'Lane Hutson and the Habs aren’t close to a deal right now.'

Since July 1, Lane Hutson has been eligible to sign a contract extension with the Habs.Fans want to see him sign a long-term contract now, after all.And yet, two months later, Hutson still hasn’t signed a new contract. And while it’s still too early to worry, Tony Marinaro discussed the matter on 98.5 FM this evening, explaining that negotiations aren’t necessarily going badly right now… but:

Lane Hutson and the Canadiens aren’t close to a deal as we speak.

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Tony Marinaro

https://www.youtube.com/live/ITlusYbyJRA?si=bLwG79Gu5cQJwGUQ&t=1288 [content-ads]In fact, what he’s saying is that if negotiations were really straightforward, the young defenseman would already have a deal in the bag. But things seem to be in a bit of a tailspin at the moment… and that’s because of a disagreement over salary.The Habs are clearly not ready to pay the amount requested by the Hutson clan to sign a long-term deal right now.All this suggests that negotiations could go into next summer… and Marinaro is keeping an eye on September 15, 2026.If Hutson wants to sign for eight years, he’ll have to be ready to sign before then. The Habs have some leverage here, so we have to wonder what all this means for the defenseman, but Marinaro is right to say that if it’s still not settled, it may be because negotiations are a little more complicated than expected.

It’s not the end of the world if it’s settled in a year’s time… but we agree that the sooner the better in this case[spacer title=’Overtime’]- Speaking of the wolf,