VanillaCoke
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Hes a slam dunk top pair defenseman, im more excited for him than any other of our current prospects.
Hes a slam dunk top pair defenseman, im more excited for him than any other of our current prospects.
Thank you Mike Gillis for drafting Ben Hutton in the 5th round of the 2012 NHL draft
We actually have a transition game.
Our top 4 can now RELIABLY move the puck out of our zone 9 times out of 10. Hutton is probably the best at doing it by himself.
This kid is dynamite and has the potential to be the best offensive d-man in Canuck history.
Hutton has always been a guy who'd rather get off a quick wrister than a slap shot, but his slap shot is still good. I don't have an issue with his shot. Its already much better than Tanev's. Also, i don't see anything wrong with his skating.
What's different so far is the amount of shots Hutton is taking. In Maine, when i watched, he would shoot without hesitation and got a lot of pucks on net.
Here are his shots on goal per season:
2014/2015: 2.95/game
2013/2014: 3.40/game
2012/2013: 2.32/game (freshman season)
NHL so far: 1.58/game
So, i think he just really needs to shoot more and be moved onto the 1st PP, with Edler moved to the 2nd. His shot accuracy has just not been the same since his mangled fingers.
Hes a slam dunk top pair defenseman, im more excited for him than any other of our current prospects.
I'm not sure about that. It takes a lot to be a top pairing Dman. I would be happy if Huttong becomes a top 4 Dman.
He's already a top 4 Dman.
I agree with the poster earlier....I am more excited about Hutton at this point then any other prospect...Been keeping an eye on him since we drafted him.
He definitely has the POTENTIAL to become a top pairing D.
I really wanna see him play more with Hamhuis.
I hope he switches over to the right side so we can pair him with Hamhuis. Then we have a nice solid top-4 and can shuffle the chairs on the bottom pairing. He did play some right side in college didn't he?
Hutton is the real deal.
Even though it's a small sample size, I am convinced that he'll turn into one of the best Canucks defensemen in team history (if not, the best) when all is said and done. The guy has the poise of Chris Tanev, along with some significant offensive upside.
I want to cry at how good Hutton is on breakouts.
How many years of Edler circling back
circling back
always circling back
behind the net
gotta circle back
wait
circle again
Oh a forechecker?
Gotta circle back
I hear you.
Having said that, Edler is what he is. A streaky defenseman that can play both poorly and brilliantly. When he's at his best, Edler is a worthy #2 calibre defenseman.
I hear you.
Having said that, Edler is what he is. A streaky defenseman that can play both poorly and brilliantly. When he's at his best, Edler is a worthy #2 calibre defenseman.
I hear you.
Having said that, Edler is what he is. A streaky defenseman that can play both poorly and brilliantly. When he's at his best, Edler is a worthy #2 calibre defenseman.
Oh come on. At his worst, Edler is a worthy #2-#3 defenceman. His all-around good hockey playing ability is underrated here, it really agitates me.
Edler ranges from #2 to #4 and the reason why he ranges so low is because of his fragile mindset.
Did you forget about Edler during the 2012-13 playoff series with the Kings? Wow that was some incredibly bad hockey by Edler.
Edler ranges from #2 to #4 and the reason why he ranges so low is because of his fragile mindset. Edler suffers from pretty bad confidence issues and absolute kudos to WD for figuring Alex out and joining him and Tanev together at the hip.
Thank you WD for doing the right thing and going with something that worked last season. *cough* *vrbata* *couch*
Edler has #2 type skill but #4 type mindset which CAN drag his skill down to a #4.
Thankfully, we won't have to worry about that anymore forever and ever.