Speculation: D Ben Hutton Possible Landing Spots

[ManwithNoIdentity]

PASS

 

[Jannik Hansen]

The kings have alot of young defenseman on the cusp of playing. (clague brickly, micky anderseron etc ) No one really knows what they have at the moment which is why i would love Hutton to sign.

Forbort isn't that bad of a defenseman/ In his case i think its more over useage then suckage. If he was playing 2nd pair with martinez he would be fine. Our coaching staff has been playing him top pairing which he really has no business playing.

Hutton can actually handle heavy minutes decently with a good partner. He’s more of a 4/5 but I wouldn’t be shocked if he’d make a better partner for Doughty than the rest of LA’s left D.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Hutton can actually handle heavy minutes decently with a good partner. He’s more of a 4/5 but I wouldn’t be shocked if he’d make a better partner for Doughty than the rest of LA’s left D.

I would be open to anyone playing with Drew other then Forbort. However I think we will end up with one of the following kids playing there by the end of the year. I think Brickly will end up starting there and mid season he will be replaced by Clague I could see Hutton playing with Alec Martinez which pushes Forbort down to 3 pairing which would keep him fresh for top penalty killing mins.

 

[Lenerdosy]

Wish Vancouver was tops on that list

And who would you play him over? Edler, Hughes and Benn are all better than him.

 

[Jannik Hansen]

I would be open to anyone playing with Drew other then Forbort. However I think we will end up with one of the following kids playing there by the end of the year. I think Brickly will end up starting there and mid season he will be replaced by Clague I could see Hutton playing with Alec Martinez which pushes Forbort down to 3 pairing which would keep him fresh for top penalty killing mins.

Does Martinez play the right side? I don’t think Hutton would be great on the right.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Does Martinez play the right side? I don’t think Hutton would be great on the right.

Yes he does play the right side more then the left.

 

[He]

He solidified himself as a top 4 minute munching D last year, over the past two years when Edler and Tanev both inevitably got hurt, it was he who stepped up and played the tough minutes. His offensive game hasn't come through in the way I had hoped, but he can rush the puck well and make some plays. He can also make some big hits when he wants to.

The Canucks defensive systems are such trash and our defensive scoring is so horrendous I really wouldn't be stunned if he went and put up 30 points somewhere else in year one

Solidified himself as a top 4 D??? Lol, not a chance. He was playing top 4 minutes in Vancouver, but he definitely was not a top 4 D performance wise.

I wouldn't say he rushes the puck up the ice that well either. He's not exactly a graceful or fast skater, and once he hits the opposing blue line he has no idea what to do. Can't say I remember any times where Hutton rushing up the ice created a scoring chance (unless we are counting the opposing team too haha)

 

[Kraken Jokes]

There's a bunch of teams I can see having an interest in Hutton:

Winnipeg
Columbus
Ottawa* (rather save $$)
Minnesota**
Los Angeles**
Detroit* (logjam on D)
Montreal* (logjam on D)
Carolina
Edmonton* (F more a priority)
Florida* (money is tight)
Nashville
NYR* (have to move salary first)

*possible but not likely
**likely chasing Gardiner instead

 

[OVO16]

Have the Kings made any sort of a significant move at all this off-season? Signing? Trade?

I genuinely cannot remember

 

[GaryPoppins]

Is Bernstein reliable at all? Minnesota doesn't make sense either...meaning we've rules out basically all of those "potential destinations."

Bernstein is good stuff. He doesn't flap his gums to hear noise. Very connected.

 

[Kcoyote3]

Him being unsigned really makes you wonder how Scott Hannan got a 4.5x4 at his age, and 10 years ago as well.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

His arbitration ruling was estimated/rumoured to be around 4 million. You want him to take a quarter of that? He most likely will want around 2.5 if it gets close to the season, I can't see him going lower.

He will have to if he expects any team to sign him. No one will pay top dollar for Ben Hutton even if I do think he's a decent defenseman on another team.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

Have the Kings made any sort of a significant move at all this off-season? Signing? Trade?

I genuinely cannot remember

No the kings biggest off season move so far is probably getting Prohorkins to come to north america from the khl. After that maybe the signing of Joakim Ryan on d.
Oh and getting rid of Wd and Dion is a plus by subtraction

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Detroit have too many subpar dmen already

Agreed, Hutton to Detroit makes no sense.

