Who Wins the Calder in 2025?

[@LaneLaine4892]

Hutson now has 35 pts. 6th rank defensemen in scoring in the entire NHL, HES A GODDAMN ROOKIE DEFENSEMEN

[@neoaxd.]

"Hutson is all offense!" is code for "I've never watched Lane Hutson play."

[@michaelgnit8476]

When people think how many teams had a shot at him and many thought he was too small they've got to be kicking themselves now.

[@heathclark318]

Just watched him against my Stars. Was incredible. Was breaking up play and made plays quick to avoid contact then moved into dangerous space. Dynamic and will get better. 60 plus point dman for the next decade or more

[@devdev5392]

His defensive WAR compared to all other defenseman in the league places him in the bottom 2 percent of the league. Meaning that 98% of the rest of the leagues defenseman have a greater impact defensively on a teams win in a game. Meaning he hurts their chances of winning when he’s defending in his own zone. He starts 13.5% of his shifts in the offensive zone, compared to only 8.5% in the defensive zone for a reason. Neutral zone starts are 18%, and starts on the fly are 59%. He’s being sheltered from having to play in his own zone as much as possible to maximize his offensive utility. But that doesn’t mean he’s good defensively.

[@michaelgnit8476]

@@devdev5392 Yet every team in the NHL would trade for him in a heart beat.

[@devdev5392]

@ well, I’d agree, Montreal has shown every team how to deploy him in his current state. If he develops his defensive game more, he’ll likely have an even greater offensive output as he’ll be able to be put out there in every situation, not just the ones that cater to his strengths as they stand right now. There’s nothing wrong with him not being good defensively right now, but a biased view of him every night seeing him be so dynamic offensively is going to partly make people blind to his faults. There’s nothing wrong with being biased either, it just happens. I’m biased af about Louis Crevier and Alex Vlasic in Chicago. I think Vlasic is a top 20, 15, maybe even 10 defensive defenseman in the league. And he’s actively developing, and excelling at developing his two way game adding more offense. Currently, Louis Crevier is showing the same kind of growth that Vlasic showed he had last year from the year before. I’m probably over evaluating and valuing these guys, but that’s cause I’m bias.

[@renlessard]

Anyone who thinks Hutson is bad defensively has not watched him play. He is tenacious at all parts of the ice including when he doesn't have the puck. You should have a vote. You pay more attention than many of the existing voters

[@jayvardy]

One of the most annoying tropes of hockey fans is to label all offensive players as "bad defensively" or "bad in his own end." I don't take that criticism seriously because 99% of the time it's just hot air.

[@gretsyuk1387]

I agree! Hutson is a stud, 1 or 2 years and hel be considered a top 10 d man in the league

[@renlessard]

@@gretsyuk1387 His brother might be even better. The Caps will be a scary team

[@Ck69420]

Yea but he is bad defensively lol. Some of the turnovers he makes are so boneheaded

[@zcohen17]

So funny the only people saying he isn’t bad is Habs fans. All neutral fans see him as the one way player he really is

[@FrancoisBert]

Hutson is crazy good. He slows the game down, attracts opponents, then makes a smart pass to an open teammate. He has tremendous vision, abilities and is tenacious. He’s the type of player who you watch all the time, because when he has the puck he can create offense. Hutson is a unique player, budding superstar and is very much responsible for the Canadiens’ recent surge out of nowhere.

[@JoJo-ke5yz]

On the flip side, the league should make an award for the best player 35+ years old. Would be fun to talk about the old guys too.

[@etbeatz7699]

youre a genius

[@bangyahead1]

That would be age discrimination which is illegal.

[@dianedyck3474]

I think Corey Perry would win it just because he’s turning 40…the guy is still producing!

[@BayBye2011]

Sid would walk away with it

[@severed111]

I'm up for that, call it the Guy LaFleur trophy, that first season with Quebec, he was really good, 34 pts in 39 games, unfortunately he got injured and his very last season he was playing when still hurting. Or maybe the Selanne Trophy, the guy was scoring 48 goals at 40 years old and such.

[@jonathanheroldfournier3069]

Hutson is +18 in the last 20 games With 17 points

[@0racle999]

He's now at 25 in his last 23 games now.

[@9_to_5_gaming65]

All due respect to Celebrini and Michkov - both absolute stud talents but for Hutson to do what hes done with the way MTL started and is currently going its his trophy if he keeps it up. As a Dman to put up those numbers is spectacular.

[@MK-jc6zz]

Nah, Celebrini is a much more impactful player and plays for a much worse team.

[@bruh4977]

How is celebrini much more impactful than a def with that amount of point and if you watch the game hutson always make the good play and if the habs make the playoff he is one of the reason why. Hutson is -4 right now he was -14 1 month ago , he is playing better than at the start of the season and how many play did he make to make the habs W. Celebrini is -9 and is team is no where close of the playoff so what is ur point to say celebrini is way more impactful than the number 5 def in all the league in point ? Celebrini is like the 40 attaquants or something like that.

