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Lane Hutson can't stay away from the rink. He's built that way.
Whenever he can, he skates. He even did it on December 24 with some youngsters… and on December 25 under the same conditions, but with Ivan Demidov.
The guy's a real enthusiast.
Of course, everyone's wondering if he's going to discharge his batteries at some point. After all, days off are useful in this respect too.
And clearly, the Canadiens are keeping that in mind.
Why do I say that? Because yesterday, he wasn't at the club's optional practice… because the Canadiens forbade him to skate so he could rest.
Eric Engels reported the whole thing, saying that Hutson didn't like it, but that he understood why the Habs made such a request of him.
I was a little alarmed when I arrived at the Habs' optional skate on Sunday and saw that Lane Hutson wasn't on the ice.
He said he was told it was a mandatory day away from the ice for him.
He didn't love it, but he understood it.
“A lot of games,” Hutson said.– Eric Engels (@EricEngels) January 12, 2026
Yesterday, we were wondering why Hutson wasn't on the ice with the other guys in Brossard. Let's just say that the Sportsnet journalist's tweet answers our questions.
On the heels of the condensed schedule (due to the Olympics), it's normal to have to dose the guys' energy.
It's nice to have a guy who loves hockey so much that you have to tell him to stop. It's with players like that that the Habs can build a winning culture.
It's clearly better that way than the other way around.
overtime
– News from CF Montreal.
Good news from #CFMTL: Efrain Morales and Samuel Piette are with the group this morning. Piette is doing all the drills, but Morales is not.
Bad news: Luca Petrasso is not here. Medical reason. Same for Bode Hidalgo.
Reminder: Jonathan Sirois is practicing at… pic.twitter.com/q05h0Abldn
– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) January 12, 2026
– Wow.
10th season with the #CFMTL for Samuel Piette.
“I feel great. I hope it holds up (my ear problem).” pic.twitter.com/9hkCYLlw4o
– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) January 12, 2026
– What a great weekend for Chicago fans? [BPM Sports]
– Nice.
Patrik Laine looks in great shape!
pic.twitter.com/gw2Xf3gRr1
– Anthony Martineau (@Antho_Martineau) January 12, 2026
