Carter Hutton frustrated by vision disorder this season

The 2019-20 season was one to forget for Buffalo Sabres goaltender Carter Hutton. The 34-year-old had by far the worst statistical season of his career, posting a 3.18 goals against average (GAA) and a .898 save percentage (SV%).

There appears to be a reason in the major drop in play from the Thunder Bay Ontario Native. Speaking with Buffalo News' Lance Lysowski, Hutton explained that he battled a vision disorder that made this season extremely difficult for him. He was diagnosed with a condition known as convergence insufficiency. What this means is that his eyes do not move at the same time. In fact, his left eye moves slower than his right, which greatly effects depth perception.

As a result of this condition, it made tracking pucks very difficult for Hutton. He claimed that even practice shots were often fooling him. Since being diagnosed, he has been getting treatment in hopes to returning to the form he was at during the 2017-18 season, which saw him post career bests with a 2.07 GAA and a .931 SV%.

One hopes that Hutton's treatment will allow him to bounce back and play his position at the NHL level, although that is yet to be known. One thing that he certainly deserves credit for is that despite his struggles and being hounded by the media he never once made an excuse, not even telling them about his vision disorder he already knew he had. If he is not able to fix his vision problem, his NHL days are likely very numbered.

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