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 Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842505]
Sat, 12 April 2025 21:15 Go to next message
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I'm told that Quinn Hutson - the eldest Hutson brother, will sign a 2 year ELC with the Edmonton Oilers after tonight's NCAA National Championship game.

He'll report directly to EDM and will instantly burn a year off the deal, making him an RFA at the end of the 2025-26 season.


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Quinn Hutson is an unbelievable signing by the Oilers. I saw him 83 times. A little on the small side as a winger. I’d have modest question on his ability on the walls against pros.

That said he’s a very fast paced player who’s an excellent passer with a pro level shot.

...

He has very good defensive instincts and his desire to be responsible is good.

If you think of a player in Oiler lore, it would be lower ceiling Jordan Eberle. High puck sense, great hands and a give and go style of play.

He should play for the Oilers this week.



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 Re: Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842510 is a reply to message #842505 ]
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Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.

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 Re: Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842511 is a reply to message #842510 ]
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PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 10:35

Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.


Giving these college kids and their agents whatever they want seems to be a prerequisite to getting the bigger names among them. Fast track to RFA. All the ELC bonuses. Can probably thank his brother for the extra hype.

Hope he is useful. Need all the help we can get.

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 Re: Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842512 is a reply to message #842510 ]
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PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35

Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.


Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.

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 Re: Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842515 is a reply to message #842512 ]
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oilfan94 wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:14

PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35

Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.


Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.


Excellent point, never crossed my mind that it was a negotiation tool.

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 Re: Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842539 is a reply to message #842515 ]
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PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 14:58

oilfan94 wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:14

PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35

Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.


Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.


Excellent point, never crossed my mind that it was a negotiation tool.


Pretty much guaranteed. You have the option to bring him forward or to watch him sign with someone else who's going to burn that year.

As it happens, the Oilers are short bodies anyhow, so getting him a game or two isn't a hardship.

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 Re: Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842540 is a reply to message #842539 ]
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Adam wrote on Mon, 14 April 2025 09:43

PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 14:58

oilfan94 wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:14

PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35

Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.


Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.


Excellent point, never crossed my mind that it was a negotiation tool.


Pretty much guaranteed. You have the option to bring him forward or to watch him sign with someone else who's going to burn that year.

As it happens, the Oilers are short bodies anyhow, so getting him a game or two isn't a hardship.


Oilers were early pioneers in giving college ufa’s whatever they wanted. I remember our coach having to inform Ryan Whitney before our season started that he would have to expect a drop in his PP and prime offensive ice time (because we promised a new lad that that never touched NHL ice that time). The Jultz hit his max bonuses that year playing 4th forward hehe. That was our cup win that season.

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 Re: Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842551 is a reply to message #842540 ]
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Kr55 wrote on Mon, 14 April 2025 09:55

Adam wrote on Mon, 14 April 2025 09:43

PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 14:58

oilfan94 wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:14

PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35

Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.


Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.


Excellent point, never crossed my mind that it was a negotiation tool.


Pretty much guaranteed. You have the option to bring him forward or to watch him sign with someone else who's going to burn that year.

As it happens, the Oilers are short bodies anyhow, so getting him a game or two isn't a hardship.


Oilers were early pioneers in giving college ufa’s whatever they wanted. I remember our coach having to inform Ryan Whitney before our season started that he would have to expect a drop in his PP and prime offensive ice time (because we promised a new lad that that never touched NHL ice that time). The Jultz hit his max bonuses that year playing 4th forward hehe. That was our cup win that season.


I don't think teams should guarantee playing time - that has to be earned and how often is the coach in that meeting anyhow?

That said, on maxing out bonuses and such, it's a competitive situation with multiple bidders and only so many levers you can pull. The player has a lot of power in that negotiation. For the team, the only place where you can really differentiate, assuming everyone else is going to be close to the same on bonuses, burning a year, base salary, is by selling them on opportunity. Need to make sure they feel like they'll have the best chance to make the NHL team here, and that they'll have chances to win championships and play with superstars.

Might even help if one of the superstars was to give them a call and sell the place a little...

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 Re: Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #842552 is a reply to message #842551 ]
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Adam wrote on Mon, 14 April 2025 14:00

Kr55 wrote on Mon, 14 April 2025 09:55

Adam wrote on Mon, 14 April 2025 09:43

PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 14:58

oilfan94 wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:14

PlusOne wrote on Sun, 13 April 2025 12:35

Choosing to bring him in right away and burn an RFA year is interesting. I dont know much about him but it does give me concern that the Oilers are more worried than publicly said about the health of Drai, Hyman and Kane.


Less worried about the RFA year being burned and more just hoping that he will be good enough that we actually care about that later.


Excellent point, never crossed my mind that it was a negotiation tool.


Pretty much guaranteed. You have the option to bring him forward or to watch him sign with someone else who's going to burn that year.

As it happens, the Oilers are short bodies anyhow, so getting him a game or two isn't a hardship.


Oilers were early pioneers in giving college ufa’s whatever they wanted. I remember our coach having to inform Ryan Whitney before our season started that he would have to expect a drop in his PP and prime offensive ice time (because we promised a new lad that that never touched NHL ice that time). The Jultz hit his max bonuses that year playing 4th forward hehe. That was our cup win that season.


I don't think teams should guarantee playing time - that has to be earned and how often is the coach in that meeting anyhow?

That said, on maxing out bonuses and such, it's a competitive situation with multiple bidders and only so many levers you can pull. The player has a lot of power in that negotiation. For the team, the only place where you can really differentiate, assuming everyone else is going to be close to the same on bonuses, burning a year, base salary, is by selling them on opportunity. Need to make sure they feel like they'll have the best chance to make the NHL team here, and that they'll have chances to win championships and play with superstars.

Might even help if one of the superstars was to give them a call and sell the place a little...


Yeah, bonuses and RFA situation for sure are easy to give to stay competitive. If the player lives up to the hype and earns their bonus and another nice contract after the ELC, so be it. If not, you can let them walk.

Guaranteeing 1st PP time, no chance demotion and all that kinda stuff is only something an embarrassing and desperate org would do, which we were for many years :)

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 Re: Oilers sign Quinn Hutson [message #849022 is a reply to message #842505 ]
Mon, 15 December 2025 12:05 Go to previous message
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Hutson called up by Edmonton

Pitlick likely traded to make room for Poulin.

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... Edmonton is in desperate need of offensive play when Connor McDavid and/or Leon Draisaitl aren’t on the ice.

With both of them or one of them on the ice at even strength (950 total minutes), the Oilers have scored 60 goals and given up just 48.

Without either of them on the ice (781 total minutes), the Oilers have scored 21 goals and given up 46, reports Natural Stat Trick.



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HUTSON RECALLED TO EDMONTON; PITLICK TRADED TO ROCKFORD

LEADING AHL ROOKIE QUINN HUTSON RECALLED BY EDMONTON

The Edmonton Oilers announced today that Quinn Hutson has been recalled from Bakersfield. The 23-year old leads all AHL rookies in scoring with 28 points (16g-12a) in 24 games. He is fourth in the AHL scoring race and third in the league with 16 goals.

Since November 8, the Boston University product has been on a tear offensively. Over that span, he has scored 14 goals and added 11 assists for 25 points over 14 games. He played in two NHL games at the end of last season with the Oilers.

Bakersfield also announced that Rem Pitlick was traded to the Rockford IceHogs in exchange for d-man Tyson Feist. Feist was loaned to the Fort Wayne Komets today.

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