[@SharksSJ408]

Celebrini is 1000x better

[@rationalactor8695]

@@SharksSJ408 catch a Habs game sometime

[@leecooper2141]

When Hutson is on the ice the puck is his. At some point he will get the puck and then there is a shot on the opposition's net. Knows where everyone is on the ice. He is playing years ahead of his age at the stage of the season

[@jpdemontigny]

Hutson has 24 more points than the next rookie d-man. He also ranks 7th in points among all d-men, tied with Evan Bouchard and just behind Adam Fox. And I agree with other that to say that he is all offense means that you have not watched him play.

[@Spotnick2]

the thing about Hutson is that he's really good at correcting his mistakes, so if you only see turnovers, of course you will think he's bad, but he usually fix those really quickly.

[@edvedder7835]

Hutson. He's a kid playing D in the best league in the world and excelling. Top in minutes in the last game vs Dallas.

[@harrylogozar]

Here’s a crazy stat to see how great wolf is. The flames are on pace for 112 points this season when wolf is in net

[@gamingintrospection]

I'm shocked at how much worse Vladar's stats are compared to wolf. Whether that means Vladar is a below average backup or Wolf is truly that much better than an average NHL goaltender is yet to be seen. Just happy to see Flames games actually mean something in mid-January. I hope Wolf can pull off the rare Saros career of shorter successful goaltenders. Many complain hearing commentators always mention goalie's height...that's because it's very rare for 6'0'' and shorter to ever become mainstays in the NHL. If it was more common it wouldn't be noteworthy.

[@Garbox80]

Haven't paid attention so a genuine question: have they sheltered Wolf by playing him against some "lesser" opponents (in the beginning of the season at least)? That could affect the disparity between them, but of course it wouldn't be the sole reason...

[@owengallagher3992]

​​@@Garbox80 They've definitely done some of that. Seems to be happening less now (maybe since the flames can actually taste a playoff spot) but noticed it earlier in the season. Not to take anything away from wolf of course, he's been excellent and is definitely their better goaltender.

[@gamingintrospection]

@@Garbox80 Not particularly. He faced Winnipeg, Boston and LA in the first 3 weeks of the season, basically splitting the starts 50/50 with Vladar which is still the case now (Wolf has 3 more starts in the 41 games played overall). Huska basically tries to play his goalies twice in a row after a win, but not usually 3 times in a row regardless. The level of competition has been basically the same, but Wolf's numbers are a lot better. He shutout Florida for example.

[@QcLetsPlay]

Habs rookie goalie, Dobes, never lost a NHL game...

[@TheBuuurnz]

Wolf really does not get enough love for how good he's been

[@gordm3527]

Still won’t happen. Even Matt Murray got passed over for ROTY and he won a Cup!

[@HabsTypeBeat]

Because he’s a goalie.

[@steve8803]

@@gordm3527 Because ROTY is a regular season award and he was up against a 40 goal rookie Matthews.

[@emmers9698]

I’m a sharks fan, but Wolf really needs to be more in the conversation, he’s been outstanding

[@blondedzero]

as a habs fan, agreed. imo he should be higher than michkov rn. if calgary makes the playoffs, he has a really really good case to win it unless celebrini finishes at over ppg or hutson gets 60+ points as a D.

[@Mike34129]

The flames are nowhere near the playoffs without him

[@louisnicholson5234]

I will glaze Heineman as much as possible this kid is something special. He's tough, he's quick, great shot. I saw a start that he was among the top in the league for goals per 60 mins played. Its ashame about the car accident, I hope he'll be back at it soon enough and continue to make that 4th line what it is

[@Vladiator01]

Wolf should be getting more votes his literally dragging the flames to a playoff spot

[@micheldesormeau6828]

Three more assist for Hutson again last night! +3

[@agent00puffball]

I don't think the Flames would be anywhere close to where they are in the standings right now without Dustin Wolf. He has been absolutely fantastic and is really showing why management has so much faith in him.

[@kjells3578]

He's my favorite for sure

[@Nvwheeler]

Agreed, among this group of players, he has the biggest impact for his team. As a goalie he isn’t playing every game, so he’s unlikely to win

[@MrPatphotog]

Hutson all the way...wins most of the battle against the board in spite of his size...very solid defensively...Hughes/Makar vision. Full package...nice 2nd round pickup.

[@zcohen17]

Don’t win very many last night lol

[@2Infinit2]

​@zcohen17 last night was one of his best games. Even defensively.. he plalyed amazing. Hes played 26 mins and the stars scored 1 goal. The dude is a stud. Pure and simple. Watch the games

[@HabsTypeBeat]

@@2Infinit2facts.

[@TheSuperRetroBros]

I dunno celebrini is pretty hard to beat

[@mattgrassi5293]

Celebrini > Hutson all day every day

[@dianacottone7026]

1:12 I look forward to listening to you, I have been listening when you had around 50,000 viewers thanks for everything you do.

