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A statistic about Lane Hutson that will blow you away
Maxime Truman
A statistic about Lane Hutson that will blow you away
Credit: The Canadiens won their third consecutive game last night, defeating the poor Bruins. As the Habs are turning the corner on their rebuild, the Bruins are still in the first stage, which is to tear everything down before rebuilding. The next few years could be long in Boston… but I don’t know many Habs fans […]
The Canadiens won their third consecutive game last night, defeating the poor Bruins. As the Habs are turning the corner on their rebuild, the Bruins are still in the first stage, which is to tear everything down before rebuilding.

The next few years could be long in Boston… but I don’t know many Habs fans who will cry for the people of Boston. Did they cry for us when we were at the bottom of the standings?

This morning, the Bruins are last in the East. F*ck them.

Be careful not to burn stages
The Canadiens are improving from season to season. 32nd, 28th, 28th, in the mix…

Nick Suzuki (81 points), Cole Caufield (35 goals), Juraj Slafkovsky, Lane Hutson… the young players have taken control of the club and are bringing the team to safe harbor.

But we must be careful not to get too excited too quickly. The Rangers finished at the top of the entire NHL last season and they are lining up to miss the playoffs this year.

The Islanders, after two very good seasons despite a reduced roster, will see their season end in two or three weeks. Same thing for the Nashville Predators…

The Canucks finished at the top of the Pacific Division in 2023-24 and they should miss the playoffs this year.

My point is that just because a team has a great season in year X, it doesn’t mean they will inevitably have another one in year X + 1.

The good news is that the Canadiens are a young team and their best players are likely to get even better in the coming years. And Kent Hughes won’t lose any important free agents on the market on July 1st…

However, David Savard is not getting any younger… Joel Armia and Christian Dvorak could be difficult to replace… and no one is immune to a major injury next season.

In short, let’s enjoy the spring of 2025 and encourage the Habs to 1. Make the playoffs and 2. Surprise the Capitals. Because we never know 100% when it will come back, a playoff run….

This morning, the Habs have a 55.8% chance of making the playoffs according to MoneyPuck and 64.2% according to HockeyReference. That’s it! Let’s go!

Lane Hutson is tireless; on the contrary
Before the start of the season, several observers were worried about seeing a small player like Lane Hutson, who had never played 40 games or more in his previous seasons, come into the best league in the world and hope to play 82 regular season games (plus the preseason and playoffs).

Well, here we are after 75 games of the season, and Lane Hutson is on his way to winning the Calder Trophy. He has 62 points, several blocked shots to his credit, and a ton of minutes per game.

He hasn’t missed a single game… or a single practice, optional or regular, this season.

And as my buddy Phil just pointed out to me by email, Lane Hutson is better when he hasn’t had much rest between games.

In the second game in two days: 13 points in 13 games.

In a game after a day off: 34 points in 36 games.

In a game after two days off: 12 points in 20 games.

In a game after three or more days off: 3 points in 6 games.

(Credit: My buddy Phil by email)

The sample size is not huge, but we can still conclude that in 2024-25, there is an inverse relationship between Hutson’s individual production and the number of days off he has had since his last game.

It’s still something, considering that many players struggle to succeed in a second game in two nights.

As if we didn’t already have enough reasons to be impressed by the young American defender…


in overtime

– Jacob Fowler will wear #1 in Laval.

– The Habs prospect has a word for his fans.

– To watch.

– Goalies can have good shots.

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