Canadiens Hutson Is A Man Of Many Talents

Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson is a great weapon on your hockey team, but he’s also a good friend off the ice, according to Alexa Dobson. Noah Dobson’s wife, Alex, was appearing on the Never Offside Podcast with Julie Petry and Cat Toffoli, wives of former Habs players Jeff Petry and Tyler Toffoli. As always, she was asked a multitude of questions, including which player on the team she would entrust with dog-sitting the family’s pooch, Maxine, and she didn’t hesitate to choose the Canadiens’ blueliner.

Not only does he already have a dog, but Dobson says he’s great with dogs, and she feels a connection to him and his girlfriend, Kylie [Roberts], since they both played hockey at Boston University, where she also studied. Any dog parent will tell you that having someone to care for your fur baby when you go away is a real load off your mind.

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On the ice, Hutson is off to a strong start this season, currently co-leading the team in points with Cole Caufield. Both players have 18 points in 19 games and lead captain Nick Suzuki by two points; Suzuki has missed six games. Hutson has three goals and 15 assists so far this year and is on pace for 80 points. That would be a career year for the blueliner, who picked up 66 and 78 points in his first two NHL seasons.

However, it wouldn’t be surprising if Hutson picks up the pace once Ivan Demidov returns. The two youngsters have great chemistry and find each other on the ice effortlessly. Chances are that once the Russian is back, the Canadiens’ power play will be much more successful, and that should help Hutson add to his point total. In his rookie season, he had 26 power-play points and had another 20 during his sophomore season. Hutson managing to be a point-per-game player this year really wouldn’t be surprising.

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