[@parjf]

Funniest thing is Celebrini and Hutson were teammates at BU. That hockey program is really good and is able to develop top talent, so I wouldn't be surprised if we see other great players soon from that university.

[@PooseUnpoos3]

Hutson is a dman and if the Habs make the playoffs then why not? Also Hutson would easily have more points than he does now if he had teammates that actually finished them. Playing with Demidov next year will be something to behold

[@poejavelski148]

Dawg his teammates aren’t that bad. Laine, Caufield, Suzuki, just to name a few. Slaf hasn’t scored that much, but they also have other decent top 9 players like Dach and Evans. His supporting cast is solid.

[@benoitrobitaille5235]

Except that Laine just played a dozen games, Hutson was 2nd pair and 2nd PP for the majority of the games, meaning he was stuck Dach who had a beyond horrible start if the season, Newhook (same), Evans until recently played like a solid 4th liner, Gallagher, Anderson …. Yeah a horrible supporting cast until they more of less swapped Matheson and Hutson.

[@Noahscape31]

@@poejavelski148 The amount of times Hutson has made a good pass only for Dvorak, Anderson, Newhook, Dach to send it 10 feet wide or whiff is maddening

[@zcohen17]

@@Noahscape31every rookie can say that lol

[@robertrouthier2603]

@@zcohen17 Hutson leads the NHL among defencemen in passes to the slot. Not every rookie can say that. He started the year slow simply because his teammates were not expecting a pass from him a lot of the time. Now they know he can find them any time, anywhere, and they are converting on more of his passes.

[@pizza603]

Yes at the beginning of the season Hutsons defense was suspect, but go and watch lane hutsons defense the last few games and tell me he can't play defense...he's figured it out

[@HabsTypeBeat]

Here’s the thing.. Hutson absolutely can play defense, he’s a good defensive player. He’ll never be great and he’ll never be called upon to be great, to shut down opposing teams. Just like Makar, Hughes, Fox aren’t. None of them are on the ice to shut anyone down. Theyre out there to score. Incredibly high offensive zone starts, goal is to have them out when the best opposing offensive players aren’t out there. Every team has a guy/ pairing to shut people down. On the Habs it’s Guhle/Carrier, the Avs it’s Manson/Girard, the Canucks it’s Soucy/Myers and on the Rangers it was Miller/Trouba. You can look at all of their quality of comp and how they’re deployed. Those are the facts. Hutson will be an elite offensive defenseman who is good defensively in his role, just like those guys.

[@julienbeaudry-tardif7982]

@@HabsTypeBeatgreat comment

[@Elmirgtr]

@@HabsTypeBeat I am pretty sure Makar shut down McDavid quite well in their sweep during western conference finals.

[@HabsTypeBeat]

@@Elmirgtr Makar was only on the ice for defensive zone draws 15% of the time during those playoffs. When McDavid was on the ice for an offensive zone draws it wasn’t Makar going over the boards. That’s a key defensive situation. Those are times when the other team has an advantage. Guys like Makar, Hughes and Hutson aren’t on the ice often in those situations. Of course they match up with these guys during the game and like I said they all defend well if not better than well in neutral situations, in their role. Makar was never on the ice to shut down Mcadvid. He was on the ice to score points and not get scored on. The goal is to be defending as little as possible, spending as much time in the offensive zone as you can.

[@colecolettecole]

i dont think that ~ i really noticced him in october when habs played the islanders & i thot that he was pretty handy to have around ~

[@connorkenney6938]

It’s been amazing to watch Hudson this season. Never seen a rookie establish himself on the top pairing so quickly and drastically change the look of the offence. Playing against the leagues best forwards and just seems to be getting better every game. Even if he doesn’t win the Calder, the Habs have a really special player there.

[@carparthero]

well said. lane's d-play has been improving over the past few weeks too. the bugger is only going to get better from here on out.

[@spencer2365]

You should have seen Makar when he left college and joined the Avs playoff run

[@zcohen17]

Heiskanen, Makar, Hughes and Dahlin all did that and looked better than Hutson does during their rookie seasons

[@zcohen17]

@@spencer2365took him and Heiskanen a single game to show they were legit #1D

[@sawadeejaaa5892]

​@@zcohen17So what?

[@carparthero]

i was rooting for and picked stankoven prior to season start. the reality is, where things are, i think it boils down to celebrini or hutson. lane in montreal is crushing it especially on the PP. but his defence lately has been really stepping up. he's showing good decision making. if MTL can make the p-off's, he will be a factor in that happening. no matter who wins RoTY, there's some wonderful young talent with these guys on the come-up in the NHL.

[@bangyahead1]

Stanky needs A) to pick up his game, and, B) some puck luck. There is still half a season left and both could happen for him so I wouldnt count him out just yet, but something has to give. The poor guy can't buy a goal right now.

