Lane Hutson has signed a new contract with the Montreal Canadiens.

never heard of him.

Can't wait to see the totally normal comments that ensue... Good signing though, he has a lot of potential

Very excited to see him with the habs! Very bright futur for Montreal!!!! W all around

Good timing! With Guhle and Xhekaj injured, he could play big minutes before the season ends. I see him playing with Savard

I see him playing with Harris too

YAYYYYY. Finally!
Now, sign Tuch!

Would be the smallest pair in the league.

The Quarterback the Habs needed. His skills will finally unlock that powerplay.

Matheson and his spot on the PP seeing Hutson walking in the room:

Awesome to see the Habs get him locked up. Such a fantastic prospect, so excited to see him in the NHL

Whoomp! There it is!
Been interesting the last week in Quebec, especially the French media creating drama by saying Hutson might refuse to sign in Montreal. Glad that’s over, looking forward to seeing what he can do at the pro level.

This kids gonna be good!

Dude the French media in Qc creating drama??? Depuis quand? Can't stand those guys

He put up 60pts this season, I would say he’d be one of the least worried dmen in Montreal. He’ll be a great mentor to Hutson, maybe finally we’ll have 2 solid PP units.

He'll be great to watch despite his mistake that led to a Denver goal.

That was the worst refereed college game I've ever seen. Those refs deserve to be in the NHL. Boston University got cheated good.

By finally having a solid PP2 unit meaning Matheson will be on it and Hutson being on PP1, I'm all for it!!!

I'm not taking away how good Matheson and his 60 point season has been. But in the grand scheme of things, Matheson has always been a placeholder for PP1 because there was literally no other solid option. Let's see what Hutson can do with Caufield, Slaf, etc. I could care less about our current PP2 with Gallagher and Anderson...

Matheson has done a great job on the first unit. The second unit is a total disaster.

Good player, good signing.

Lane’s size is always going to be a question. But it has been at every level and every year, he has continued to exceed expectations. When he first was called up onto the USA squad for U18 worlds in his D-1 year (ahead of Casey and Chesley), everyone thought it was a typo (he was listed at five-foot-six-inches). After a summer of bulking up, he went into his draft year at 5’7” and around 140 lbs and eventually became best offensive dman for NTDP. In his pre-draft interviews, he brought medical stats that said he would grow to at least 5’10” (imagine that kind of pressure…”grow now!”).

At Boston University, he had two fantastic seasons. He was Hobey Baker top-10 finalist as a Freshman dman (can count on one hand how many have accomplished that). This year, the Hutson-Celebrini duo on BU’s power play was one of the best we have seen in years (it would be very cool to see the two pair up again at next level).

Hutson will be one of the most fun players to watch grow into a NHLer. I will be rooting for him.

At last, the weird worrying that he might not sign in Montreal even though there’s never been the slightest indication that was an issue can stop.

Expectations for what he’ll do in the Detroit games are probably going to be way too high, but I’m excited to see him in uniform.

Woah buddy, temper your expectations just a bit here. He’s a 20 year old rookie who’s never played a pro game.

I’d hate to see the media just dump on this kid if he doesn’t go out and light it up right out of the gate. I think sometimes media forgets that they are just kids.

Well said. Even if he wasn’t a Habs’ prospect I’d be rooting for him.

Never said anything about expecting him to light it up right out of the gate. Don't put words in other people's mouths (metaphorically speaking).


I'm saying Matheson is, and has always been, a placeholder for PP1. With or without Hutson around. Hutson is just the first player who can realistically contest Matheson's claim to PP1. So I say give 20-year-old Hutson the opportunity to showcase his talents with MTLs best players. and Let 30-year-old Matheson be the one to "fix" PP2, where he is much better suited for.

Again, grand schemes of things. PP1 should be:

Caufield - Dach - Salfkovsky
Suzuki - Hutson

PP2 should have something like:
Roy - Newhook - (someone)
Matheson - Xhekaj/Mailloux/Reinbacher

Have you seen his numbers? This guy played with a team that had Celebrini and Huston and still did not manage to hit 1pts/game after 4 years of NCAA hockey. Even with his style of play and size, I don't see him with a futur in the nhl

Atta be M. Positive... It's not like Hutson is MTL's best prospect or anything and the fan was just excited they got him signed...