One thing is certain. Whenever Hutson will be on the ice, his ice-mates will have to be laser-focused and sharp-minded on player assignments and/or positioning. I'm having a hard time following him from D to counter-attacking as second/third forward to going back to D, permutating with his D linemate, back to pushing forward with the puck.Yeah, and I know fans love this. But in the NHL, it ain't the way to play all the time. You just can't do that all the time, every time. It screws up the systems (or the concepts) and it certainly destabilizes even his teammates. Hockey at that level is all about automatisms. When you have a player like Hudson who free wheels ALL THE TIME, it warps alot of concepts and systematic plays. Not sure he will be able to do that all the time at the pro level.
I know that it's not a popular opinion here, but I'm not convinced yet. He's exciting for sure. But in team concepts, not convinced yet.
What do you do as a coach