lmm Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 3 hours ago, N4ZZY said: May be his last season with the Canucks if he doesn’t get it together this season. ruined by Willie and Lidster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 11 hours ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: I have a feeling he's going to rebound this year. That's pretty good for someone that tall. How much does he weigh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junkyard Dog Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Giroux is a great player for Hutton to work out with during the off-season. I've seen a lot of videos and articles about him during the off-season. He's a freak. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vannuck59 Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 Hutton has the skill set he cant process the play fast enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRAZY_4_NAZZY Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 12 hours ago, Junkyard Dog said: That's pretty good for someone that tall. How much does he weigh? He originally was listed as 207 last year, but he commented in the tsn interview with Farhan that now he is 203. I assume he lost more body fat weight and put on more muscle weight 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeNiro Posted September 13, 2018 Share Posted September 13, 2018 5 hours ago, vannuck59 said: Hutton has the skill set he cant process the play fast enough He needs the right D partner. He's not a fit with Gudbranson. Maybe Tanev or Stecher are a better fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 16 hours ago, DeNiro said: He's not a fit with Gudbranson. Maybe Tanev or Stecher are a better fit. His defensive metrics with Tanev were excellent, so that seems like a good shutdown pair. Unfortunately, such a pair generates almost zero scoring. Of all our roster players, I expect the biggest improvement from Hutton. It seems he did a lot of work in the offseason and knows that this is his opportunity to show he belongs in the league. I'm quite excited to see what he is now capable of. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kenhodgejr Posted September 15, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted September 15, 2018 Hutton is a good athlete with potential. He just had the best summer of training in his life and he practiced a lot on his point shot and getting pucks on net. He has a couple years of pro experience under his belt. He is in a good position to take the next step as a professional and show everyone he belongs in the NHL. He has the age, size and strength to be effective in the NHL. Hockey IQ, offensive skill, and consistent fitness is what he needs to show this year. I am rooting for him. I hope he has his breakout season! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
komodo0921 Posted September 15, 2018 Share Posted September 15, 2018 12 hours ago, kenhodgejr said: Hutton is a good athlete with potential. He just had the best summer of training in his life and he practiced a lot on his point shot and getting pucks on net. He has a couple years of pro experience under his belt. He is in a good position to take the next step as a professional and show everyone he belongs in the NHL. He has the age, size and strength to be effective in the NHL. Hockey IQ, offensive skill, and consistent fitness is what he needs to show this year. I am rooting for him. I hope he has his breakout season! I'm seeing this as Hutton's "do or die" season. We all know Hutton is capable of putting up offensive numbers. Unfortunately, last season was a derailment of sorts for him. I really liked the start of his season. His first twenty games, although not offensively productive, showed he could be a solid defensive defender. Unfortunately, as the season went on, he couldn't maintain his reliability (I believe due to conditioning) and earned him a one way trip into Greene's doghouse. I've not seen Ben yet, so can't testify to his shape, but everything I've heard so far, says he's in the shape of his life. For me, a successful season for Ben Hutton is, first, making the team, and then eclipsing the 25 point threshold while being a defensively responsible blueliner. I know the plus/minus stat is weak, but it is one of the few simple measuring aids we have to judge a players performance. There are so many stat categories used to evaluate a players performance that it just becomes too overwhelming and requires too much typing to explain. I use the plus/minus simply to show his positive/negative blueline impact players have on the team. I feel plus ten would be a good result for him. