So last summer, Hutton was signed to a three year deal to mentor, groom and protect Ullmark from the rigors of his first year in the NHL. They enjoyed a small blip of success in an obviously unstainable save percentage run that helped key the 10-game winning streak, but they fell far and hard for the rest of the season. They are among the worst in high-danger scoring chance save percentage. They are among the worst in save percentage in general. This needs a deeper dive. If there is an area that could be a subtle improvement, just getting league average goaltending could mean 3-5 more wins a season, let alone getting good goaltending.
In the drive to find a center to make up for the crater at 2C, or shuffle out the sludge from the middle 6, or find non-terrible defensemen who aren't being asked to play too many minutes against too much competition... this is the "other" other elephant in the room.
In the drive to find a center to make up for the crater at 2C, or shuffle out the sludge from the middle 6, or find non-terrible defensemen who aren't being asked to play too many minutes against too much competition... this is the "other" other elephant in the room.