Lane Hutson “didn’t take the news well” about being ignored at the U.S. camp

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Crédit: Lane Hutson skates puck during pre-season NHL game.

Yesterday, we learned that Lane Hutson was officially not among the players invited by Team USA to its orientation camp for the upcoming Olympics. And given that he’s just collected 66 points in 82 games and won the Calder Trophy, it’s a decision that has caused quite a stir.Not taking him with the team to the Olympics is one thing. But ignoring him and preferring 16 other defensemen for a simple orientation camp is… peculiar. unsurprisingly, it was the Habs fans who reacted most strongly. But according to Marco D’Amico, there’s someone else who didn’t take the news well: Lane Hutson. The defenseman was clearly insulted by being ignored, and according to what D’Amico told BPM Sports, it (really) didn’t make him happy.And that means we can expect to see him more motivated than ever.

[content-ads]The tipster even goes so far as to say that he expects to see Hutson so motivated that he would arrange to settle the defenseman’s contractual situation as quickly as possible. We know that Hutson thrives on silencing his detractors, and this year he’ll have plenty of opportunity to do just that,especially as he seems to have really improved his shot strength. If he adds that string to his arsenal, it’ll take him to another level.

We know that at the end of last year’s season, being ignored by Team Canadiens at the 4 Nations Confrontation galvanized Nick Suzuki. If Hutson can crank it up like that, and does so from the start of the season, it’ll really be something,and maybe if he can do it, the U.S. team management will have no choice but to recognize their mistake and find him a place on the team. Because yes, theoretically, that’s always a possibility[spacer title=’Overtime’]- I like it.

– Great news.

– What do you think?