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

[Ezpz]

I wonder what the Habs do here. I think he has been dominant enough as a freshman, but could maybe use another year in the weight room. Does he have a clear path to the NHL? If he’s going to be in Laval it would be better to stay at BU.

Can't imagine any scenario he's not back in the NCAA next season.

 

[chaosrevolver]

I definitely prefer him back at College.

While his offensive talents are elite for NCAA, there's still a lot of fine tuning and development defensively and without the puck while slowly adding in the weight room.

He has great potential but you can't rush someone that raw in my opinion.

 

[Favster]

Lighter schedule and more gym time is what he needs at this point. No doubt in my mind the right place for him next seasons is NCAA.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

I’d defenitly be exercising some caution with Hutson Habs fans. The question has been how will his game transition to the NHL.

Here is a good thread by someone really smart in the NHL scouting community.

Person literally said what any rational hab fan thinks. The ones who think it's a given to be as good as Makar, or Hughes will never understand that it's a hard transition to the NHL. Everyone just ignores those fans.

 

[frederixx]

I’d defenitly be exercising some caution with Hutson Habs fans. The question has been how will his game transition to the NHL.

Here is a good thread by someone really smart in the NHL scouting community.

Based on what exactly? Of course NCAA is not the same level and pretty much everyone could have said this. As for pressure, there will always be a lot in big markets. Warning people won't change anything.
He doesn't say it might not translate well or what he needs to improve. Everyone knows about the size. Easy to say I told you so...

No offense, but those tweets could be from anyone at any level.

 

[Colezuki]

Based on what exactly? Of course NCAA is not the same level and pretty much everyone could have said this. As for pressure, there will always be a lot in big markets. Warning people won't change anything.
He doesn't say it might not translate well or what he needs to improve. Everyone knows about the size. Easy to say I told you so...

No offense, but those tweets could be from anyone at any level.

Exactly

Beyond that we’ve got a log jam right now at D and he’s probably gonna wait till it clears next season before coming to the big club

 

[Herby]

I think most of us hab fans hope he goes back, but that's us.

That is smart. Good to see the Habs fans aren’t to eager to pull guys unless they are NHL ready. This is a lot like Caufield after his freshman year, and that worked out perfectly.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

That is smart. Good to see the Habs fans aren’t to eager to pull guys unless they are NHL ready. This is a lot like Caufield after his freshman year, and that worked out perfectly.

He may have grown to 5'10, but he still fairly light. Better go to back, get some weight work in, get use to his "new" frame. Work on more of his defensive side and trying to be effective without having to skate and dipsy-doodle all over, but don't lose that.

So, there's things he can work on still, so it's not like he's going back to a league where he can coast and not work hard and still dummy it.

 

[Guess]

He will get at least another season in the NCAA where he can work on his skating and build muscle, he also needs more fine tuning on his deception which he overdoes a lot, slowing to a crawl and then losing the puck because of it. If he can regularly make his decisions before he loses speed (pass/deke) he will become much more effective.

More speed/acceleration will help him track forwards better, he gets beat out by faster players with a bigger reach.

I don't think his size will be an issue if he can improve on these things.

 

[My3Sons]

Is Adam Fox a reasonable comparable? A smaller guy who may not be an elite skater but the skills are there and the IQ is just ahead of everyone else.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

I’d defenitly be exercising some caution with Hutson Habs fans. The question has been how will his game transition to the NHL.

Here is a good thread by someone really smart in the NHL scouting community.

Thats a lot of words to say nothing

 

[TT1]

I’d defenitly be exercising some caution with Hutson Habs fans. The question has been how will his game transition to the NHL.

Here is a good thread by someone really smart in the NHL scouting community.

caution about what? he's a late 2nd round pick lmao, this is a freeroll

every team in the NHL passed on this kid twice, if you knew what he was gonna do this season he would have easily been a top 10 pick, if not top 5

 

[SPV]

Saw him today in Manchester, thought he looked good I tried to key on him, as he was one of the names I knew going in today. He’s quick, generally in the right place, made a few bad puck decisions, but what young player doesn’t, and he recovered nicely. He’s pretty slight though, probably will fill out over another year at school. Should be a good one though.

