{"id":86208,"date":"2021-01-10T15:00:40","date_gmt":"2021-01-10T20:00:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=86208"},"modified":"2021-01-10T15:01:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T20:01:13","slug":"ben-hutton-signs-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/01\/10\/ben-hutton-signs-new-contract\/","title":{"rendered":"Anaheim Ducks Sign Ben Hutton to a PTO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Anaheim Ducks have signed 27-year-old left-handed defenceman <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/huttobe01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ben Hutton<\/a><\/strong> to a professional tryout. The deal will carry him through training camp where the team can then decide to sign him or not. If not, Hutton will once again become a free agent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Hearing Ben Hutton is joining ANA on a PTO<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/1348357717895892995?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January 10, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Ben Hutton Signs PTO<\/h2>\n<p>Hutton, Originally drafted in the fifth round 147th overall by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/canucks\/\" target=\"_self\">Vancouver Canucks<\/a>, spent last season with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/kings\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a>. Hutton has so far only played for Vancouver and Los Angeles in his five-year NHL career. In those five years, he has scored 15 goals and 71 assists for 86 points in 341 games. That puts him at a career average of about 21 points per season.<\/p>\n<p>Last season with Los Angeles, Hutton scored four goals and 12 assists for a total of 16 points in 65 games played. He was on pace to score about 20 points over a full 82 game season. Hutton also dominated in possession, as he had a Corsi of 55.8 percent and a relative Corsi of 3.6 percent. He averaged 18:16 minutes per game.<\/p>\n<p>Hutton played over half of his games last season partnered with two different players at even strength. His most common defence partner was Kings rookie <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/royma04.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Matt Roy<\/a><\/strong>, with who he played with 44 percent of the time. His second most common was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/doughdr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Drew Doughty<\/a><\/strong>, who he played with 27 percent of the time at even strength.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means for the Future<\/h3>\n<p>Being added to the organization&#8217;s blueline, Hutton will provide a steady two-way presence. He can put up a decent number of points while also playing reliable defence. He saw barely any power-play time last season, as he averaged just seven seconds per game. He does have some special teams value though, as he averaged 1:24 on the penalty kill per game. He will be a solid depth addition to the Ducks defensive core.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, the team is getting a solid defenceman who could realistically play on their second or more likely third paring. He&#8217;s a reliable number four or five defenceman.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"VtA1WIenTvZ5TWOnTu1d6Q\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1189517913\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'VtA1WIenTvZ5TWOnTu1d6Q',sig:'fey2G401holHq86SbV7Xd4NMAbDZCngWmpMJDLWg9ak=',w:'594px',h:'398px',items:'1189517913',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ben Hutton has agreed to terms on a new contract. 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