked it up to his superior physical attributes, but nah, hes the actual real deal. I guess that, like Subban, we will have to wait for him to play for another team to be appreciated, lol. (And even then.)

 

[Chainshot]

He has so many dynamic elements to his game from his skating to his hands and how he thinks the game, he should be able to provide that at the next level without question. He reminds me a bit of Quinn Hughes in that regard. And while there will be teams that take advantage of his size in confrontations over space, he's going to burn down plenty of opponents with how he moves the puck and himself to elude forecheckers, let alone how he can dance in traffic to produce in the offensive zone.

 

[Team Cozens]

He has so many dynamic elements to his game from his skating to his hands and how he thinks the game, he should be able to provide that at the next level without question. He reminds me a bit of Quinn Hughes in that regard. And while there will be teams that take advantage of his size in confrontations over space, he's going to burn down plenty of opponents with how he moves the puck and himself to elude forecheckers, let alone how he can dance in traffic to produce in the offensive zone.

Who do you prefer, Hutson or Zellweger. My fantast team would like to know.

 

[Bouboumaster]

Seems like a steal by HuGo

 

[Sam de Mtl]

His skating is dynamic because of his edges, but he is actually a rather weak skater in other measures than edges. He needs to work on that in order to not get bypassed so much by forwards on the rush who go wide around him.

He certainly has shown the IQ to fix his issues in the past, so I wouldn't bet against him making the necessary adjustments.

But it's a work in progress. He isn't a sure thing yet.

 

[Chainshot]

Who do you prefer, Hutson or Zellweger. My fantast team would like to know.

As someone who has been impressed with Hutson since prior to his drafting... I lean toward Hutson.

 

[ponder]

His skating is dynamic because of his edges, but he is actually a rather weak skater in other measures than edges. He needs to work on that in order to not get bypassed so much by forwards on the rush who go wide around him.

He certainly has shown the IQ to fix his issues in the past, so I wouldn't bet against him making the necessary adjustments.

But it's a work in progress. He isn't a sure thing yet.

Yeah, his edges are outstanding, and combined with his crazy hands, IQ and deceptiveness, he walks guys really effectively, slippery as hell. But agreed - his pure speed isn’t great, he’s amazing at gaining small gaps but doesn’t have the speed to turn them into large gaps, and defensively guys do blow by him sometimes.

It’s hard NOT to compare him to same age Makar, lots of similarities in their games. Makar was much bigger/stronger (Makar measured 3” taller and 29.5 lbs heavier at their respective draft combines), with better speed, but compared to Makar in his first NCAA season, Hutson is more deceptive with the puck and more aggressive offensively. If Hutson can improve that top speed, and get stronger/more explosive, then … damn, he could becomes a VERY good NHLer.

 

[Kojo]

How does he have a +19 stat if he's not good defensively? How is it even possible to have 36 points in 26 games as a freshman defenseman in that league and being +19?

I'll tell you why, this guy is legit going to be an NHL superstar.

 

[majormajor]

How does he have a +19 stat if he's not good defensively? How is it even possible to have 36 points in 26 games as a freshman defenseman in that league and being +19?

I'll tell you why, this guy is legit going to be an NHL superstar.

Not a comment on Hutson. Weak defenders can have good plus minus if they play on a good team or get offensive leaning usage. It doesn't tell you that much by itself.

I could imagine Hutson becoming a big scorer but how is he ever going to get to a point where you want him defending in his own zone? Can you change up positions so he plays the point on the attack and defends the point on defense?

 

[Kojo]

Not a comment on Hutson. Weak defenders can have good plus minus if they play on a good team or get offensive leaning usage. It doesn't tell you that much by itself.

He gets bailed out by his teammates a lot and otherwise the goaltender makes a nice save but the reason this is possible is that he's not passive defensively. He's always using his stick to disrupt the other team's advantage and when that is achieved he's very hard to stop.

Not sure what you mean about changing up position to play on the point and stuff. He's like a point guard, bro. That's all there is to it.