Lane Huston should learn this Monday that he is a finalist in the Calder trophy given to the recruit of the year, which will have nothing of a surprise. The rear of the Canadian had a dream recruit season and, at times, historic. Here is an overview in numbers.
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Record hunt
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From her recruit season, Lane Hutson has established himself as one of the best NHL passers.
With a 66 -point harvest, Lane Hutson established himself as the most productive recruit among defenders of the history of the Canadian. He exceeded the brand established by Chris Chelios in 1985 by two points. But it is not that in the Bluish-Blanc-Rouge history book that Hutson immortalized his name: with 60 aid mentions, he equaled the record of Larry Murphy, who had obtained as much in 1981. Lane Hutson is also the only active player in the NHL, with Connor McDavid, to have reached the set of 60 aid before his 80e match during his recruit season.
The rings puller
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Lane Hutson competes the washer in the center of the avalanche Brock Nelson, during a match at the Bell Center, March 22
We mainly speak of the offensive prowess of Lane Hutson, but the agile defender caused headaches to the opponents when they were in possession of the washer. The American is fourth NHL for the number of stolen washers, with 56, behind Jaccob Slavin, Cale Makar and Mitch Marner. On the other hand, Hutson had the disc removed 109 times, at 22e Row of the League, according to the NHL website.
Hold out
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Despite its small size, the number 48 is not afraid of the robust game.
-Giving the scope of 162 pounds oscillating, Lane Hutson is the lightest player to have played more than 15 games this year in the NHL. Despite his small template, the left -hander distributed on average a defeat both games during the season, for a total of 40. In comparison, Shea Theodore, of Golden Knights, for example distributed only six defeated throughout the season. Cam Fowler obtained 8 and Quinn Hughes, 13.
Know how to sneak
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Agility on skates and speed are part of the young defender’s arsenal.
If Hutson stands out offensively, it is in particular because of his agility on skates and his speed. Statistics confirm this impression. 107 times this season, Lane Hutson patinated more than 32 km/h (96e percentile in the NHL). On February 25, against Caroline, he reached a top speed of 38.26 km/h. Among the defenders, only Quinn Hughes and Jaccob Slavin have experienced faster thrusts this season.
With an extra man
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Lane Hutson excelled in digital advantage.
Over the season, the digital advantage has become the bread and butter of Lane Hutson. He raised 25 aids with at least one more man. Since the 2005-2006 lockout, only Sidney Crosby and Alex Ovechkin have done better as recruits. The feat is all the more remarkable, knowing that Lane Hutson only arrives at 59e NHL rank for the time spent in digital advantage (230: 43 minutes). Recall that he replaced Mike Matheson on the first wave until the end of November.
Always in action
PHOTO DOMINICK GRAVEL, ARCHIVES LA PRESSE
Lane Hutson is one of the most formidable offensive weapons of the Canadian, all positions combined.
Certainly, when Lane Hutson is on the ice of five against five, there is action … for better and for worse. With the Michiganais on the ice, the Canadian generated 73.83 goals expected. Hutson arrives in the NHL seventh in this chapter, all positions combined. The catch is that it gave in 72.39 expected goals, fourth among the worst defensive performances, according to Natural Stat Trick. Given his offensive skills, coach Martin St-Louis has intelligently composed with the defensive challenges of Hutson.