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfgang Durst Posted September 17, 2018 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) On 6.9.2018 at 3:40 PM, Hutton Wink said: These players' character is going to be revealed shortly, not just their natural skill and physical fitness. @ Hutton Wink: hope you are doing great today ! Hutton has already demonstrated having character by - engaging a new coach in Tony Greco - engaging a skating coach - working his butt off during the offseason to improve his skating,shot and conditiioning. His game in the upcoming season will be the natural outcome of the efforts he put in during the offseason. Now that he has set the foundation for having a great year we are all getting closer to the truth: Is there enough qualitiy in him to establish himself as a NHL regular? You might ask how quality is defined. Here you go: - How many shots from him, that he gets through will create rebound chances? - How many shots from him will hit the back of the net? - How many controlled zone exits will be registered for him? - How many hits will be registered for him? - Will he be able to end up with a positive +/- at the end of the season? Will he meet the standard / benchmark set by other comparable D-Men in the league ? Consider comparable D-Men as - D-Men playing the same paring as Hutton, - D-Men at the same age, - D-Men with the same numbers of NHL games under their belt, - Offensive D-Men Edited September 17, 2018 by Wolfgang Durst 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kloubek Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I thought Hutton looked good in the first preseason game. (Except for that defensive gaff). He is getting to the pucks quicker and seems more mobile on his skates. Here's hoping he can make a career of it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boudrias Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 36 minutes ago, kloubek said: I thought Hutton looked good in the first preseason game. (Except for that defensive gaff). He is getting to the pucks quicker and seems more mobile on his skates. Here's hoping he can make a career of it. I thought he held the ozone line a number of times last night. The Oilers weren't getting a lot of d-zone pressure. The Hutton-Tanev pairing was working. Still does not change the reality that Hutton's rope is short. He is always at risk of having a prospect pass him by. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rekker Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 He was way more nimble and mobile. Also didnt look gassed at the end of his shift like he did last year. Looks like a good off season of training has paid off. I'm hoping for a bounce back year for Ben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Hutton looked better than he did last year. The game last night had it's ugly moments, and he made a few gaffes that lead to goals, but overall his game looked very good. His endurance, physicality, and skating have improved from last year. I'm really rooting for Ben to keep it up, and with a defense partner like Tanev, I have a feeling he will. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-AJ- Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 He had one real bad mistake, but aside from that, I thought Hutton was great last night. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kootenay Gold Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I was just looking at the game sheet and he led all Canucks D-men in ice time @ 26:06; DZ was next @ 18:40. Looks like Travis is checking on just how good his conditioning is . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 (edited) 1 hour ago, -AJ- said: He had one real bad mistake, but aside from that, I thought Hutton was great last night. That’s my read as well. And the mistake he made is not one he’s likely to repeat. It was one of those games that reminds me of an old saying my dad used to use: “it only takes one ‘oh s—t’ to erase 100 attaboys.” I felt like there were countless times last night where I was going “attaboy Hutts” and just that one time where we were all saying “oh s—t!” Edited September 19, 2018 by SID.IS.SID.ME.IS.ME 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EternalCanuckFan Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 I thought Hutton played well. Tanev wasn't as steady as he usually was either so it's hard to fault Hutton for his gaffe. Would have liked to have seen all of the D shoot more as the D still do not seem to present much danger. Hutton's got all of pre-season to show that he still belongs. I think Hutton will do it. Still, even if Hutton improves this season, there's a chance that the Canucks will move him at the deadline or next summer if Juolevi shows that he's ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillipBlunt Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 3 minutes ago, EternalCanuckFan said: I thought Hutton played well. Tanev wasn't as steady as he usually was either so it's hard to fault Hutton for his gaffe. Would have liked to have seen all of the D shoot more as the D still do not seem to present much danger. Hutton's got all of pre-season to show that he still belongs. I think Hutton will do it. Still, even if Hutton improves this season, there's a chance that the Canucks will move him at the deadline or next summer if Juolevi shows that he's ready. It's my hope that Del Zotto is the first defenseman to be moved. Hutton showed way more hustle and ability last night, regardless of the mistakes. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aGENT Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 4 hours ago, PhillipBlunt said: It's my hope that Del Zotto is the first defenseman to be moved. Hutton showed way more hustle and ability last night, regardless of the mistakes. Same but we've got more than on D likely to make the club next year though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now