Really? All I've seen are videos showing his offensive moves. I have yet to see any videos showing his struggles skating backwards, and getting 'turnstiled' in his zone.This is incorrect. The videos show his warts as well.
Then maybe you need better glasses because Lane Hutson have been awesome since being draftedReally? All I've seen are videos showing his offensive moves. I have yet to see any videos showing his struggles skating backwards, and getting 'turnstiled' in his zone.
Luckily I did see him play in last year's Worlds and in the WJ Championship. He has a lot of developing to do in Laval before I see him as a regular with the Habs.
That being said as a Hab fan I do hope that he becomes something close to what a lot of the fanbase is losing their minds over.
I've watched this team since 1971, and it takes a lot to impress me.
Really? All I've seen are videos showing his offensive moves. I have yet to see any videos showing his struggles skating backwards, and getting 'turnstiled' in his zone.
Luckily I did see him play in last year's Worlds and in the WJ Championship. He has a lot of developing to do in Laval before I see him as a regular with the Habs.
That being said as a Hab fan I do hope that he becomes something close to what a lot of the fanbase is losing their minds over.
I've watched this team since 1971, and it takes a lot to impress me.
The videos @montreal took show entire shifts or games. Yes, they show his mistakes.Really? All I've seen are videos showing his offensive moves. I have yet to see any videos showing his struggles skating backwards, and getting 'turnstiled' in his zone.
Luckily I did see him play in last year's Worlds and in the WJ Championship. He has a lot of developing to do in Laval before I see him as a regular with the Habs.
That being said as a Hab fan I do hope that he becomes something close to what a lot of the fanbase is losing their minds over.
I've watched this team since 1971, and it takes a lot to impress me.
Until a 220 lb body finishes a check on him. Don't say he is too shifty to be hit because we all know that's not true.The weight worries are absolutely overstated. If Hutson can play like this offensively in the pros, he can be 120 pounds soaking wet for all I care about.
Everybody said the same thing against Patrick Kane or basically any player under 5'9 and 180.Until a 220 lb body finishes a check on him. Don't say he is too shifty to be hit because we all know that's not true.
the game is a lot more finesse based now and hits are at a minimum, not my favorite hockey but a guy like Hutson can thrive in todays gameUntil a 220 lb body finishes a check on him. Don't say he is too shifty to be hit because we all know that's not true.
Agreed but the concern with Girard is if he can handle the playoffs, he was healthy scratched for heavier guys the year the Avs won the cupSam Girard get hit from time to time but he’s still a good dman. Hutson doesn’t have his speed but he might make better decisions with the puck.
Patrick Kane is a winger and not expected to go into the corners to retrieve pucks. Not saying Hutson can't play in the show. If he has a strong center support and a good partner he can play his offensive style but it will be interesting to watch.Everybody said the same thing against Patrick Kane or basically any player under 5'9 and 180.
It never happen, why? because they are conditioned to sense danger because of their size and they have succeeded at every level. People make it seems like every player under a certain size have finished their career after a big hit.
He will have to adapt but he is way more shiftier and agile on his skate than all 220 pounds player in the league
For 80% of the games yes. For whatever reason the game has started to ramp back towards physicality and even fighting this season which I am a fan of.the game is a lot more finesse based now and hits are at a minimum, not my favorite hockey but a guy like Hutson can thrive in todays game
Girard doesn't have the puck on his stick nearly as often as Hutson does. When you like to have the puck that often you will be targeted. Q Hughes is the exception with his skating. Hutson isn;t nearly as agile or fast when he skates.Sam Girard get hit from time to time but he’s still a good dman. Hutson doesn’t have his speed but he might make better decisions with the puck.
They targeted him tonight. He sidestepped a big hit. He's been doing it all his life.Girard doesn't have the puck on his stick nearly as often as Hutson does. When you like to have the puck that often you will be targeted. Q Hughes is the exception with his skating. Hutson isn;t nearly as agile or fast when he skates.
Will be interesting to see how he pans out for sure.
IIRC he was injured in the Blues playoffAgreed but the concern with Girard is if he can handle the playoffs, he was healthy scratched for heavier guys the year the Avs won the cup
Bad example. When Girard gets hit he shatters as evidenced by his playoff woes. Girard is exactly what we don't want. An un-productive small, soft and brittle dman who plays scared when the intensity of the game increases (playoffs).Sam Girard get hit from time to time but he’s still a good dman. Hutson doesn’t have his speed but he might make better decisions with the puck.
Health scratch? The guy had a broken sternum...Agreed but the concern with Girard is if he can handle the playoffs, he was healthy scratched for heavier guys the year the Avs won the cup
I'll get back to you when he is as awesome when he joins the pro ranks.Then maybe you need better glasses because Lane Hutson have been awesome since being drafted
I quoted the part of your post that supports my point of view. I am 100% a Habs fan and I want nothing more than to see every Hab prospect reach their potential and even surpass it.Now, can that play transfer to the NHL? Not a certainty. I think he’ll have to adjust. I don’t see him getting away with that rover type play in the NHL but I do think he’ll be successful. His skills are pretty incredible. He looks better than Subban did with the puck and that’s saying something.
Cool that you got to see Dryden though, I’d have loved to have seen that.
I’m right there with you. Our drafting sucked for years. Timmins was a huge improvement and we suddenly started to see productive players coming out of that era (Price, Subban, Max, McDonnaugh who we tragically traded.) Then the new regime came in and suddenly we couldn’t draft our way out of a paper bag.I quoted the part of your post that supports my point of view. I am 100% a Habs fan and I want nothing more than to see every Hab prospect reach their potential and even surpass it.
Having grown up watching the last Habs dynasty makes it hard to be impressed by any prospect before they at least show some dominance at the pro level. Also the piss poor drafting and development of the prospects for the past 40 years does not help with my expectations of them when they reach the NHL.
This organization has been unable to draft an elite non goalie since the end of the dynasty, so yeah, I am hard to impress. IMHO all Habs fans should be hard to impress, since there has truly been very little to truly be EXCITED about for a very long time.
The last prospect that I can say that I was excited about was Subban, because he showed dominance in the A before joining the Habs.
At this point I am intrigued at the potential that Hutson has showed since being drafted. I apologize if that bothers my fellow Habs fans who believe Hutson will be a top pairing all star dman. I'm not there yet.
Health scratch? The guy had a broken sternum...
I don't know if this helps or hinders the size argument, but players of all sizes can suffer broken sternums.