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

Don't see why Detroit would be interested unless someone (Green, Daley, Ericsson) is headed to LTIR or being traded and they don't think Cholowski, Kaski, or Bowey are ready.

Khan already said that Green is healthy and will be at training camp, Maybe one of either Daley or Ericsson might be heading to LTIR. Don't know.

 

[KingCanadain1976]

There's a bunch of teams I can see having an interest in Hutton:

Winnipeg
Columbus
Ottawa* (rather save $$)
Minnesota**
Los Angeles**
Detroit
Montreal* (logjam on D)
Carolina
Edmonton* (F more a priority)
Florida* (money is tight)
Nashville
NYR* (have to move salary first)

*possible but not likely
**likely chasing Gardiner instead

I don't see the kings chasing Gardiner at all. Doesn't fit the time schedule for retool also Kings have alot of defense coming. Only way he goes there is for a cheap deal and promise that he will be flipped to a contender at deadline.

 

[Torontoborn]

Rangers? We don’t have the space on our defense or the cap room unless it’s a cheap 1 year

Skjei-Trouba
Staal-DeAngelo
Hajek-Fox
Lindgren

Staal has a spot 100% locked down and I wouldn’t want Hutton over Hajek or Fox

I gotta say that looks like a good d core on paper.

 

[PullHard]

I don't really see a need/ fit for Detroit - he is a capable enough guy in the right role but Detroit has about 5 of those D already (#~4/5/6/7 D who are playing above their heads)

 

[ThankGord]

Khan already said that Green is healthy and will be at training camp, Maybe one of either Daley or Ericsson might be heading to LTIR. Don't know.

For sure, I've seen a couple training videos on Instagram and he looks healthy. I wouldn't be surprised by Daley or Ericsson being injured but I'd prefer to play Cholowski, Bowey, or Kaski before adding Hutton. Hell, I'd play McIlrath or Hicketts before signing Hutton.

 

[TysonBarrie]

He was good last year. Sometimes great. He would've scored more on a better team.

Wasn't he benched at times last year? Doesn't sound that good to me.
He is a liability on defence, and didn't make up for that offensively.
His corsi % is pretty low too, if you believe in that sort of stuff.

''Hutton has made some big, noticeable mistakes on defence that have led to dangerous chances and goals against''
- Vancouver Courier

 

[Number1RedWingsFan52]

For sure, I've seen a couple training videos on Instagram and he looks healthy. I wouldn't be surprised by Daley or Ericsson being injured but I'd prefer to play Cholowski, Bowey, or Kaski before adding Hutton. Hell, I'd play McIlrath or Hicketts before signing Hutton.

Totally agree with you, I'd rather add one of Cholowski, Bowey or Kaski over Hutton as well. And McIlrath or Hicketts for that matter as well.

 

[KingsFan7824]

Huh?

The LA D group is awful after Doughty & Martinez. Hutton would be a nice add for the Kings to help the D group not being a complete tire fire and he could be dealt for assets later on to help with the rebuild.

The thing with the Kings is that they already have 15 d-men under contract, and another two signed to AHL deals. Not that most of the 15-17 are good, and anyone with any actual potential will likely be spending as much time as possible in Ontario, while the tire fire burns out at the NHL level. They already have a bunch of probable throwaway 24-26 year olds that they've invested a few years into for their "development", so let them get some NHL ice time, and see if there's anything there. Considering everything else the Kings have done this summer, I don't know why Hutton's name is linked to them. Doesn't make much sense.

Have the Kings made any sort of a significant move at all this off-season? Signing? Trade?

I genuinely cannot remember

No, because nobody needs old guys with term, and it also seems like management is done investing in the current roster. They gave it one last shot with Kovalchuk, that experiment failed, and now it's just killing time until contracts end.

 

[Ollie Weeks]

-75 in 4 season in the NHL? I know it was Vancouver but jesus h christ.

 

[lawrence]

He's not bad actually, it shows a -23 this year, but that's because he was tasked to play with giveaway turnover machine Gudbranson last year. Someone posted a chart of "with Gudbranson and without Gudbranson it's shocking how much better every player was without Gudbranson on the ice.

 

[alcolol]

Any update on Hutton?