Confirmed Trade: [TOR/ANA] Ben Hutton for 2022 5th round pick

[Zegs2sendhelp]

it was Lindholm and Manson IIRC lol

Nah there was a time where leaf fans wanted vatanen or montour ... they really havnt asked for lindholm much

 

[96]

Honestly, I'll take it. I was very critical of Dubas but his moves this season have been solid and this TDL has officially pleased me. Its been a long time lol

I didn't want this guy as a UFA, but any D depth is fine by me as I'm ecstatic thinking of adding Foligno and Nash to our lineup come playoff time. Cheap move, Dubas paid for solid forward and goaltending depth.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

I like this a lot, because to Leafs top 6 D has been solid but, if somebody goes down there was no experience beyond the top 6, Ben Hutton fixes that, now they don't need to rely on rookies if there is an injury

 

[terranraida]

it was Lindholm and Manson IIRC lol

Vatanem for JVR threads were all the rage until both left the teams

 

[DudeWhereIsMakar]

I think this is a good pick-up for Toronto.

And in all honesty, I think Toronto might actually win the cup. Very slowly becoming my prediction to win the cup.

 

[Michael HOMERUNing]

I like this a lot, because to Leafs top 6 D has been solid but, if somebody goes down there was no experience beyond the top 6, Ben Hutton fixes that, now they don't need to rely on rookies if there is an injury

I would rather get Sandin in there if he's healthy

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

I would rather get Sandin in there if he's healthy

I assume Sandin prob gets first look... but its nice to have a back up back up plan... specially on the backend. Its a small price, you hope that he doesnt really have to be too much of a factor in a leafs playoff run... but there just incase.

 

[Petrus]

I assume Sandin prob gets first look... but its nice to have a back up back up plan... specially on the backend. Its a small price, you hope that he doesnt really have to be too much of a factor in a leafs playoff run... but there just incase.

Last year Toronto had both Muzzin and Rielly injured at the same time. I don’t even recall who played in replacement. It was not a great situation. There is certainly more depth in the dcorps although I would have preferred someone a bit better than Sutton.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Last year Toronto had both Muzzin and Rielly injured at the same time. I don’t even recall who played in replacement. It was not a great situation. There is certainly more depth in the dcorps although I would have preferred someone a bit better than Sutton.

I thought you guys would have been all over hakanpaa.... but for what hutton needs to be hes fine for toronto.

 

[Petrus]

I thought you guys would have been all over hakanpaa.... but for what hutton needs to be hes fine for toronto.

He would be a great pickup! That was a missed opportunity for sure!

 

[2022 Stanley Cup]

What happened to this guys value?? A few years ago on this website he was a hot commodity and now he got traded for a 5th? I haven't seen Anaheim play this year so any info would be nice. I know his corsi rel is among the worst in the NHL and that isn't promising.

 

[Izzy Goodenough]

Hutton has weak ankles, that's it, that's the post.

 

[SurferBroChad]

hutton is awful in his own end. good pick up only because i want the leafs to fail

 

[93gilmour93]

Ben Hutton is horrible

He's better than Marincin so that's all that matters

 

[Paul4587]

Hutton is the definition of a replacement level player. As a 7-8 dman he’s fine but if he’s playing every night you’re in trouble.

 

[smitty10]

hutton is awful in his own end. good pick up only because i want the leafs to fail

I don't think too many team's success is exclusively from their 7-9th Dman. He's a depth pickup who can step in over Martin Marincin and allows Sandin and Liljegren to play big minutes for the Marlies.

Rielly
Brodie
Muzzin
Holl
Bogosian
Dermott

Hutton
Liljegren
Sandin
Marincin

 

[ponder]

Eh whatever, depth dman for cheap. Good chance he doesn’t play in the playoffs, but if the injury bug strikes, good to have some cheap, serviceable insurance.

 

[Ciao]

Insurance.

Best case is that he never plays a game for the Leafs.

 

[CamelToews]

Hutton is the definition of a replacement level player. As a 7-8 dman he’s fine but if he’s playing every night you’re in trouble.

They've had the same 6 play all season. So by your definition, they should be fine.

 

[Fogelhund]

I thought you guys would have been all over hakanpaa.... but for what hutton needs to be hes fine for toronto.

As you know, I would have preferred Hakanpaa... Maybe he just wasn't available?

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

As you know, I would have preferred Hakanpaa... Maybe he just wasn't available?

We moved hakanpaa to Carolina lol

 

[Fogelhund]

We moved hakanpaa to Carolina lol

I was extremely busy yesterday, and missed half of the deadline... that's a nice trade for you guys, better than what we had talked about.

 

[kovacro]

Oh my...