[@stevenpaquin126]

I vote for Hutson … a D man with incredible hockey IQ leading the league in points as a rookie over the two offensive guys , the kid had to earn his ice time and he dethroned Matheson to be on the first pp line... He is a point-per-game player for the last 20 games and only getting better every day!!! Rock on Hutson!

[@jayvardy]

Celebrini looks like a complete player who can put up points. He looks like he could be a Toews type player with more offensive potential. Looks like... We'll see what happens.

[@HabsTypeBeat]

Why were people comparing him to Toews? Makes no sense. Toews averaged 60-70 points a season. Celebrini looks like he will average 90-100+

[@wisewolftony]

Nah with the way he's playing right now he looks like he will easily surpass Toews in terms of production. I mean as an 18 year old he's already on pace to have as many points as Toews basically averaged in his prime in a season despite missing 11 games. If he didn't miss any time he would be on pace for like a a 76pt season which are the most points Toews ever put up in a single year of his career. Hell wouldn't be shocked if he reaches 76pts despite missing the 11 games as long as they keep him paired with Toffoli and Eklund two guys who can actually score off of his passes and give him a lot more space as teams can't just focus on trying to take him away. As Toffoli is was too gifted as a shooter to give space to as any time he gets his wrist shot off it's lethal looking. And Eklund is really coming into his own and showing just how gifted of a young talent he is. Before this he was usually on a line with fellow rookie Smith who has looked lost for chunks of the year and then either a Grinder like Goodrow or Kunin. So it's amazing he was even producing the way he was as all of them have struggled to do anything with the chances Celebrini has set up for them.

[@wisewolftony]

@@HabsTypeBeat Yea I mean if he didn't miss 11 games he would be on pace for like a 76pt season which is the career high for Toews. Hell if they keep Celebrini with Toffoli or even just Eklund and someone else wouldn't be shocked if he comes close to 76 despite missing those games. As before this he was producing despite having very little talent beside him on his line. I mean Smith has talent and he's flashed it from time to time but still clear he needs to find how to put together his talent at the NHL level.

[@spyrrex_7541]

His style and complete play is similar to toews. He literally looks like toews but more dynamic and dangerous offensively.

[@wisewolftony]

@ Think he will end up more like a Crosby than a Toews due to being more gifted on offense. Not saying he will ever reach Crosby level of at one point being the best player in the NHL. Just that he will more so be a 90 to 100pt player in the future who will play great defense. Instead of a great all around player who only gets 64 to 76pts a season like Toews did.

[@frodobaggins9752]

Who's here after Hutson's game vs Utah and Dallas? 32 pts quickly became 36

[@FuegoJustinnn]

As a kings fan I’d give it to wolf, dude is outstanding as a goalie! The flames are in good hands with him.

[@DrBeerGames]

Honestly I feel like Wolf should be a finalist if he keeps this up. A .916 save % is absolutely incredible in today's NHL, especially for a rookie. Currently as I type this, there are only 6 goaltenders in the entire NHL with a better save %. His record is also fantastic. He's goalie'd my Kings twice this season already. This guy is very very good.

[@markhodge7]

If teams don't get a book on Hutson, he may become a generational D-man. He's so dynamic. I seriously haven't seen such a unique Defenseman in a very long time. I didn't say best, btw.

[@Ck69420]

“Generational” is thrown around way too casually. The only generational players rn are mcdavid, ovechkin, and crosby.

[@zcohen17]

Oh stop with the generational nonsense, dude isn’t close. That is a term for only a few players every generation and he isn’t close to it

[@markhodge7]

@Ck69420 so there are no generational D-men? Makar and Lindstrom may shed a tear.

[@Ck69420]

@ makar isn’t generational and lindstrom doesn’t play anymorr

[@severed111]

@@markhodge7 Makar is, but LiNdstrom? As in Gustav? lol, or do you mean good ol retired Nicklas Lidstrom? Yes indeed there are generational dman, we can say that of Makar since 22, we'll have to wait a few other seasons before throwing Hutson's name in there, when/if we're sure he's gonna be a top dog dman from now until 2045 when he retires (hopeful that MTL's best don't fall into the constantly injured trope, which is why Koivu never had a chance to get 100 pts, he spent the best years of his life in rehab, I remember when he was ahead of Jagr first in points in the league in 98 or so when he had one of his many, many, many injuries, starting with the multiple knee injuries, not to forget the cancer. His playoffs stats say it all though, when he was in a winning team and came back in time for the playoffs, he was clutch AF, shooting and scoring a lot more than during reg season. We won't get a 100 pts guy this season, although I have faith Suzuki will get there next year, he's on pace for 85-95 and we'll finally have a 40 goal scorer for the first time since Damphousse back in 95 lol. Caufield is projected to get 45 rn, that'll feel good, especially when one recalls Pacioretty getting to 39, in his series of seasons with 30 goals in a row, which was good times, but geez that was frustrating to see him have those cold streaks and not break 40.

