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I can’t believe we’re not qualifying Lehner to sign the dude with an identical HDSV%.
Friend of mine was pretty critical of the idea of Hutton. He's older, will probably be overpaid, and may not necessarily be a statistical improvement to Lehner... but I think the Lehner -> Hutton swap is a massive improvement on the attitude/locker room front. Which I think is almost as important at this point as the talent side of things.
If Hutton/Ullmark are even just serviceable (which is a realistic outlook), while being a positive influence and a good attitude duo in the room... I call that a win in the short term.
I can’t believe we’re not qualifying Lehner to sign the dude with an identical HDSV%.
To be clear, I’m questioning the process that brought us to Hutton, not the jettisoning of Lehner.
Carter Hutton Stats | Hockey-Reference.com
HR's Similarity Scores have a few former Sabres in his list:
Jacques Cloutier, Anders Lindback, Darcy Wakaluk, and Jhonas Enroth.
Friend of mine was pretty critical of the idea of Hutton. He's older, will probably be overpaid, and may not necessarily be a statistical improvement to Lehner... but I think the Lehner -> Hutton swap is a massive improvement on the attitude/locker room front. Which I think is almost as important at this point as the talent side of things.
If Hutton/Ullmark are even just serviceable (which is a realistic outlook), while being a positive influence and a good attitude duo in the room... I call that a win in the short term.
Carter Hutton hockey statistics and profile at hockeydb.com
One concern I would have if they are planning on him being the #1 is that he only has two pro seasons of 50+ GP and the last of them was in 2012-13 with Rockford/Chicago.
To be clear, I’m questioning the process that brought us to Hutton, not the jettisoning of Lehner.