 

[Sam de Mtl]

It's nice how quickly the size factor has been erased as a major concern. If he can work on his skating during the next two years and refine his defensive game, the sky is the limit.

 

[WayneGretzky]

Is Adam Fox a reasonable comparable? A smaller guy who may not be an elite skater but the skills are there and the IQ is just ahead of everyone else.

Yeah, Fox is quickly becoming the best comparison.

 

[Gabe Kupari]

Yeah, Fox is quickly becoming the best comparison.

So then Hutson gonna refuse to play for the team who drafted him too? Cuz that's an option.

 

[My3Sons]

Yeah, Fox is quickly becoming the best comparison.

I enjoy it when a guy who is a normal sized guy who isn’t an insane athlete shows that brains can triumph over brawn in a place like the NHL. Hopefully he can round out his defense to an NHL level the way Fox has.

 

[Kojo]

5,10 and 165 pounds now, he needs to put on more muscle up to 185 pounds at least..

He will need a protector to play with him ,, Reinbacher ??

He doesn't need a protector, he's the guy who dish out the damage and the only way to defend against him is to play steady defense. Either way he's still going to beat you.

 

[GermanSpitfire]

caution about what? he's a late 2nd round pick lmao, this is a freeroll

every team in the NHL passed on this kid twice, if you knew what he was gonna do this season he would have easily been a top 10 pick, if not top 5

I had him at 9th overall in my draft ranking last season and stated on numerous occasions that he was the most talented player in last years draft. You’re not going to find someone that is more bullish on him than me.

With that said, I know how Habs fans like to blindly hype their prospects and was just offering some advice because of how out of control his “hype train” could become.

Most expected him to have a great college career, his transition to the NHL has been in question. He is going to need an NHL coach to give him the green light like he has gotten in both the NCAA and NTDP. That’s going to be a difficult ask. He is going to have faster, smarter, bigger and stronger NHL players that are able read his deception and close off on him better.

 

[Colezuki]

I had him at 9th overall in my draft ranking last season and stated on numerous occasions that he was the most talented player in last years draft. You’re not going to find someone that is more bullish on him than me.

With that said, I know how Habs fans like to blindly hype their prospects and was just offering some advice because of how out of control his “hype train” could become.

Most expected him to have a great college career, his transition to the NHL has been in question. He is going to need an NHL coach to give him the green light like he has gotten in both the NCAA and NTDP. That’s going to be a difficult ask. He is going to have faster, smarter, bigger and stronger NHL players that are able read his deception and close off on him better.

Fortunately the current NHL coach for us seems like the perfect fit for that. As he’s advocated for letting players play free

 

[WayneGretzky]

So then Hutson gonna refuse to play for the team who drafted him too? Cuz that's an option.

Certainly possible, but unlikely…an offensive dynamo to run the PP is exactly what that Habs team needs. Could be Hutson, Mailloux, maybe even Barron, but they almost certainly have the answer within the organization, look for them to draft more forwards this year.

I enjoy it when a guy who is a normal sized guy who isn’t an insane athlete shows that brains can triumph over brawn in a place like the NHL. Hopefully he can round out his defense to an NHL level the way Fox has.

Same. Although it’s important to acknowledge that it’s only possible because of how much the game has changed in the last couple decades. These guys didn’t really have a place at this level in the past, certainly seems like they’re the future though!

 

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[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Impressive, but never forget that guy thought trading Raphael Diaz was a huge loss and he was adamant about it.

 

[Hockey Know it all]

Fantili is having the best season for a freshman in the past 30 years

Do you just forget about Eichel and what he did 8 years prior. FANTILLI is great but Eichel had 70 plus points as a freshman.

 

[JeffreyLFC]

So then Hutson gonna refuse to play for the team who drafted him too? Cuz that's an option.

Are we comparing the player or the situation?
IMO his play is more similar to Quinn Hughes than Adam Fox.