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Right now it's fun. Going forward he has some things to work on and might need to start in the AHL next year.

Hutson was fun to watch, but as dangerous as he was offensively, there were some rookie adventures in the Habs end too.

Nice to lose this.

Im fine with it. Let him play. The game is meaningless, why shelter.

Lane is HIM

Its not just waiting. It sounds like its negotiations on when his deal begins.

Keep in mind any comparison is a stylistic comparison, not a talent one.... so just cause someone is compared to Aho doesn't mean that the point totals is what we are comparing. He's a centre IMO. Yes, I see him in the NHL in 25-26, but I wouldn't say regardless of who takes him. Every team has different philosophies on what they do for development, but I'd think barring injury and lost development time in 2024-25, he'd be in the NHL by then. Some teams might even put him in the NHL 2024-25. What are people missing? I think he has almost no weaknesses. He does everything you need a player to do at an above average level, while still being elite in a few areas

What he is doing in the mens league in Finland is special... and its at both ends of the ice. Now hes also doing it in the exhibition games for the Mens world Championships. Our full report is up at Lwos though. And i dont go by what other sites have. I try to look at it independently, its why we had Quinn Hughes much higher than other sites and Mike McCarron as a third round pick.

His birthday is May 31st. So he will be 31 next month and 32 when the contract expires next year.

Even at his best he's a third liner. I dont believe we should give a guy who is going to be 32 years old when the contract even starts... and is an inconsistent bottom line player... a contract extension. 1.) At his age hes not part of the rebuild. 2.) Hes already not the fastest guy... and hes hitting the age curve. If he loses a step that contract is a disaster Nope trade him as a rental now just to get him off the books.

And now its 2-2

2-0 early for Utah.

17 goals, good defensive play. 1 year rental. Rising cap and not many FAs. Someone might bite if they dont have to give much in assets, and struck out on the UFA market

If there is a summer trade available... and you dont have to retain salary. Do it. Same goes for Savard. The retention slot may be needed for Dvorak or Gallagher or Anderson at some point in future.

Last time there was this disparity was probably the Yakupov draft where he was the consensus #1 but guys like Forsberg, Galchenyuk, Sergachev, Murray were all over the place.