[@MarkCMG]

Thanks for the video! Celibrini has earned it so far but we've got half a season to go.

[@grekounas]

It's Hutson's to lose. He's an incredible talent.

[@cassidypav]

top 3 I think will be celebrini, Hutson, and wolf. michkov will be close but idk if he keeps up with the other three. rn I think Hutson should win considering he leads in points as a defence man, but we'll see how the rest of the season goes!

[@ominousflames14]

I mean he has 9 games on celebrini and a 3 point lead. I think celebrini will surpass him if he keeps healthy.

[@cassidypav]

@ yeah but he’s a defenceman, it’s pretty impressive

[@severed111]

Oh it's Hutson indeed, he literally took off Matheson as the quarterback (Montreal sends in only one dman during PP's and Matheson is now on PP2) and his presence is massively felt, the guy can pass the puck more so than all the young Habs dmen that showed up since 2021-22, maybe Mailloux can do the same, but they judged that for now he was more useful to Laval than in Montreal, those 7 games he played at the beginning of the season, he was great in, offensively he was on a better pace than in Laval where he is surely not as well surrounded by as much talent. The way he controls the puck and makes a mockery of the wingers trying to take it from him during powerplays is refreshing, havent seen this since Markov/Subban when it comes to deking and stickhandling near the blueline without causing offsides...and his feeds to the goal scorers are excellent, he only needs to work on his own shot imo, he has what could become a deadly precise wrist shot that is strong enough to be sent from the blue line and finally, he partly explains why MTL are not in the dumpsterfires at position 25-32 in the NHL anymore, Celebrini no matter how good he is cannot elevate San Jose to playoff territory just yet, even if he's better surrounded than Bedard in Chicago, Bedard has to become a bit more selfish and shoot at the net more, his sudden deadly wrist shot hasn' been seen as much, but we're in the middle of the season, can't say it's a sophomore slump really as of yet. San Jose's defense and goaltending are very weak which doesn't help, Montreal mostly decided to build from the bottom up, making sure their blue line offers many choices when it comes to prospects so that we aren't afraid to trade some who end up not being as important/not developing as fast as the others and so far from the 2 prospects they decided to move on from, the Harris trade was excellent in retrospect, even if his goal was the one putting them on top and giving Colombus their win. The Kovacevic trade was a lot weaker, some AHLer and a 3rd or 4th line pick...eh, Kovasevic proved he can be a 2 way dman if given the chance last year, although not a great passer, just like Barron, he has one hell of a shot. I'm sure Lane will have such a shot in a year or two, so he's my choice although my vote doesn't count either 😆

[@ilmaavirtaa]

broo im glad youre passionate about hockey but even for work i never write texts that long😅

[@severed111]

@@ilmaavirtaa lol, I just recently stopped taking any meds for adult ADD, I want to get to my baseline and be able to take smaller doses again, sorry but only a little bit

[@ilmaavirtaa]

@@severed111 good luck with it, no need to be sorry

[@tonycooper2270]

Re: your Heineman comments, I’d love to see a “THG all star” team at the end of the season for guys that, while they might not be all stars per se, you like the kind of game they play. You could even do it year-to-year the same as the 1st/2nd team all stars! Keep up the good work sir 🫡

[@ghostsintheforum]

If the season ended today, you'd have to give it to Hutson. He's a Dman and leads the league in rookie scoring. BUT, perhaps the bigger reason to select him is because he's driving this team to this important little thing we call WINS.

[@wisewolftony]

This isn't the MVP award helping your team win games really doesn't help your case that much in a Calder race. If it did then it either would have been a much closer race last season or they would have given it to Faber seeing how he helped his team get to the playoffs as opposed to Bedard who's team finished dead last in their division and had the 2nd worst record in the NHL. Also if just going on wins was what was important than Wolf would then be the favorite is nothing helps a team win more than good goaltending. As even the most gifted rosters will struggle if they have bad goaltending. Just look at the Aves pre and post Blackwood trade. Also have to look at it this Celebrini could be putting up more than a PPG and the Sharks would still be a bottom 4 team in the league. Would be the same case if Hudson was on the Sharks as opposed to Montreal. Team would still be where it is in the standings with Hudson and Hudson production wouldn't be as high due to playing next to less talent than he currently is. Seen Celebrini so many times this season make great plays for high danger scoring chances only for the person recieving the pass to whiff on the shot.

[@ghostsintheforum]

@ okay then even if you Ieave out the fact they Hutson is propelling his team to wins, he still leads all rookies in points and he’s not even a forward. definitely the Calder winner if the season ended today.

