Canadiens weekly notebook: Dispelling the myth of Lane Hutson as a defensive liability

PHILADELPHIA — The Montreal Canadiens faced the Columbus Blue Jackets on Saturday night, and just after the 15-minute mark of the first period, Blue Jackets defenceman Erik Gudbranson was chasing Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson around the Columbus zone.After a while, Gudbranson got tired of chasing and cross-checked Hutson to the ice. It was a bit of an iffy call, but the moment brought to mind a conversation we had that morning because Gudbranson represents the traditional view of what a defenceman should look like, and Hutson … does not.Advertisement