Kent Huskins

45-Year-Old DefensemanD
 Free Agent  
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$Signed a one-year deal with the Red Wings in January of 2013.
DPhiladelphia Flyers  Free Agent
Concussion
April 24, 2013
Huskins (concussion) could return to the lineup Thursday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.
ANALYSIS
Huskins isn't an offensive defenseman, so there's little fantasy impact here. But after we learned another Philadelphia defenseman was lost to injury -- Kimmo Timonen is out for the year with a compression fracture of his right foot -- his return will help a young, patchwork blue line.
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The aging defenseman Huskins missed several games at the end of last season after suffering a concussion. While he's a steady, seasoned defender, his production and ice time have waned in the last few seasons, and there are better options, even in deeper leagues.
Every NHL team has a guy like Huskins. He is someone who does all of the dirty work for a club without getting much recognition for his talents. The defender delivers hits, blocks shots and has the energy to chase down pucks. Such traits makes him a team player, but not exactly someone you'll be fighting over in fantasy hockey. Formerly with the Sharks, Huskins will throw on a new sweater in 2011-12 after signing a one-year, $1 million deal with the Blues this past July.
Huskins posted a career high in points last season (22), and he could improve on those numbers in 2010-11 since he should grab more ice time with defenseman Rob Blake retired. However, as an oft-injured blueliner, the 82 games that Huskins played last season should be considered an aberration. Plus, Huskins fell flat in the postseason as he went pointless and posted an ugly minus-five in 15 games. There are simply better fantasy options on the Sharks blue line, let alone across the league.
San Jose acquired Huskins from Anaheim last season hoping to get another capable blueliner for their playoff run, however, the experiment proved futile for two reasons: one, Huskins hadn’t fully recovered from a broken right foot and secondly, the Sharks were wiped out by Anaheim by the first round of the postseason. Still, Team Teal must see something in Huskins based on their decision to sign him to a two-year, $3.4 million deal this past offseason. Avoid him in fantasy land though, because he’s not even close to being the best option on his own team, let alone the entire league.
With Mathieu Schneider likely on his way out of town, Huskins might be the blueliner who gets an opportunity for more ice time. He'll need things to really fall his way to provide fantasy owners with more than 25-30 points at the offensive end, but his plus-23 rating from last season suggests some value for those in deeper leagues. It will be nice to see what Huskins can do with more shifts and a goal scorer or two on his line to pass to, but as it stands now, he is someone to monitor for increased playing time or to take a flyer on in deeper leagues hoping for injuries to free up shifts.
Huskins will start the season at Portland (AHL), but he put up 8-23-31 last year and has some upside as a depth blueliner if needed.
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DPhiladelphia Flyers  Free Agent
Concussion
April 22, 2013
Huskins (concussion) is feeling better and could return later this week, Tim Panaccio of CSN Philadelphia reports.
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Kent Huskins: Suffers Concussion Monday
DPhiladelphia Flyers  Free Agent
Concussion
April 15, 2013
Huskins suffered a concussion during Monday's game against the Canadiens, Frank Seravalli of the Philadelphia Daily News reports.
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DPhiladelphia Flyers  Free Agent
Head
April 15, 2013
Huskins left Monday's game against the Canadiens after taking a blow to the head from Ryan White, Renaud Lavoid of RDS.ca reports.
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DPhiladelphia Flyers  Free Agent
March 30, 2013
Huskins was traded from the Red Wings to the Flyers on Saturday, the Philadelphia Inquirer's Sam Carchidi reports.
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DDetroit Red Wings  Free Agent
March 7, 2013
Huskins will be a healthy scratch for the fifth consecutive game Thursday, MLive.com reports.
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