[@wisewolftony]

@@ghostsintheforum Because he's played in 9 more games then Celebrini. So PPG would be the better metric to judge them both by which Celebrini has the edge in. Or the fact that a big % of Hudson's points have either come on the PP or from secondary assists. Much larger percentage than Celebrini. Which is why I give Celebrini the edge right now. Would give Hudson the edge if Celebrini was nothing but a offensive player but he's not been playing great at both ends of the ice. Not saying Hudson isn't either. Just that to me the ppg and type of points is what makes me give it to Celebrini right now. But this entire argument is pointless right now as they reward isn't handed out midway into the season. For all any of us know both could hit the rookie wall go ice cold rest of the year and then either Michkov or Wolf get the award. Or either Hudson and Celebrini get red hot the rest of the way and completely pull away from the other and everyone else.

[@ghostsintheforum]

@@wisewolftony All that says to me is that Hutson is more durable which strengthens my case. Besides, you can’t use “coulda woulda shoulda” when considering an award. Besides, it’s not at all uncommon for high draft rookie forwards to have a good offensive season. However, it’s extremely rare for a rookie dman to lead the league in rookie scoring and to cause his team to win. Yes, both players could very well get knocked down the chart by season’s end but in a hypothetical world where the season ended today, I’d definitely give the Calder to Hutson.

[@JamesMcDougal-v5b]

Hutson is a solid defender, who uses his size to pick pucks out of pockets. And we all know he can set up goals in ways that shock true hockey fans.

[@JediMasterZao]

Has to be Hutson. What he's doing is historic. As good as Mack has been, he's not doing anything that a lot of former first overall forwards haven't done before.

[@C1DPaintball]

Hutson is all offence? Have you watched him play? His flashy offensive plays shadows his steadier and continually improving defensive play

[@lvern60]

As of today, I think it's Hutson. He seems to be getting better every single game too. Lots of doubters about his defensive game, and valid based on some early games in the season, but dude has adjusted so quickly to challenge that narrative. The rate of his development defensively is equally as impressive as how he controls the game offensively.

[@joeb2151]

I don't think Michkov is worthy of it at this point, but am happy to see his stats and presence / placement on the ice. He has a number of parts of his game that need to be improved. But he is so much more creative than 95% of the roster, nobody can play with him. When he gets help, he could be a monster. I am happy to see Torts has said that he is not going to stifle Michkov's creativity as long as he isn't creating other problems. I'd be great if Wolf were to get it. He's so much fun to watch. He was so great in the AHL and made the team I go watch look stupid repeatedly. Celebrini looks so natural out there. I think the trophy is his to lose.

[@LivinInExile351]

Michkov would have at least another 10 points if players could finish his passes and not miss wide open nets

[@Simonsays48_]

Hutson for the Calder baby

[@geoffstonehouse6304]

I think Calgary is one of the few teams that don't care too much about size, and more about ability. Other great examples are gaudreau and theon flurey.

[@Mike34129]

Mike Vernon was only 5’9 as well

[@starledge]

Hutson is top 4 D with 20 minutes per game. He is first unit on the PP. He has good skilled players to work with on the top 6. It will be hard for the others to compete with that. Hutson will pull away and win it.

[@acrogaming215]

Wolf needs to be in the top 3 at the end of the season. I would put him before Michkov if the season ends now

[@DragAmiot]

I'm a Canadiens fan and I'll admit I'm biased towards Hutson because he you can see how much the guy loves playing hockey when he's on the ice. He plays with passion out there with the skill to match and it's truly infectious to see him come alive and breaking ankles when the puck is on his stick. That said, I have to send some love to Celebrini also. There's a highlight of him against Vegas backchecking, stealing a puck then diving at the blue line to just to make a pass to his linemate. For all the bravado that being a first overall pick can give an 18-year-old guy, he seems like a down to earth team-first player whose heart matches his very high skill level. Just really cool to see. I also like Will Smith a lot so I can't wait for the sharks to be good again. Or at least, not suck as much as they do right now.

[@alexisscalabrini8753]

celebrini played less game but hutson is a defenseman. celebrini -13 hutson -4 I guess at the moment overall hutson should win. but we will see what up in 20 games

[@Pabloo1]

I mean if habs makes the playoff....

[@craig_the_hard_ass_pterodactyl]

As a Sharks fan I agree if the Habs make the playoffs Hutson was one of the major factors in that.

[@mr.ilikespam6081]

I would be happy for making the play offs and avoiding the dreaded first time not making the playoffs 4 years in a row since 1912-1913 before the NHL.

[@HabsTypeBeat]

Then they will give it to Hutson. Promise you that. That will be to hard for people to ignore.

[@alexadkins3380]

Good stuff Hockey Guy.

[@MCAWESOME19]

Hutson is great defensively. When he has control of the puck it’s very hard to get it away from him. He’s a great stick handler.

[@JohnShields-xx1yk]

Depends on the #'s in the end, Celabrini is a very clever hockey player, especially considering his age, it might be a case of two of them deserving it in the end

[@THEGDB]

@THG you should get a vote for all the hockey awards , how many people on this planet watch more NHL hockey then shannon ?

