dlbalr Posted September 1 Share Posted September 1 It's not a true prospect pool ranking, it's everyone 22 or younger regardless of NHL experience. So Ottawa's has Stutzle, Sanderson, and Greig in there. (Montreal's has Slafkovsky and Guhle for full-time regulars.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Safe to assume that Hutson will shine in training camp and pre-season. Wonder what mgmt's general plan is for him? Get big minutes in Laval for a bit, or sheltered ones with Habs? 2024 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #5 Lane Hutson (habseyesontheprize.com) "The expectations are obviously high for him as he heads into his first full professional season, and rightly so. However, it’s easy to feel at ease about his debut season when we remember one simple fact: all Hutson does is prove doubters wrong again and again." Pronman on Hutson; "There is no doubting Hutson’s offense — the doubt comes down to his defense. He’s a small defenseman without high-end feet or physicality, which is a major red flag in his NHL projection." Skating: Above NHL average Puck skills: NHL average Hockey sense: High-end Compete: NHL average Shot: Above NHL average Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 If you call his puck skills average, I doubt your entire evaluation of Lane Hutson (not Don, i doubt Pronman) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 1 hour ago, Commandant said: If you call his puck skills average, I doubt your entire evaluation of Lane Hutson (not Don, i doubt Pronman) I would have probably put his puck skills at above average and his shot as NHL average but I am no scout by any means. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 Anyone who has read my ridiculous quantities of posts on this sites knows that I’m no prospect expert. I have a feeling, though, that Lane Hutson is one of those rare cases who is basically able to flip the bird at all the Great and the Good so-called experts who stroke their beards and cluck their tongues about his supposed weaknesses. As that semi-skeptical review notes, “all he does is prove doubters wrong again and again.” Fortunately, unlike with what Subban had to put up with, we have a coach who will not crap his pants every time the kid makes any sort of mistake (even when the kid reliably gets himself out of the trouble caused by his mistakes, as Subban did). I would not be surprised at all if Hutson takes flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 7 minutes ago, The Chicoutimi Cucumber said: Fortunately, unlike with what Subban had to put up with, we have a coach who will not crap his pants every time the kid makes any sort of mistake (even if the kid reliably gets himself out of the trouble caused by his mistakes, as Subban did). I agree 100%. I think Marty is the perfect coach for a young, smaller, talented player who wants to get better. Nobody knows better than Marty what it takes for a smaller player to survive and thrive in the NHL. Plus Hutson is such a smart kid that I expect he will learn quickly from his mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 57 minutes ago, Habs Fan in Edmonton said: I would have probably put his puck skills at above average and his shot as NHL average but I am no scout by any means. I think his puck skills are amongst the best part of his game and would have said high end. The defensive questions need to be answered but i have little doubts on puck skills, skating and smarts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCHabnut Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 2 hours ago, Commandant said: I think his puck skills are amongst the best part of his game and would have said high end. The defensive questions need to be answered but i have little doubts on puck skills, skating and smarts. Ya. The puck skills and skating analysis were way off. His cuts are phenomenal. And the puck is glued do is stick skating speed maybe, but there's more to skating than speed. The dude is Denis Savard shifty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 17 minutes ago, BCHabnut said: Ya. The puck skills and skating analysis were way off. His cuts are phenomenal. And the puck is glued do is stick skating speed maybe, but there's more to skating than speed. The dude is Denis Savard shifty. I don't think the skating analysis was way off. No question he is shifty and his cuts are very good but speed has to count for something and he is no Cale Makar in that department. I think above NHL average is pretty accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 FWIW (and not much news) Pronman did ranking of youth; Ranking the best NHL players and prospects under 23: Bedard, Stützle, Celebrini top the list - The Athletic (nytimes.com) 15 Slafkovski 17 Demidov 61 Guhle 69 Reinbacher 87 Hutson 99 Barron 118 Hage 120 Mailloux Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GHT120 Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Click on the statement (twice) to read the full text on Instagram ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 30+goals for #13 seems good guess this year. 2024 Montreal Canadiens Top 25 Under 25: #3 Cole Caufield (habseyesontheprize.com) At a certain point, it looked like the chances of Caufield even besting 26 goals were slim. The best news for him and for the Canadiens was that he scored eight goals in the final nine games of the season, and was a point-per-game player for Team USA at the World Championship. Would be nice to see how Guhle can do on the left side, but who would pair up with Matheson if he wasnt playing the right? Savard? Fantasy Focus: Kaiden Guhle – HabsWorld.net ... Guhle likely starts on the second pairing behind Matheson. With it still being early in his career, that wouldn’t necessarily be the worst thing to start, allowing him to get at least a little easier of a workload. In that scenario, he’d likely play alongside Barron, a duo that was one of Montreal’s most-used last season before Guhle moved up with Matheson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Guhle also might be the RD with Mattheson which is where he ended last season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Reinbacker seems like a good partner for Matheson as far as styles go but I can’t see Montreal putting a raw rookie in that position - unless Reinbacker looked simply amazing. Perhaps Guhle starts on the right side but moves to the left side when Reinbacker is ready. Or maybe good old Savard plays with Matheson. One month to find out and I can’t friggin wait 🎉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Rookie camp starts next Wednesday. There seems to be a lot of speculation that Reinbacker is much taller than 6’3” and we should get new measurements. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 8 minutes ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: Rookie camp starts next Wednesday. There seems to be a lot of speculation that Reinbacker is much taller than 6’3” and we should get new measurements. Austria had him listed at 6'2" 187lbs, maybe old info? Olympic qualifiers: Squad for the 2026 Olympics mission has been determined (eishockey.at) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 1 minute ago, DON said: Austria had him listed at 6'2" 187lbs, maybe old info? Olympic qualifiers: Squad for the 2026 Olympics mission has been determined (eishockey.at) Interesting… Hockey DB has him 6’3 David Reinbacher Defense -- shoots RBorn Oct 25 2004 -- Hohenems, Austria [19 yrs. ago] Height 6.03 -- Weight 209[191 cm/95 kg] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomh009 Posted September 4 Author Share Posted September 4 2 hours ago, Prime Minister Koivu said: There seems to be a lot of speculation that Reinbacker is much taller than 6’3” and we should get new measurements. Reinbacher 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 6 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Reinbacher 😊 I have been using the iPhone text suggestion and didn’t even notice that it was incorrect spelling lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commandant Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 49 minutes ago, tomh009 said: Reinbacher 😊 Let's just give him a nickname I suggest Popcorn..... cause his name is close to Orville Reddenbacher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs Fan in Edmonton Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 13 minutes ago, Commandant said: Let's just give him a nickname I suggest Popcorn..... cause his name is close to Orville Reddenbacher. Good idea, but I like Orville as a nickname better, a good old fashioned name for an old school (maybe) type of defensemen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DON Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Rhino perhaps? (not my choice, just guessing) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revvvrob Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Reinsy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prime Minister Koivu Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 I like Orville so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Helmethead Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 Orville it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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