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Capitals head coach mixes up names of Lane and Cole Hutson
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The Washington Capitals and Montreal Canadiens are set to clash in the opening round of the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs on Monday. While the teams don't share many similarities in terms of playing style, they do have one notable connection within their organizations: each features a member of the Hutson family.
At his first postseason press conference, Spencer Carbery gave a heads-up to the media that he'd probably end up mixing up the Hutson brothers' names, and, true to his word, he did exactly that almost immediately after the warning.
Renaud Lavoie took to X and posted the funny moment Saturday afternoon.
Ian Oland from RMNB writes that Candiens' Lane Hutson is a dynamic, smooth-skating defenseman who broke out in the 2024-25 season and is a strong contender for the 2025 Calder Trophy as Rookie of the Year.
On the other side, the Capitals hold the rights to his younger brother, https://www.markerzone.com/hockey/stats/nhl/player/Cole-Hutson-67646, a similarly skilled, slick-skating blueliner who made history as the first defenseman to lead the World Juniors in scoring and captured NCAA Rookie of the Year honors.
Here's what Carbery had to say...
«Suzuki's line with Cole Hutson has, since the Four Nations, we have him as the best line in the National Hockey League. So they're a handful and utilizing Lane,» Carbery said began briefly before trailing off.
«Make sure I do not, catch me if I do, because Lane and Cole, I will mess that up at one point,» he said. «Because I've said Cole Hutson so many times over the last year, I'm going to say that name in this series, I guarantee it.» -Carbery
«Make sure I do not, catch me if I do, because Lane and Cole, I will mess that up at one point,» he said. «Because I've said Cole Hutson so many times over the last year, I'm going to say that name in this series, I guarantee it.» -Carbery
Let's see if Carbery mixes up both names again throughout the series. I'm sure he's a man of his word!
| POLL | ||
AVRIL 20 | 23 ANSWERS Capitals head coach mixes up names of Lane and Cole Hutson Who do you think will have a better NHL career? | ||
| Cole Hutson | 15 | 65.2 % |
| Lane Hutson | 8 | 34.8 % |
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