[@poejavelski148]

Celebrini, Hutson, or Wolf. Wouldn’t be mad with any of these.

[@FusionBoost2.0]

Huston should get it

[@Thetrollz900]

As much as I want Michkov to win it, the longer season is taking its toll on him and I don’t think he’ll be able to catch up to Celebrini in this race. Celebrini looks like a veteran star at 18 y/o

[@ComradeDaveH]

To "catch up" to Celebrini Michkov would have to go backwards. Celebrini plays with the best players on the sharks. Michkov plays with clowns who can't hit an open net. I still don't believe he will win the Calder for 2 reason, he's Russian and a Flyer.

[@nrr9565]

Celebrini and Hutson didn’t play much more last year in college. Maybe a bit less than 50, like Michkov. Exciting calder race

[@bunnymcfoo8650]

@@ComradeDaveH My dude, the best players on the Sharks are still *not good*

[@ComradeDaveH]

@@bunnymcfoo8650 net they still can hit an open net. 😂

[@sebcharb7313]

Yeah it's probably gonna be Hudson. Wolf is impressive also.

[@rockinrodlittle]

Hutson hands down. Goalies, then Defensemen, then Centres, then wingers as far as difficulty in development in the NHL. The fact that Hutson plays defence adds a couple of points in evaluating rookies.

[@connorvlogs7195]

If he wasn’t good defensively he wouldn’t be playing 22 minutes a night on one of the hottest teams in the league

[@Shags_98]

I knew Mack would be good, but not THIS DAMN GOOD and to be this good as soon as he stepped into the league. He plays such a full 200 foot mature and high IQ game. So happy Macklin Celebrini is a Shark! We found our guy!

[@CanCro09]

Love the people that comment on Hutson and say he can’t play defensively. All they’re doing is exposing themselves as NOT watching him play. This false narrative needs to go away because it’s embarrassing and pathetic. People going to act like there isn’t an agenda to just give the award to celebrini? Give me a break. Right now the Calder winner should be Hutson as it currently stands but that could always change by the end of the year.

[@louisbuss6068]

So rare to see goalie rookies be this good. Wolf is a potential beast if he evolves like most goalies do after a few years getting used to the speed of the pros

[@HenryHoolington]

He won back to back AHL MVP of the year so this would be his 3rd season in a row winning a major trophy

[@louisbuss6068]

@@HenryHoolington damn.. fair point!

[@RLJ96]

Celebrini still gets my vote as rookie. The complete game he plays at his age is really imprssive. The #2 and #3 slots I will have Hutson and Wolf. Wolf because the reason the Flames are even in the playoff race is because of Wolf's heroic goaltending winning them these games. Hutson is just a very impressive defenseman the way he skates and transition the game reminds me a lot of a young Quinn Hughes.

[@steve8803]

@RLJ96 You don't have a vote. It's Hutson by a landslide at this point. Still lots of time left though.

[@lyndseystorin91]

Hutson will end up with 60 pts on an average team... his defense will come but wow great offensive numbers I think he will win ...

[@Ratzy1614]

canada goaltending in a nutshelf "well hes not tall so who cares how good he is"

[@MFJones-s8o]

Hutson is not all offence he’s just small so his efforts go unnoticed. He is great at stick checking and body positioning. He is great on the breakout and has great iq. He is smart defensively not making stupid plays and always thinks about the next play.

[@AKmumu]

Hutson at 38pts already is pretty impressive

[@TheGreatJustino1]

You should do a video on all the goalies that have ever won The Calder what they had to do to win it and what their competition was

[@ryanbowlby859]

Hutson - 50% of points secondary assists Michkov - 75% offensive zone starts Easy Celebrini win

[@tonymultani]

Hutson as per today

[@sawadeejaaa5892]

Hutson does make mistakes BUT he always correct them. You never see him having a lazy shift.

[@pivnicekpivnicek8520]

you should definitely get a vote

[@OllieMitchells]

Hutson is probably the habs best defender in all facets of the game.. he’s proving all doubters wrong every game he plays so haters are just gonna make themselves sound dumb in the end

[@martinlarocque900]

Hutson has more points than hedman, josi, fox, dahlin, bouchard. AS A ROOKIE!

[@edvedder7835]

You should do a poll.

[@haidodinho7635]

Hutson. Bro is a D-man and has that much points and is the reason why Montreal is in it. Wolf also is the reason Calgary is in it.

[@steph1433]

Being a defenceman should get him more votes

[@zcohen17]

Why? Playing me position over another shouldn’t determine an award, that’s so dumb

[@steph1433]

Harder to get points from defenceman, who's dumb

[@HalfSquad]

As a Flames fan I might be biased, but I feel like Wolf is being underrated at 4th. If he played more games and his numbers were slightly better, I feel like he could easily be in the conversation for the Vezina, let alone the Calder. If Hutson was almost in the conversation for the Norris or Celebrini for the Art Ross for example, I'm sure they'd be clear favorites for the Calder. People really underrate goalies imo. Just my two cents

[@peterlindstrom90]

Things going the way they go now it has to be Hutson.

