A little earlier today, we reported some excellent news received by Cole Caufield. <a href='https://www.habsfanatics.com/nhl-team/montreal-canadiens/cole-caufield-among-44-invited-to-us-olympic-camp-lane-hutson-not-included' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>The Montreal Canadiens forward received his long-awaited invitation to participate in Team USA's orientation camp,</a> in preparation for the upcoming Winter Olympics. He is therefore firmly in consideration to crack their final lineup. <h3>Cole Caufield invited by Team USA, but Lane Hutson was completely ignored</h3> It's so unfortunate and sad to see that young Hutson continues to be so ignored and underestimated. Find the logic. <a href='https://www.rds.ca/hockey/canadiens/lnh-lane-hutson-designe-comme-le-19e-meilleur-defenseur-du-circuit-bettman-1.20642304#:~:text=Ils%20ont%20désigné%20Hutson%20comme,meilleure%20recrue%20en%20saison%20régulière.' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Lane Hutson was ranked as the 19th best defenseman in the entire NHL</a> by NHL Network, but he is not among the SIXTEEN defensemen invited by the United States. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/bardown/status/1957852962950189360'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Brock Faber, Quinn Hughes, Ryan McDonagh, Brady Skjei, Adam Fox, Seth Jones, Brett Pesce, Jaccob Slavin, Noah Hanifin, Jackson LaCombe, Neal Pionk, Alex Vlasic, Luke Hughes, Charlie McAvoy, Jake Sanderson, and Zach Werenski were all chosen ahead of Hutson by the American executives. Cole Caufield was invited to the U.S. men's Olympic orientation camp, but Lane Hutson did not receive an invitation. - Stu Cowan He could have at least received a simple invitation. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/StuCowan1/status/1957835351885508933'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Cole Caufield has been invited to Team USA's Olympic Orientation Camp. The NHL Calder winner Lane Hutson was not invited. The camp is set for Aug. 26-27 in Plymouth, Michigan. HabsOnReddit <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HabsOnReddit/status/1957837194820718596'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/Bwang420/status/1957839381378576389'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/teezer10/status/1957847413361668535'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ascendprops/status/1957841461208314120'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/ak_dtx/status/1957838811024535684'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/habsfanaticss/status/1951667263725064421'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> I'm not saying young Hutson should absolutely, immediately crack Team USA's roster, but yes, I am saying he would have deserved an invitation and that he is absolutely among the 16 best American defensemen right now.