Anaheim Ducks acquire Ville Husso from Detroit Red Wings
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The Anaheim Ducks acquired veteran goaltender Ville Husso from the Detroit Red Wings for future considerations Monday, the club announced.
The Ducks, who saw starter John Gibson leave Saturday's win over the Boston Bruins because of an injury, will first send Husso to the San Diego Gulls of the American Hockey League.
A popular name on the trade market, largely because of his contract, Husso, 30, is playing out the final days of a three-year deal he signed with Detroit that carries a $4.75 million salary cap hit.
Whether he can be viewed as a No. 1 option, or even a reliable No. 2 down the stretch remains to be seen, though, as his numbers lack that type of identity. He has never played more than 56 games in a season, and that came in 2022-23, when he won 26 for the Red Wings.
Earlier this season, Husso was sent to Detroit's AHL affiliate, as the Red Wings shifted their focus in net to veterans Cam Talbot and Alex Lyon. At the 4 Nations Face-Off break, Husso was just 1-5-2 with a 3.69 goals-against average. But on an expiring deal, he did make several trade boards this month.
Detroit Red Wings place Andrew Copp on injured reserve
The Detroit Red Wings placed veteran center Andrew Copp on injured reserve Monday with an undisclosed injury, and the team has no timeline for his return.
In a corresponding move, the Red Wings recalled center Sheldon Dries from Grand Rapids of the American Hockey League.
Copp, 30, was injured in the second period of Detroit's 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild on Saturday. Copp missed the Red Wings' 5-4 overtime win against the Anaheim Ducks on Sunday, and he will not travel with the team for Tuesday's game at the Wild.
"We will know a lot more [Tuesday]," coach Todd McLellan said Monday after practice, "but it looks like it might be longer than we anticipated."
Copp has 10 goals, 23 points, 8 penalty minutes and 35 blocks in 56 games this season.
The Winnipeg Jets selected Copp in the fourth round of the 2013 NHL draft. He has 114 goals, 186 assists, a plus-73 rating, 149 penalty minutes and 371 blocks in 700 regular-season games for the Jets (2014-2022), New York Rangers (2022) and Red Wings (2022-present).
Copp also has 9 goals, 26 points and 16 penalty minutes in 54 playoff games.
Dries, 30, last played in the NHL in the 2022-23 season for the Vancouver Canucks. He has 16 goals, 26 assists, 59 penalty minutes and 68 blocks in 122 games for the Colorado Avalanche (2018-21) and Canucks (2021-23).
Earlier in the day, Detroit sent veteran goaltender Ville Husso to the Ducks for future considerations. Husso had also been playing with Grand Rapids after being demoted earlier this season.
