I vote his new nickname to be "Toughskins"...like the old pants.
We shall call him..."Foreskin." Useless and something that will be gone in within a year.
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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.
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.
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...
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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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.
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...
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.
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.
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.
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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