Success in the NHL comes when everyone is in the right chair, so to speak, and as things stand, the Habs’ defensemen aren’t. Lane Hutson is playing on his off-side, even if his numbers are much better when he plays on his natural side. Alex Carrier sometimes ends up playing top-four minutes even if he should be a third-pairing guy in an ideal world. The fact that St-Louis doesn’t really trust his depth defensemen, or at least one of them, means that the other blueliners are overworked. When Mike Matheson plays too much, he tends to make more questionable plays and turnovers. That’s natural when an athlete is tired.
