The Detroit Red Wings acquired goalkeeper Ville Husso from the St. Louis Cardinals. Louis Blues in exchange for a third-round pick in this year’s NHL Draft on Friday.
The Red Wings reached a three-year deal with an average annual value of $ 4.75 million with Husso shortly after the deal. He had previously been scheduled for unrestricted free agency next week.
Ville Husso’s three-year deal with #redwings carries a $ 4.75 million AAV.
– Chris Johnston (@reporterchris) July 8, 2022
The 27-year-old had a 25-7-6 record with a .919 save percentage and an average of 2.56 goals against in 40 appearances last season with the Blues. He fought in the playoffs, with a 2-5 with a savings percentage of 0.890 with an average of 3.67 goals against, losing the starting role to Jordan Binnington in the Blues ’first-round series.
In Detroit, he will team up with Alex Nedeljkovic, signed over the next season with a $ 3 million hit, to form the team’s goalkeeping tandem.
Husso comes out of a two-year, $ 1.5 million contract with an average annual value of $ 750,000.
The Helsinki, Finland native has a 36-18-7 career record with a .912 2.74 GAA savings percentage in 57 NHL appearances.
A fourth-round pick (94th overall) for the Blues in the 2014 NHL Draft, Husso won gold at the 2014 World Juniors for Finland.