Confirmed with Link: Wings sign Kent Huskins for 1 year

[Thats My Hat]

Nick Lidstrom? 46 games , misses hockey, gets paid like a boss...just sayin

If the "player" is going to play tonight

1. KH needs to announce this signing ASAP
2. Player must already be in town3
3. Player must have been in talks with DRW before lockout ended, had interest from other teams, now is signing w Detroit.
4. Player better be ready to go TONIGHT

Why is this so hush hush? Its not like the Wings are picking out of a hat..or are they??!?!

Not necessarily, they just have to be somewhere in North America. The game's starting in 9 hours. Plenty of time to get the player to Detroit.

Maybe Jurcina? Isn't he a defensive D and a right handed shot?

 

[Laser Rayzor]

Kubina is in Europe so I'm guessing it's not him, might be Campoli or jurcina

Could you imagine that if by some miracle Kenny convinced Lids to come back!, I was reading that apparently they have asked him a couple times already, maybe he caved. Highly doubt it but I'm still praying for it to happen, realistically anyone other than Lebda or Lilja would be good in my books.

 

[joe89]

 

[JBauerly97]

Looks nervous-constipated.

Was this pic taken after media asked what they're going to to on D after Lids retired?

 

[SoupNazi]

Lidstrom come back!

 

[Huddy*]

List of all UFA Defensemen as of 1/22/13

1. Sean Zimmerman 2. Mathieu Carle 3. Sean O'Donnell 4. Matt Hunwick 5. Danny Richmond 6. Brett Ledba 7. Brett Regner 8. Brad Lukowich 9. Doug Janik 10. Kurtis Foster 11. Kris Fredhelm 12. Jeff Penner 13. Dean Arsene 14. Nate Oystrick 15. Nick Ross 16. Kurt Sauer 17. Colin White 18. Kyle Hagel 19. Kent Huskins 20. Nolan Baumgartner 21. Ryan Parent 22. Zach McKelvie 23. Shaone Morrisonn 24. Kyle Lawson 25. Mathieu Roy 26. Jaroslav Spacek 27. Keith Seabrook 28. Joe Callahan 29. Chris Campoli 30. Alex Henry 31. Danny Masse 32. Mark Mitera 33. Garrett Stafford 34. Jay Leach 35. Yuri Alexandrov 36. Mark Eaton 37. Milan Jurcina 38. Mike Vernace 39. Craig Schira 40. Dan Jancevski 41. Pavel Kubina 42. Alex Picard 43. Boris Valabik 44. Brett Clark 45. Mike Commodore 46. Scott Jackson 47. Richard Petiot 48. Sebastien Piche 49. Jeff Finger 50. Matt Lashoff 51. DJ King 52. Zach Miskovic 53. Mark Flood 54. Randy Jones 55. Andrei Zubarev

Lots of choices...

 

[JBauerly97]

List of all UFA Defensemen as of 1/22/13

1. Sean Zimmerman 2. Mathieu Carle 3. Sean O'Donnell 4. Matt Hunwick 5. Danny Richmond 6. Brett Ledba 7. Brett Regner 8. Brad Lukowich 9. Doug Janik 10. Kurtis Foster 11. Kris Fredhelm 12. Jeff Penner 13. Dean Arsene 14. Nate Oystrick 15. Nick Ross 16. Kurt Sauer 17. Colin White 18. Kyle Hagel 19. Kent Huskins 20. Nolan Baumgartner 21. Ryan Parent 22. Zach McKelvie 23. Shaone Morrisonn 24. Kyle Lawson 25. Mathieu Roy 26. Jaroslav Spacek 27. Keith Seabrook 28. Joe Callahan 29. Chris Campoli 30. Alex Henry 31. Danny Masse 32. Mark Mitera 33. Garrett Stafford 34. Jay Leach 35. Yuri Alexandrov 36. Mark Eaton 37. Milan Jurcina 38. Mike Vernace 39. Craig Schira 40. Dan Jancevski 41. Pavel Kubina 42. Alex Picard 43. Boris Valabik 44. Brett Clark 45. Mike Commodore 46. Scott Jackson 47. Richard Petiot 48. Sebastien Piche 49. Jeff Finger 50. Matt Lashoff 51. DJ King 52. Zach Miskovic 53. Mark Flood 54. Randy Jones 55. Andrei Zubarev

Lots of choices...

 

[JBauerly97]

Would Colin White fit in at all?

