Detroit Red Wings Sign Kent Huskins: Did Ken Holland Explore All Options?

January 22nd, 2013 by Isaac Smith Leave a reply »
The Detroit Red Wings announced via their Twitter that they have signed free-agent defenseman Kent Huskins to a one-year, one-way contract.

But why Kent Huskins? Why not someone...better?

The signing happened when it was thought that Carlo Colaiacovo's shoulder injury would sideline him "weeks" according to MLive reporter Ansar Khan.

Yes, the Red Wings needed to sign or acquire a defenseman after having three injured defensemen (in Jakub Kindl, Jonathan Ericsson and now Colaiacovo) and yes, the Red Wings defense is essentially the Achilles tendon of the team this season.

But Huskins is not the answer.

Sure he is a career plus player (at plus-49), but last season Huskins only played in 25 games, and registered just six hits, 25 blocked and 11 giveaways.

Huskins is not an offensive threat, as the six-year NHL veteran defenseman has never eclipsed 22 points in a season and his defensive statistics are nothing to boast about either. 

When Nick Lidstrom retired this season and Brad Stuart signed with the San Jose Sharks to be closer to his family, the Red Wings simply signed Colaiacovo and left it at that ...

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