[@irritant623]

Love this channel. Every team gets the same treatment here

[@captnbob5385]

Celebriny is good , but Hutson got to be ahead , he is a defense and breaking canadien organisation records left and right . Hutson is a rare bread , hes the hughes, makar and fox type a guy.🙌

[@licmysak7842]

If Hutson has more pts then Celebrini and MTL makes the playoffs because of Hutson how can you give the Calder to Celebrini?

[@trevorlambert4226]

If the season ended today, it's Wolf. I don't even know how you could debate this. Who else on that board is literally reversing outcomes of games in his team's favour on a regular basis? Of course, he could go in the tank in the second half, but I don't know how you could have anyone above him at this juncture.

[@DirtyDan77]

Dustin Wolf, and it's not particularly close. He's the Carey Price of Calgary. Everyone expected a rebuilding year for Calgary, but Wolf decided he wanted playoffs.

[@DirtyDan77]

Second is Lane Hutson and then everyone else is miles behind.

[@TheGumbyRules]

Macklin gets it!

[@densel.c8935]

Saying that an offensive defenseman sucks at defense without watching him play is the most NPC thing to say.

[@sydneytoker7390]

When are you going to discuss Detroits 7 games winning streak!? Te amo

[@mcana77]

I remember Ron Hextall playing lights out in 87 all the way to game 7 of the SCF and didn't win the Calder.

[@skylarrobinson3419]

Flames aren't close to a playoff spot with almost 35 mill in cap space without Wolf, he deserves way more recognition than 4th

[@JeanMauriceB1C4RD]

For now Hutson is first in front of Celebrini. Hutson is good defensive player, just not physical. Last night Celebrini got 2 assists, Hutson 3. Now he is at 35 points.

[@inizilla_fk7]

Dunno if Coronato qualifies, if he played too many games last year or not But he’s having a pretty darn good campaign so far, not Calder worthy but still great

[@BayBye2011]

Hutson as a dman is wicked and his points is beyond what was expected....he is an excellent dman and never quits on the puck.....plays way bigger then his size

[@tldy45]

I believe that the deciding factor will be whether the Canadiens make the playoffs or not… if they do not, Celebrini wins the Calder, but if they do, Hutson should win it without a doubt. Without Hutson, Montreal wouldn’t even be CLOSE to a playoff spot and that shows how much value he brings to the team!

[@rockinrodlittle]

I researched who the voting members are that decide. Probably most don’t watch Habs games. Hutson was a Leaf or Ranger - shoe in

[@robertrouthier2603]

Hutson will have a chance to change some Leafs-centric minds tomorrow night!

[@blackvx]

Wolf in the playoffs...ok. But if Hutson is in the playoffs....ooooooookaaaay! 🙌

[@ryanbowlby859]

Also.. One of these players is a full year and a half younger than the rest of them

[@Matt-nj1yh]

I remember Canucks fans saying Arturs Silovs... how did that turn out? is he at least runner up?

[@JBaker17]

Unless celebrini really skyrockets above a ppg, I think talking about Wolf and Hutson are much better candidates for the calder as both literally are having a massive hand in putting their respective team in the playoffs. I think it would be cool to have a Goalie win it, but I think it would require that Wolf plays 40ish games and continues to show stability making Calgary a playoff team simply due to goaltending and hard work. Hutson may need a good amount of points too. As it stands, if calgary makes the playoffs hard not to give it to the goaltender that made the team projected to be bottom 4 to be in a wild card at the least.

[@stephanegendroncartier5973]

Hutson is by far the winner of this year's Calder, if he continues to play the way he is now, for several reasons. The defender's position is harder to master than that of a forward. Not only is Hutson the top scorer among rookies, he's also one of the NHL's top 10 defensemen; are the other rookies among them? There's also the impact Hutson has had on his team's success.

[@hermankermit-warm1121]

I'd argue the Goaltender position is hardest, every mistake costs a goal and especially for Wolf playing in a Calgary team that isn't exactly full of goals. He's been unreal. Tenders don't get the respect they deserve. And if we're talking effect on a team with Wolf the Flames would hit 110 plus points with his stats. I'm giving it Wolf if Calgary make play offs, but Huston is def my 2nd pick, and who knows if Habs can make playoffs and he continues to shine I would have no problem changing my vote to him. The Habs are gonna be fkin Unreal in 1/2 years. Exciting times for Montreal for sure! I'm a Bolts fan, so I have no skin in this game 🤣💀

[@elwizschold]

It should be Hutson's, but seeing as the more famous player tends to get the votes - Celebrini (who is also fantastic) will probably win it in my opinion.

[@leohmusic8676]

I like anunen but hes not a rookie right?