Who is Andrew Hutchinson?

Some people have been asking me about this guy and it has been slow in the news department the last couple days, so here is what I know about him.

• Age: 27 years old
• Height: 6 foot 2 inches
• Weight: 205 pounds
• Shoots: Right-Handed
• Drafted in the second round of the 1999 draft by the Nashville Predators.
• Played at Michigan State in CCHA for 4 years, collecting 19 goals and 78 points in 160 games. In his second year, he won the award for "Best Defensive Defenseman" and was also was named to a couple All-Star/Tournament teams.
• He started the 02-03 season playing for Toledo of the ECHL. After scoring 2 goals, 7 points, and earning a plus/minus of +8 in 10 games, he was called up to Milwaukee of the AHL. For the remaining 63 games of that season, he scored 9 goals, 16 points, and had plus-minus of -10. Four of the goals were on the power play.
• He made his NHL debut with the Predators in 03-04, scoring 4 goals, 8 points, and had a plus-minus of +1 in 18 sporadic games. He spent the remaining 46 games with Milwaukee of the AHL, scoring 12 goals (4 PP), 24 points, and had a plus-minus of +7.
• That summer, Nashville traded Hutchinson to the Carolina Hurricanes in exchange for a third round pick.
• He played the entire 04-05 season in Milwaukee, scoring 10 goals (4 PP), 45 points, and had a plus-minus of +1 in 76 games.
• In 05-06, Hutchinson finally caught on with the Hurricanes, but his career since then has been riddled with injuries. In the 36 games he did play that season, he scored 3 goals (2 PP), 11 points, and had a plus-minus of -2. In 06-07, he scored 3 goals (2 PP), 14 points, and had a plus-minus of 0 in the 41 games he was healthy.
• From what I have read further about this guy, his most appropriate assignment would be the quarterback of a power play. Carolina had a glut of defenseman (much like we do now) and could afford to let him go, considering he was either the 7th or 8th on the depth chart. There were games where he actually played as the 7th defenseman just so he could be used as the power play quarterback. That means one of two things. The Canes had a six defenseman that were really good or Hutchinson has some issues with the defensive part of his game. I am thinking that the latter is most likely the answer to that question. I am not sure what the Rangers defense will look like when training camp starts, but I am sure that Hutchinson will be given the chance to contribute, considering the team doesn't really have a natural power play QB.