The Anaheim Geese and Detroit Pink Wings have linked on a goaltending commerce. Each groups have introduced that the Geese have acquired netminder Ville Husso from the Detroit Pink Wings for future concerns. Anaheim confirmed that Husso will report back to their AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls.
Though netminder John Gibson had lately succumbed to an upper-body damage, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman confirmed that wasn’t Anaheim’s motivation for the commerce. Gibson’s restoration timeline continues to be thought-about day-to-day with no studies indicating in any other case.
It seems Husso will stay in the identical function as he had with Detroit this season. The previous seventh-place finisher in Vezina Trophy voting (2021-22) has been deployed as a third-string possibility for the Pink Wings this 12 months, albeit an costly one.
That’s doubtless behind Detroit’s motivation for the commerce. Though Husso is just owed round $1.3M in precise wage for the rest of the common season, the transfer clears roughly $3.5M from the Pink Wings’ salary-cap desk, giving them loads of flexibility for subsequent Friday’s commerce deadline ought to they give the impression of being to amass further expertise.
Regardless of opening up an honest chunk of cap house, this couldn’t have been the long run normal supervisor Steve Yzerman hunted for Husso when he acquired the netminder from the St. Louis Blues for a third-round choose in 2022. The 12 months earlier than donning the winged wheel for the primary time, Husso posted a 25-7-6 report with a .919 save share and a pair of.56 goals-against common in 38 begins for St. Louis.
Largely because of a poorer protection in entrance of him after he transitioned to the Pink Wings, Husso failed to duplicate his stellar play from the 2021-22 marketing campaign. All through two-and-a-half seasons in Detroit, Husso will end his Pink Wings tenure with a 36-32-11 report in 82 begins with a .892 SV%, 3.26 GAA and a horrid -25.6 targets saved above common, in keeping with Hockey Reference.
Yzerman misplaced religion in Husso earlier than this season, sending the Finnish netminder via waivers in early October. In his first multi-game keep within the AHL, Husso has managed an 8-4-0 report in 13 video games with the Grand Rapids Griffins, together with a .912 SV% and a pair of.70 GAA.
He’ll be part of a tandem in San Diego who might use critical enchancment. The mix of Oscar Dansk and Calle Clang has given the Gulls a mean of .885 SV% and three.46 GAA, and the latter is anticipated to be out with a longer-term damage. Ought to Husso proceed the strong play he displayed with the Griffins this season, San Diego might have a combating likelihood at playoff positioning down the stretch.
Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman was the primary to report the commerce.
