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Jay27
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Forum: NHL SigningsFri. at 4:35 p.m.
Thread: Montreal Canadiens signed Lane Hutson (3 Years / $1,333,333 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Blazingbat11</b></div><div>Never said anything about expecting him to light it up right out of the gate. Don't put words in other people's mouths (metaphorically speaking).


I'm saying Matheson is, and has always been, a placeholder for PP1. With or without Hutson around. Hutson is just the first player who can realistically contest Matheson's claim to PP1. So I say give 20-year-old Hutson the opportunity to showcase his talents with MTLs best players. and Let 30-year-old Matheson be the one to "fix" PP2, where he is much better suited for.

Again, grand schemes of things. PP1 should be:

Caufield - Dach - Salfkovsky
Suzuki - Hutson

PP2 should have something like:
Roy - Newhook - (someone)
Matheson - Xhekaj/Mailloux/Reinbacher</div></div>

Dude I wasn’t putting words in your mouth. The first part of my comment was towards you and the second part was a comment towards the media. I even made them two separate paragraphs so you hopefully wouldn’t mistake my meaning.
I meant no offense, just trying to temper my fellow Hab fans’ expectations.

I assume St.Louis will start him out with a partner who can handle himself and play him mostly sheltered minutes, maybe give him some looks on the PP and that’s cool with me. Earn your stripes young man.
Forum: NHL SigningsFri. at 3:46 p.m.
Thread: Montreal Canadiens signed Lane Hutson (3 Years / $1,333,333 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>NHLfan10506</b></div><div>Good player, good signing.

Lane’s size is always going to be a question. But it has been at every level and every year, he has continued to exceed expectations. When he first was called up onto the USA squad for U18 worlds in his D-1 year (ahead of Casey and Chesley), everyone thought it was a typo (he was listed at five-foot-six-inches). After a summer of bulking up, he went into his draft year at 5’7” and around 140 lbs and eventually became best offensive dman for NTDP. In his pre-draft interviews, he brought medical stats that said he would grow to at least 5’10” (imagine that kind of pressure…”grow now!”).

At Boston University, he had two fantastic seasons. He was Hobey Baker top-10 finalist as a Freshman dman (can count on one hand how many have accomplished that). This year, the Hutson-Celebrini duo on BU’s power play was one of the best we have seen in years (it would be very cool to see the two pair up again at next level).

Hutson will be one of the most fun players to watch grow into a NHLer. I will be rooting for him.</div></div>

Well said. Even if he wasn’t a Habs’ prospect I’d be rooting for him.
Forum: NHL SigningsFri. at 3:42 p.m.
Thread: Montreal Canadiens signed Lane Hutson (3 Years / $1,333,333 AAV)
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Blazingbat11</b></div><div>By finally having a solid PP2 unit meaning Matheson will be on it and Hutson being on PP1, I'm all for it!!!

I'm not taking away how good Matheson and his 60 point season has been. But in the grand scheme of things, Matheson has always been a placeholder for PP1 because there was literally no other solid option. Let's see what Hutson can do with Caufield, Slaf, etc. I could care less about our current PP2 with Gallagher and Anderson...</div></div>

Woah buddy, temper your expectations just a bit here. He’s a 20 year old rookie who’s never played a pro game.

I’d hate to see the media just dump on this kid if he doesn’t go out and light it up right out of the gate. I think sometimes media forgets that they are just kids.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 10 at 10:30 a.m.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 9 at 3:21 p.m.
Thread: DRAFT LINDSTROM PLUS TRADE UP FOR IGINLA
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Matt1567</b></div><div>I think him and Eiserman are very similar, both are the same size, really good shooters, Eiserman is a few weeks younger and while the rest of his game may not be as good they're in the same tier for me and Eiserman isn't that highly ranked by most mocks I've seen. I look at the forwards in the draft as Celebrini being the clear #1, then Demidov Catton and Lindstrom in tier 2, and then guys like Eiserman and Iginla in tier 3, which in my opinion isn't worth trading an unprotected 1st for when we're a bottom 10 team.</div></div>

Oh yeah I completely agree trading an unprotected first next year to move up this year is a terrible idea, I was only saying that Iginla is worth the hype and IMO worth using the top 10 pick the Habs currently have to draft him is okay with me.
Forum: Armchair-GMApr. 9 at 10:27 a.m.
Thread: DRAFT LINDSTROM PLUS TRADE UP FOR IGINLA
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>Matt1567</b></div><div>trading our unprotected 1st and not significantly improving the team is a recipe for disaster, and personally I don't get the Tij Iginla hype, I think he's a mid-late 1st rounder if his last name wasn't Iginla</div></div>

While I agree with your take on the trade I do understand the Iginla hype. The kid only turns 18 in August, has good size, plays the game right, possesses a good shot and is ripping it up when it matters most rn. The Iginla name definitely doesn’t hurt either but it’s not the only reason he’s being talked up as a possible top 10 pick. Don’t be surprised if the Habs call his name with their first pick this year…I know I wouldn’t be disappointed if they did.