Training camp questions: Carter Hutton

[dudacek]

Part one of our training camp poll series here:

 

Part two deals with our new starting goaltender.

Edited September 7, 2018 by dudacek

[Randall Flagg]

We roll with Hutton to start...but when you parse his numbers before last season, they look like Lehner's, as far as high danger saves go. His numbers were sometimes inflated by his team keeping shots to the outside, and when they were taken in places that our Sabres tend to allow them from, he was bad relative to league average. That changed last year in a big way, but I'd be inclined to think it was a fluke. 

However, Ullmark is going to grab the reigns by Thanksgiving, at which point Hutton will resemble not same-as-Lehner, but a tremendous upgrade to Johnson. 

IMO

[nfreeman]

This is a really important one, and one that could go any of a number of different ways.  No one should kid himself that a complete flameout is impossible.

OTOH, a lot of knowledgeable hockey people have spoken quite highly of Hutton and of the positive potential of this move for the team.

The Sabres need top-10-level goaltending if they want to have a real shot at the playoffs IMHO.  But if Hutton provides that, especially early in the season, it could result in a synergistic feedback loop on the team's confidence, execution and belief in each other and in the coaches.

I really hope it works, as I'm kinda skeptical that Ullmark is ready.

[SHAAAUGHT!!!]

No options between "best goalie in the league" and "provide play that is neither great, nor terrible..."???   I'd like to think he will land somewhere in between these two.

[Andrew Amerk]

Hutton will be fine!

[pi2000]

Hutton on a Housley coached team will be garbage.   Ask Chad Johnson.

[Randall Flagg]

3 minutes ago, pi2000 said:

Hutton on a Housley coached team will be garbage.   Ask Chad Johnson.

The team that improved from bottom 5 to top 6 in shot attempts against, and was above average (in the good sense) in scoring chances and high danger chances allowed? 

?

(This is an attempt to poke fun and not praise Phil) 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

pi is quickly taking over the coveted title of the official 'wet blanket' of SabreSpace.

I am being gracious in my accessment here.