Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
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Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
For ONE MILLION DOLLARS
And thus, we have 8 NHL-ready (debatable) defensemen.
Jackman
Pietrangelo
Colaiacovo
Polak
Shattenkirk
Cole
Huskins
Nikitin
Still no present-day bona fide #1 guy, but we've had worse defensive corps before.
With his signing, we're sitting at $47,808,332 in salary. The cap floor is in reach!
And thus, we have 8 NHL-ready (debatable) defensemen.
Jackman
Pietrangelo
Colaiacovo
Polak
Shattenkirk
Cole
Huskins
Nikitin
Still no present-day bona fide #1 guy, but we've had worse defensive corps before.
With his signing, we're sitting at $47,808,332 in salary. The cap floor is in reach!
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Re: Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
I vote his new nickname to be "Toughskins"...like the old pants.
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Re: Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
We shall call him..."Foreskin." Useless and something that will be gone in within a year.Portland Blues wrote:
I vote his new nickname to be "Toughskins"...like the old pants.
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Re: Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
How exciting.
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Re: Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
Too damn close to Husker for my liking.
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I honestly can't tell y'all much about Huskins from watching the SJ games these past few years, though that may be a good thing - he just kinda seems to get his shit done and not draw too much attention.
Re: Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
You don't think Pietrangelo is a bonafide #1 defenseman???? The dudes at the World Cup sure thought he was.ohio BLUES wrote:For ONE MILLION DOLLARS
And thus, we have 8 NHL-ready (debatable) defensemen.
Jackman
Pietrangelo
Colaiacovo
Polak
Shattenkirk
Cole
Huskins
Nikitin
Still no present-day bona fide #1 guy, but we've had worse defensive corps before.
With his signing, we're sitting at $47,808,332 in salary. The cap floor is in reach!
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Re: Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
That description sounds like Mike Weaver. When I heard about this signing, I scratched my head. I knew we weren't going to do anything with a huge impact, but still...drwoland wrote:I honestly can't tell y'all much about Huskins from watching the SJ games these past few years, though that may be a good thing - he just kinda seems to get his shit done and not draw too much attention.
But I remember when Mike Weaver was signed a few of us on the board (myself included) ridiculed the signing. As it turns out, the guy was pretty solid and I think a lot of us would take him back in a heartbeat. So, I will cop out and say that I'll have to wait and see with Huskins. I don't know much about him otherwise.
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Re: Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=568357
+43 in his career is nice..but yeah dmiles said it right, Mike Weaver for sure.The 6-foot-4, 210-pounder also posted a plus-8 rating -- his fourth consecutive season of being a plus player (plus-43).
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He will be, but isn't yet. He's currently like an Episode IV Luke Skywalker... at the Cantina scene.theohall wrote:You don't think Pietrangelo is a bonafide #1 defenseman???? The dudes at the World Cup sure thought he was.
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Actually, "Big Mike Weaver" is a great way to describe him. I'm trying to remember now if he was on the PK unit in SJ, and I'm leaning towards yes.dmiles2186 wrote:That description sounds like Mike Weaver. When I heard about this signing, I scratched my head. I knew we weren't going to do anything with a huge impact, but still...drwoland wrote:I honestly can't tell y'all much about Huskins from watching the SJ games these past few years, though that may be a good thing - he just kinda seems to get his shit done and not draw too much attention.
But I remember when Mike Weaver was signed a few of us on the board (myself included) ridiculed the signing. As it turns out, the guy was pretty solid and I think a lot of us would take him back in a heartbeat. So, I will cop out and say that I'll have to wait and see with Huskins. I don't know much about him otherwise.
Edit: some quick googling reveals that Huskins was indeed a mainstay of the SJ penalty kill, which makes his +/- rating a little bit more impressive/interesting. I do miss Mike Weaver.
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Re: Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
hahahahahahahahaohio BLUES wrote:He will be, but isn't yet. He's currently like an Episode IV Luke Skywalker... at the Cantina scene.theohall wrote:You don't think Pietrangelo is a bonafide #1 defenseman???? The dudes at the World Cup sure thought he was.
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Re: Kent Huskins Unfathomably Joins Sinking Ship
drwoland wrote: I do miss Mike Weaver.
I have no doubt in my mind that we would have had at least 5 more wins last year if Weaver were still here.
That said, Huskins had only 18 hits and 58 blocked shots last year, and he's only appeared in more then 50 games once in the last three years. You all know I was expecting very - very little this free agency, but this signing is borderline useless. I can only figure they signed him to be the #7 because they don't want a guy like Cole watching a lot more then playing.
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... and there's the #5 defenseman.
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Maybe that's why they signed him (tempting bait for the injury gods)- he can get injured and miss time in lieu of a Petro or Shattenkirk.DaDitka wrote: ...and he's only appeared in more then 50 games once in the last three years.