Montreal Canadiens defender Lane Hutson does not seem to have completely convinced all the skeptics about him, even though he is the top scorer (32 points) among National Hockey League rookies. (NHL) since the start of the season.
The Athletic’s analyst and NHL prospect specialist, Corey Pronman, released his rankings of prospects 23 and under, and Hutson finds himself at 39th, in the fifth third, that of mid-major players. alignment.
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While Pronman praised the 20-year-old’s offensive qualities, he had reservations about Hutson’s defensive play.
“The doubt is limited to his defense,” he wrote in a text published Tuesday. He’s a small defenseman with good skating, but not great, and he’s not very physical. He has so much offense that he could still be a top 4 defender, but he could also allow a lot of goals against.”
Moreover, it is Juraj Slafkovsky who is the best placed young Hab in 14th position. Ivan Demidov finds himself two ranks lower. Both players are in the third third (of possible star players).
“He’s a powerful but clumsy skater, who has knock knees and leans on his build, but does well. He projects as a very productive winger in the NHL,” Pronman explained of Demidov.
Three other CH players are found in this ranking: defenders David Reinbacher (51st) and Kaiden Guhle (82nd), as well as attacker Michael Hage (103rd).
