Training Camp Standouts

[Frank Drebin]

Based on what? There are far to many red flags with him.

he looks like he could come in and score 40+ points as a rookie defenseman.

 

[Brock]

Lane Hutson is gonna get beat defensively from time to time because literally every other guy in the NHL can bully him physically. But you accept that because his positive offensive contribution far out-weighs his defensive shortcomings. Simple as that.

 

[Porter Stoutheart]

Lane Hutson is like an uber-Quinn Hughes right? Even smaller and even worse defensively? It's nice for young hockey players, and for the NHL in general, if players like them can become buzzworthy, and scale the heights of notoriety that Hughes just did and Hutson may be poised to? This is good for the game.

 

[Craig Ludwig]

Almost forgot this was a general prospects thread as I was reading it

Another Habs fan chiming in, besides Hutson, Oliver Kapanen has looked incredible in his first game. The guy was imo the best player on the ice (better than Hutson), super impressive how poised he was in his first game on the smaller North American ice. His SHL coach (Olli Jokinen) says he'd be among the top SHL players if he didn't make the Habs but he doesn't expect him to be coming back, he's too good for that league.

Us Habs fans practically forgot about the guy, he had a really impressive progression in the past year.

If he keeps it up, what do Habs do though? We already have 5 Centers, so it's either Laval or back to SHL. I would rather see him get plenty of ice time in Sweden and develop another year.

 

[Jeune Poulet]

If he keeps it up, what do Habs do though? We already have 5 Centers, so it's either Laval or back to SHL.

Kapanen's contract precludes an assignment in the AHL.

So this season, it's either NHL or back to Europe for him. No in-between possible.

 

[SannywithoutCompy]

If he keeps it up, what do Habs do though? We already have 5 Centers, so it's either Laval or back to SHL. I would rather see him get plenty of ice time in Sweden and develop another year.

In an ideal world? Cast Dvorak into the setting sun. Genuinely the most forgettable player I've ever seen play hockey.