In a recent article on The Athletic , Corey Pronman ranked 173 players under the age of 23 who are currently on NHL teams’ reserve lists. This means that these players may not be playing for their respective teams just yet. In a major snub to the reigning Calder Memorial Trophy winner, Pronman ranked Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson 34th on that list, lower than eight other defensemen.

Hutson finished the 2024-25 campaign with six goals and 66 points in 82 games, tying Larry Murphy ’s rookie assist record for defensemen from the 1980-81 campaign. Not only did Hutson receive 150 more first-place votes than the next closest ( Dustin Wolf ) in rookie of the year voting, but he also made some noise in the Norris Trophy voting, finishing ninth in voting with one third-pl

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