The Detroit Red Wings fresh off a 5-4 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks last night have traded their third goalie Ville Husso to the Ducks. The return for Detroit is future considerations. The Ducks lost goalie John Gibson on Saturday in their win over the Boston Bruins. The move does each of the following for the two teams. It gives the Ducks goalie depth with Gibson’s injury struggles this season. It gives the Red Wings a $3.6 million cap hit, they now have $3 million projected cap space that can fit $14 million in annual cap hit at the deadline. Essentially it allows Red Wings general manager Steve Yzerman the opportunity to make a splash at the trade deadline with some big names available.
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Ville Husso
Husso is in his fifth career NHL season. Originally starting his career for the St. Louis Blues. In two seasons in St. Louis, he appeared in 57 games going 34-13-7 with a .912 save percentage and a 2.74 goals-against average. Since being traded to Detroit in the last three seasons he is 36-32-11 in 84 games. He posted a 3.26 goals against average and a .892 save percentage. This season with Detroit he is 1-5-2 in nine games with a .866 save percentage and a 3.69 goals-against average. He’s also spent time with the Red Wings AHL affiliate the Grand Rapids Griffins. In 13 games played, he is 8-4-0 with a 2.70 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.
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