ice orca Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Right now he certainly is tracking very good as a rook. He could very well be a 1st line pair d-man in the future if his development doesn't stall. Great late round find by Gillis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlinkas wrister Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 If the question is "is Hutton good enough to be a top pairing D" then you only need to look at our top pairing for your answer- he's going to be at least as good as Tanev imho. The real question though, is can he eventually turn into a top pairing D man on a good team, and the jury is still out on that one. The one thing I will say about Ben- the kids a beauty, he is exactly the kind of player you want on your team. He plays the other team hard, even when outmatched physically, and always has a smile on his face. He thinks the game pretty well from the other teams blue line back already and if he can step it up in the ozone I think he could be a solid 2-3 guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nom_de_plume Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 7 hours ago, hammertime said: I hope not. We need a top pairing of that actually scares the opposition into backing up in the o zone and can stand their ground on defence see Chi Keith and Seabrook. I like Hutton a lot and I really hope he Pans out to be a very good 3-4 D but it's a bit early to be planning the parade. Edler XXX Hutton Tanev it think this would be best for Hutton's development. and our team. Pedan Biega Sbisa Tryamkin The only way I'm paying to see that movie is if the starring Swedish twins are NOT Daniel and Hank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaku Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Top pairing? No. But a top 4 dman who can produce consistently? Yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tre Mac Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Do you write the headlines for the Province? Not trying to be a downer here but perhaps Hutton play seems a little over inflated giving the fact that he's playing on a d core that features 3 defensemen that should be in the AHL. I see Hutton as 3 or 4 solid D man but would be quite shocked to see him as a bonfide number 1 pairing dman. I consider the canucks to be icing one of the worst d-cores in the league right now and him and Tanev and to a lesser extent Sbisa are doing a good job keeping it respectable. Edler and Hamhuis are declining at a rapid rate, Biega, Weber, Bart., are just are not NHL calibre. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Hamonic would be great right about now: Edler Hamonic Hutton Tanev Sbisa Biega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tystick Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Realistically, I could see him becoming a Tanev 2.0, but with better offensive awareness. It also appears highly likely that he'll quarterback the first PP unit in time. He's already showing flashes of whats to come, but what's overlooked is there's zero pressure on the guy. I wouldn't analyze him too much until his 3rd-4th season IMO. However, he's a very enticing prospect to have, and I'd say the sky's the limit. Edit: Btw, your thread title is dynamite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCammer Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 9 minutes ago, Tystick said: Realistically, I could see him becoming a Tanev 2.0, but with better offensive awareness. It also appears highly likely that he'll quarterback the first PP unit in time. He's already showing flashes of whats to come, but what's overlooked is there's zero pressure on the guy. I wouldn't analyze him too much until his 3rd-4th season IMO. However, he's a very enticing prospect to have, and I'd say the sky's the limit. Edit: Btw, your thread title is dynamite. This^^. Although I will say I think Ben Hutton is going to Ben Hutton. We won't truly know what we have until he's 26-27 years old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 be a gluton eat some mutton nobody got nutton on ben hutton next fall he be,a rutton press the button its BEN HUTTON Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apollo Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Lol at the title =) I think he'll develope into a terrific second pairing guy. I hope I'm wrong and he can become a #1 though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asian player Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Smart, crafty, smooth. He has the potential to be a top pairing guy. He's not quite at the level of the prototypical #1 elite defenseman but there isn't any part of his game this is particularity weak and he can make plays happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudyo77 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 hutton should be replacing edler now not next year this guy makes mistakes like there is no tomorrow .his mistakes have cost us so many games doesn't jb and tl see this BENCH THIS GUY and put in a rookie at least his mistakes are mistakes .put this guy on the bench or upstairs so he can see how the game is played Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesB Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 9 hours ago, Bob.Loblaw said: And here we go. Everybody is going to be the next Lidstrom. Alex Biega... will be the next Lidstrom. You need patience with young players. Look at Bo Horvat. You can't put too much pressure on a young player who's bound to be somewhat inconsistent. Let him show what he can do and just enjoy it, without putting stupid first-pairing or Norris expectations on him, Bob, lighten up. It was a joke. Saying that a good young player like McCann is going to like Ryan Kesler puts pressure on him because it is plausible. Saying he is the next Wayne Gretzky doesn't create much pressure because it is an obvious overstatement. (Not that either Ben Hutton or Jared McCann is likely to spend a lot of time reading CDC.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 1 hour ago, asian player said: Smart, crafty, smooth. He has the potential to be a top pairing guy. He's not quite at the level of the prototypical #1 elite defenseman but there isn't any part of his game this is particularity weak and he can make plays happen. Way to early to 'guess' where this kid tops out. The interesting aspect is whether his play makes Hamhuis tradeable. If there is a market for Hamhuis I suggest it does. As a NHL rookie he is 3rd in rookie D scoring. While being a dman has been an adventure this year on the Canucks Hutton has handled it well. I also suspect he gets penciled in as the 2LD next year. 2017: Edler-Tanev; Hutton-Sbisa; Pedan-Biega; A lot of questions in those pairings. I suspect any one of those dman could be traded based on return. Hopefully a high end draft pick brings a premier dman prospect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elvis15 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Frankly, that one goal has done nothing to change my opinion of him, something that's been pretty well formed over the past three years. He has the highest upside of any of our D and could become a true #1 (offensive slant with defensive capabilities). He's also exceeding where I thought he'd be at this point in his career. But, it's a long way to get to that projected ceiling and we'll have to be patient to see if he can grow into that or if he settles somewhere in the #2-4 range. I'm confident enough that he'll be a better than serviceable NHL'er in the top 4 range in his prime though (barring injuries derailing his career) that I'm very happy with what we have in him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chon derry Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 5th rd 147 oa how may rounds are there on average? 3 draft years have gone by since he was drafted thats probably quite a few players he,s leap frogged to already be playing in the bigs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaudette Celly Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Tanev, Hutton, and Brisebois all have the attribute of calmness and poise under pressure. Hutton has the most offensive acumen of any currently on the roster, and considering his play as a rookie, mid-pairing is his floor. Btw, the thread title was plagiarized -- someone did it earlier in the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig Ferguson Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 If hutton continues his production and can improve season by season hopefully I could see him turning into a Brian Campbell type guy. More of the guy who dishes out assists and pops a goal in every so often. Campbell's numbers in his second season were similar to what Hutton would be projected to put up this season (2G 17A) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sxqhfeh Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 15 hours ago, DefCon1 said: Is there a reason why its a no? Hutton is still young and still has potential to improve his offensive side of the game and I do see some flashes of brilliance from him from time to time when he moves the puck from the defensive zone to the offensive zone. I think he doesn't get much points or goals because of his passiveness and hopefully he can shoot more and get more opportunity on the 1st unit PP. if you want to win the cup, you need a stayhome strong #1 d- man, every cup winner team has that, hutton is good but cant be #1 d-man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nucker 67 Posted January 18, 2016 Share Posted January 18, 2016 Too difficult to say where this kid will be in 3-5 years, but from this year's glance, he's definitely a keeper. I believe Hutton is probably our #2 right now (right behind Tanev), whatever that means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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