No one doubts Lane Hutson’s skills with the puck. What will determine whether he will have a long career in the NHL is how he will perform defensively despite his small size.
However, the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Martin St-Louis, has made it known that he is not overly bothered by this aspect of the number 48’s game.
“He is correct defensively,” he clarified. Even the punishment he got, I don’t think it was punishment.”
St-Louis finds, on the contrary, that the young man never gives up on the game and shows a lot of tenacity.
“There is not a rehearsal or presence that he does not take seriously,” said the Habs pilot. He’s alert.”
St-Louis also noted that Arber Xhekaj has greatly improved his positioning in the defensive zone.
“Big improvement,” he admitted. There, [la prochaine étape]it’s about having consistency in that. Sometimes it annoys you when you know how good the player can be.”
Watch the St. Louis press briefing in the video above.
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