Comments From Father of Star Defenseman on Leafs' Division Rival May Have Blacklisted Him From Team USA

It's been quite the week for Hutson and his family. First, Daily Faceoff's Frank Seravalli reported the 2025 Calder Trophy winner may not want to sign long-term with the Habs. Then, on Friday, his father Rob was on the 'Recrutes Habscast' where he called out Team USA's General Manager Bill Guerin for not inviting Lane to their orientation camp last week in Michigan.

While Mr. Hutson went on to explain that he had no animosity towards Guerin's decision, his comments certainly felt hostile, including that if Lane didn't make the U.S. roster, they may look at using their Canadian citizenship and playing for Team Canada.

For Leafs Nation, Mr. Hutson's comments remind them of the behind-the-scenes theories that Mitch Marner's father Paul was feeding certain information to certain 'insiders' to spin stories and create headlines that favoured Mitch during his tenure in Toronto. He never made public comments, but there are plenty of people that believe he was responsible for certain stories being leaked.

With that being said, the Habs and Hutson family need to be careful Habs fans don't turn on them the same way Leafs Nation eventually turned on Marner.