 

[JmanWingsFan]

I'm surprised it doesn't sound like they're going the Vandermeer route... Then again, it's the waivers, so you can't really gamble one that. Speaking of which: when would we find out if we picked up Vandermeer on waivers? Noon?

 

[RedMenace]

If someone could make an animated gif with his head morphing into Troll Face, that would be superb.

 

[Huddy*]

Here 3 realistic players the Wings might add..

1. Chris Campoli
2. Kent Huskins
3. Brett Clark


Lebda had his chance w the Wings...Only way I can see him coming back is b/c of his speed. He has great speed, makes decent outlet passes..Only negative thing is his actual Defense, LOL

Commie, no wayyyyyyyy

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

just sign vandermeer

send quincey to grand rapids

offer sheet jamie benn just before puck drop

beautiful

 

[Ricelund]

The Wings have had a chance to sign Vandermeer several times and have always passed, doubt it's him.

 

[Stuck in Socal]

All we need is another crappy defenseman.

 

[Heaton]

Just sign Lilja so I can finally succumb to alcoholism.

Lilja isn't a free agent.

 

[Zetterberg4Captain]

All we need is another crappy defenseman.

you can actually never have too many

 

[Huddy*]

just sign vandermeer

send quincey to grand rapids

offer sheet jamie benn just before puck drop

beautiful

Not gonna happen. They will sign the Dman of their choice and send down Smith...its the RW way of saying hes not ready yet..LOL, watch for it

 

[joe89]

All we need is another crappy defenseman.

The other option is to dress five Ds.

 

[barnztormre]

List of all UFA Defensemen as of 1/22/13

1. Sean Zimmerman 2. Mathieu Carle 3. Sean O'Donnell 4. Matt Hunwick 5. Danny Richmond 6. Brett Ledba 7. Brett Regner 8. Brad Lukowich 9. Doug Janik 10. Kurtis Foster 11. Kris Fredhelm 12. Jeff Penner 13. Dean Arsene 14. Nate Oystrick 15. Nick Ross 16. Kurt Sauer 17. Colin White 18. Kyle Hagel 19. Kent Huskins 20. Nolan Baumgartner 21. Ryan Parent 22. Zach McKelvie 23. Shaone Morrisonn 24. Kyle Lawson 25. Mathieu Roy 26. Jaroslav Spacek 27. Keith Seabrook 28. Joe Callahan 29. Chris Campoli 30. Alex Henry 31. Danny Masse 32. Mark Mitera 33. Garrett Stafford 34. Jay Leach 35. Yuri Alexandrov 36. Mark Eaton 37. Milan Jurcina 38. Mike Vernace 39. Craig Schira 40. Dan Jancevski 41. Pavel Kubina 42. Alex Picard 43. Boris Valabik 44. Brett Clark 45. Mike Commodore 46. Scott Jackson 47. Richard Petiot 48. Sebastien Piche 49. Jeff Finger 50. Matt Lashoff 51. DJ King 52. Zach Miskovic 53. Mark Flood 54. Randy Jones 55. Andrei Zubarev

Lots of choices...

Are these actual rankings, and based on what exactly? The #3 guy on the list is a 41 y/o who just retired, and the #6 is Brett Lebda. I'd like to see how exactly these were compiled.

 

[Huddy*]

Are these actual rankings, and based on what exactly? The #3 guy on the list is a 41 y/o who just retired, and the #6 is Brett Lebda. I'd like to see how exactly these were compiled.

Um,

its just a list. Starting w the ducks ending w the Jets...

 

[Mister Ed]

List of all UFA Defensemen as of 1/22/13

Quantity and barely quality

Lots of choices...

19. Kent Huskins (Norfolk Admirals)
23. Shaone Morrisonn (KHL)
26. Jaroslav Spacek
32. Mark Mitera (ECHL)
36. Mark Eaton
37. Milan Jurcina (playing in the Czech league)
41. Pavel Kubina (playing in the Czech league)
44. Brett Clark (playing with OKC Barons)
49. Jeff Finger
53. Mark Flood (KHL)

These could be worth a look.

 

[barnztormre]

Um,

its just a list. Starting w the ducks ending w the Jets...

Got it, alphabetical by NHL city. Thanks.

 

[Vladdy84]

Watch Kenny trade for Komisarek.

 

[Thrace]

Would Colin White fit in at all?

I always liked White in his Devils years, but I'm pretty certain he was SJ fans' favourite whipping boy last year. Maybe he could turn it around, he's still just 35, but lets just say I wouldn't be jumping for joy if that's who we pick up.

 

[Huddy*]

Got it, alphabetical by NHL city. Thanks.