Confirmed with Link: [DET/PHI] Kent Huskins for Conditional 7th in 2014

[14ari13]

No conditional 7th rounder gets by Kenny!

Time to draft the next Datsyuk

 

[Henkka]

I wonder if Kenny made this trade just so he can add it to his "trade resumé"...even though it's basically waiving him since huskins for sure won't be signed... could have just waived him... kenny you

Looks like Paul Holmgren still has some friends.

 

[SoupNazi]

Making room for DeKeyser, no doubt. Let's see another trade or two.

 

[RedWinger10]

Making room for DeKeyser, no doubt. Let's see another trade or two.

Yeah I agree. Get DD in Detroit and trade for a top 6 D to pair him with. Then a capable winger for Datsyuk.

 

[kuick]

He gets the 'realgood' stamp of approval in this quote from Babcock.

“I like that he’s a real good defender,'' Babcock said. “He skates good, seems to pass the puck real well. He’s obviously good. At his level he’s been a dominant player for the last two years, and we’re excited to have him.''

via mlive.

 

[BSHH]

Huskins played his 5th game as a Flyer yesterday. Thus the Red Wings have two 7th round picks.

Gruß,
BSHH

 

[Krishna]

Huskins played his 5th game as a Flyer yesterday. Thus the Red Wings have two 7th round picks.

Gruß,
BSHH

That wasn't the actual condition. It was that they re-signed him before 10-1-13

 

[ChadS]

Huskins played his 5th game as a Flyer yesterday. Thus the Red Wings have two 7th round picks.

Gruß,
BSHH

I believe the condition was him re-signing with the Flyers. Don't think that's going to happen.

Edit. Slow.

 

[Shoalzie]

Huskins played his 5th game as a Flyer yesterday. Thus the Red Wings have two 7th round picks.

Gruß,
BSHH

Played over 21 minutes for the Flyers last night...his minutes have gone up in each game.

He's good enough to be playing for someone...didn't make sense to bury him when this team has way too many defensemen. Wise move to get some picks for him when you can.

 

[PullHard]

Played over 21 minutes for the Flyers last night...his minutes have gone up in each game.

He's good enough to be playing for someone...didn't make sense to bury him when this team has way too many defensemen. Wise move to get some picks for him when you can.

Yeah. Also don't understand why Lash was playing ahead of him for so long. But good on Kenny for making that swap, better to try to get something than nothing.

 

[Krishna]

Huskins has looked fine for the flyers thus far. I wouldn't be against signing him, but I see his minutes decreasing after this season since we currently are missing Pronger, Coburn, Grossmann, and Meszaros

 

[Shoalzie]

Lashoff is a good guy to keep around but they signed him to that deal way too early. Now that DeKeyser is in the mix, what purpose does he serve now? Lashoff is a #7 (at best) on this team and that's saying something considering this isn't a great defense corps.

Going into next year, you have Kronwall, Smith, Kindl, Quincey, Ericsson and DeKeyser as your likely top 6 (incumbents)...Lashoff would be 7...and this is without getting a guy in free agency.

 

[PullHard]

Lashoff is a good guy to keep around but they signed him to that deal way too early. Now that DeKeyser is in the mix, what purpose does he serve now? Lashoff is a #7 (at best) on this team and that's saying something considering this isn't a great defense corps.

Going into next year, you have Kronwall, Smith, Kindl, Quincey, Ericsson and DeKeyser as your likely top 6 (incumbents)...Lashoff would be 7...and this is without getting a guy in free agency.

Kenny will probably go trading all of roster players again this summer, better to lock some extras down while we can

 

[Hendricks433]

Lashoff is a good guy to keep around but they signed him to that deal way too early. Now that DeKeyser is in the mix, what purpose does he serve now? Lashoff is a #7 (at best) on this team and that's saying something considering this isn't a great defense corps.

Going into next year, you have Kronwall, Smith, Kindl, Quincey, Ericsson and DeKeyser as your likely top 6 (incumbents)...Lashoff would be 7...and this is without getting a guy in free agency.

Some D-men definitely need to go. I'd like to see Quincey moved and a solid RH FA come in. CC probably needs to be bought out as well.

Kronner - FA/Trade RH
Ericsson - Kindl
Dekeyser - Smith
Lashoff

 

[JPE123]

Glad to see Huskins getting an opportunity to play. He doesn't make a lot of mistakes, pretty reliable veteran addition for Flyers.

 

[Flowah]

Kenny will probably go trading all of roster players again this summer, better to lock some extras down while we can

Haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Thanks for that.

(I mean cried, not laughed.)

 

[Shoalzie]

Some D-men definitely need to go. I'd like to see Quincey moved and a solid RH FA come in. CC probably needs to be bought out as well.

Kronner - FA/Trade RH
Ericsson - Kindl
Dekeyser - Smith
Lashoff

Forgot about Colo...but then again, so has everyone else.

I like that top 6 if they get the right partner for Kronwall. They need a stay at home guy to play with him so he can be active offensively and let him roam the neutral zone like he did when Stuart was his partner. Like the Kings have paired Regehr with Doughty...or when Scuderi was paired with him during the playoffs. Kronwall is an okay defender but he shouldn't be the defensive anchor of a top pair.

 

[mindfly]

I think detroit has got two 7 rounders already in the 2014 draft because Stuart signed in San Jose.

 

[PullHard]

Haven't laughed this hard in a long time. Thanks for that.

(I mean cried, not laughed.)

I watered the Flowah.

 

[Soft Rock Renegade]

I believe the condition was him re-signing with the Flyers. Don't think that's going to happen.

Edit. Slow.

link? i heard it was either 5 games or resigning ... but maybe i just read that here. anyone know for certain?

 

[BSHH]

link? i heard it was either 5 games or resigning ... but maybe i just read that here. anyone know for certain?

Detroit Free Press writer Helen St. James twittered that the condition would be Huskins playing at least 5 games for the Flyers. Another blogger/writer twittered later that the condition additionally involves him resigning. So I guess we'll see who's right.

Gruß,
BSHH

 

[joe89]

Lashoff is a good guy to keep around but they signed him to that deal way too early. Now that DeKeyser is in the mix, what purpose does he serve now? Lashoff is a #7 (at best) on this team and that's saying something considering this isn't a great defense corps.

Going into next year, you have Kronwall, Smith, Kindl, Quincey, Ericsson and DeKeyser as your likely top 6 (incumbents)...Lashoff would be 7...and this is without getting a guy in free agency.

Lashoff's waiver exempt for another year and his salary is low enough it can be buried if Wings rather go with seven others. Good for him having the one-way salary though I guess.

 

[Detroit Sports*]

Detroit Free Press writer Helen St. James twittered that the condition would be Huskins playing at least 5 games for the Flyers. Another blogger/writer twittered later that the condition additionally involves him resigning. So I guess we'll see who's right.

Gruß,
BSHH

its tweeted not twittered

 

[BSHH]

its tweeted not twittered

Gruß,
BSHH

 

[Hendricks433]

Forgot about Colo...but then again, so has everyone else.

I like that top 6 if they get the right partner for Kronwall. They need a stay at home guy to play with him so he can be active offensively and let him roam the neutral zone like he did when Stuart was his partner. Like the Kings have paired Regehr with Doughty...or when Scuderi was paired with him during the playoffs. Kronwall is an okay defender but he shouldn't be the defensive anchor of a top pair.

Agreed. A solid RH defensive defenseman to play with Kronwall and our D is relatively solid and young with some good guys in the pipeline as well.