Lane Hutson contract: no more than $9 million, believes Renaud Lavoie

There’s a world in which Hutson will be looking for a few million dollars more per season compared to what he would have signed in recent months.

Pierre LeBrun, on TSN 690, said the Habs would have liked to have settled Hutson’s contract beforehand. That’s clearly the most logical explanation.

And on that subject, this morning Renaud Lavoie was asked by the morning guys at BPM Sports. How much money does he think Hutson will fetch on his next contract? In his eyes, it won’t exceed the $9 million mark. Between 8.5 and 9, according to the informer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqyC2lClZjI Is Renaud Lavoie saying this because Lane Hutson isn’t better than Luke Hughes? That’s not why he’s saying it.Everyone knows that #48 of the Habs has talent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GberU395w84 But you have to keep in mind that Hughes (the player, not the GM) had an advantage: time was running out and the Devils didn’t want to start the season without him. He also has more NHL experience. If Hutson finishes in the top-5 for the Norris and isn’t signed next year following a 79-point season, for example, we’ll see. But right now, Renaud Lavoie seems confident that Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton will hold their own. That’s how HuGo has operated since the change in management… and that’s probably why nothing seems imminent. It remains to be seen whether it will work.

’Overtime’

– End of bullying in town?

– Ouch.

– À lire.