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

[Wats]

Would agree with you but historically that's been the case for Fs only. We develop Ds quite well.

Don't know about well, but it's not an almost auto bust at least.

 

[blindpass]

The deployment he got in the WJC does not suggest the coaches feel he's a defensive liability.

 

[overlords]

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

The deployment he got in the WJC does not suggest the coaches feel he's a defensive liability.

Even as a Habs fan from what I've read I expected him to be f***ing atrocious, but he did a lot better than I imagine.

It's really encouraging. He wasn't an absolute stud, but he did well.

 

[ryan callahan]

I still don't know how people can watch him and see anything but elite edge work and backskating ability. Some people feel offended a 150 pound guy can succeed in hockey I guess.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

Hutson played 27:20 today and put on a defensive clinic.
Other than Chesley, no one else on the American team played 19 min or more.

Also gooned it up

 

[montreal]

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Bro is gonna be an enforcer

 

[Michoulicious]

The deployment he got in the WJC does not suggest the coaches feel he's a defensive liability.

27 mins in the finals. Wow.

 

[TimeZone]

He looked pretty solid all things considered, not quite as dynamic as I was expecting but better defensively.

 

[LesCanadiens]

Great, safe performance by Lane. Also showed he has guts. I'm still unsure if he can handle the rigors of playing defense in the pro's. But I hope he shows me I'm wrong.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

He looked pretty solid all things considered, not quite as dynamic as I was expecting but better defensively.

He's a lot more dynamic with BU than what he showed at this tournament. He played a safer offensive game possibly due to the offensive talent team USA had.

 

[DeltaSwede]

He had a sequence in the final where he skated out of trouble in his own zone and I had a "Oh, I get it" moment.

 

[Guess]

This guy is going to be a great player. He's incredibly driven, and I think that will help him overcome the limitations he has to make him an effective player at the NHL level.

 

[Guess]

Do you guys think Hutson will sign with Montreal after BU’s season wraps up?

I think the only way he stays is if they don't win the NCAA championship, and he thinks they will have a really strong team next year.

Otherwise, he'll probably want to prove himself at the next level.

 

[William H Bonney]

Saved his best game for last. He tilted the play when he was on the ice today, especially in his own zone. Great stick, great leverage in the board battles, clean breakouts.

 

[Jabba11]

After that "fight", I want him as our next Captain. Year 1. This kid is freaking exciting and has heart and plays with a chip on his shoulder at all times.

 

[Junohockeyfan]

Played very well defensively. He sacrificed offense to play a complete game. That was surprising to me. I didn't realize his defense was as good as it is.

 

[CauZuki]

Even as a Habs fan from what I've read I expected him to be f***ing atrocious, but he did a lot better than I imagine.

It's really encouraging. He wasn't an absolute stud, but he did well.

I have to (respectfully) disagree he was an absolute stud and the only reason he didn't play more flashy is that he was out there with an overabundance of offensive threats. Smart players like Hutson know when they have to let their offensive skills talk and when to play a highly complimentary and defensively sound game.

If anything the hockey world knows what Hutson can do offensively. Breaking Brian Leetch's record and now he's shown he can be elite in a whole other category of defenseman something that he got some (fair) critics about the last few years.

Kids going to be an excellent top 4 D at the minimum and with potential to be a star in the NHL.

 

[TheGreenTBer]

I like this guy more than the guy they took #1 overall in that draft tbh.

He's boom or bust but the upside is there.

 

[montreal]

I liked the pass he made at 5:33 so I added it in slow mo as you can really see how sick it was.

 

[TLEH]

He was great in the finals. His best game. In the end that is all that matters, he was good in the SF too. He was not good in the group play.

 

[Kudo Shinichi]

1 g and 2 a in his first game back



23 pts in 16 games now

 

[montreal]

 

[montreal]