Player Discussion Sabres sign G Carter Hutton to a 3 Year Deal with $2.75M AAV

[sandybridge]

Where I expect Hutton to be an improvement (outside of the obvious - shootouts & breakaways) is in his consistency and demeanor on the ice.

From what I’ve seen of him, he seems more positionally sound than Lehner was. I don’t expect him to get caught out of position as much, or overplay pucks nearly as much.

I also think he will be a much more calming influence on and off the ice for his teammates, and I also don’t think he will allow the other team to get into his head like Lehner seemed to.

I think a calming veteran presence in net will be a good thing for Buffalo.

Hopefully he won’t give up as many back breaking softies, either...

Exactly, that's largely how I see it.

In addition, we know that he is someone who is able to step in when another goalie that he shares the net with falters. He doesn't need to be playing most of the games to stay sharp. And whenever he steps in, we can expect consistency and stability, that instills confidence in the team in front of him. He's basically the perfect goalie when you have a 1A / 1B setup.

This has to be one of the smartest signings around the league this off-season.

 

[labbatt]

I'm curious what you guys think the split in games will be, between the two, if both are healthy.

 

[Team Cozens]

I'm curious what you guys think the split in games will be, between the two, if both are healthy.

I recall reading Hutton was expected to start around 50 games. Guessing that means around 32 for Ullmark.
My preseason prediction for Hutton is 48 starts and 30 wins.

 

[DJN21]

I recall reading Hutton was expected to start around 50 games. Guessing that means around 32 for Ullmark.
My preseason prediction for Hutton is 48 starts and 30 wins.

Bold my friend.

 

[OkimLom]

I recall reading Hutton was expected to start around 50 games. Guessing that means around 32 for Ullmark.
My preseason prediction for Hutton is 48 starts and 30 wins.

If Hutton is winning 63% of his starts he’s starting more than 48 games.

 

[OkimLom]

I'm curious what you guys think the split in games will be, between the two, if both are healthy.

Both healthy; Hutton 62 games Ullmark 20 games

 

[haseoke39]

I'm curious what you guys think the split in games will be, between the two, if both are healthy.

Ullmark 50 games, Hutton 32.

 

[Orvald]

This Contract could be a 3 year steal lol.

 

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[jc17]

Glad guys are enjoying it and the culture seems positive but I hope there's more substance than the "culture wins games" mentality that the buffalo bills have.

 

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[Jim Bob]

This is interesting.

 

[Paxon]

He was a real leader last night with his calm play in net and very strong puck play with the puck.

 

[threeVo]

impressed with his ability to play the puck. That has been lacking around here for some time

 

[sabres4ever]

impressed with his ability to play the puck. That has been lacking around here for some time

Yes, I was thinking the exact same thing. Miller couldn't handle the puck well, and no one since could. Trying to remember who the last Sabres goalie who could actually play the puck well.

 

[Dreakon13]

This is interesting.

I'm not sure what the X Tracker is, but I can only assume it's some sort of bionic eyeball implant that allows him to see the puck through any manner of body or equipment.

 

[Jim Bob]

I'm not sure what the X Tracker is, but I can only assume it's some sort of bionic eyeball implant that allows him to see the puck through any manner of body or equipment.

 

[26CornerBlitz]

 

[Jim Bob]

That pause face makes him look like he needs lots of Doritos.

 

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[Myllz]

Overall I liked what I saw from Hutton in the preseason. Very calm in the net, doesn't scramble or lose control. Looking forward to watching him this season, I think he's going to be a big improvement over Lehner.