I was at the game last night and sat behind the Montreal net. Here are my opinions on Hutson. I was at ice level during warm ups and I have to say he's not a small as I thought he would be. Looks to be room to fill out a bit more. His edge work is incredible with good acceleration in his first few steps.
I was also very surprised to see that he could skate backwards!!!
During the game you can see how well he sees the ice and fines open space. You can also see how its going to take time for him and his teammates to adjust to one another.
Hutson got a bit lost with the man to man coverage on the first goal against. He wasn't sure if he needed to stay with his man who was just inside the blueline. He hesitated and ended up on the wrong side of the play. Not a big deal he will adjust.
His outlet passes and the cross ice pass to I believe was gally were a thing of beauty.
He had the game on his stick in overtime. He was patience in the slot and found more open ice to get a shot off. Great play, too bad he didn't finish. He showed his skating ability in the same play trying to backcheck and stop the 2 on 1.
There was a couple on ice things I think he can improve on in the off season and likely comes with more reps. His top end speed and the strength of his passes and shot. With a little more Zipp on the puck I think he would have created a few more plays. I'm sure this will come with more experience. Overall I was really impressed with his first game.