Cristobal Huet will be spending the upcoming season on a different team. Maybe more importantly, he’ll be playing in a different league.
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The Chicago Blackhawks have sent Huet to HC Fribourg-Gotteron SA of the Swiss National League A.
Huet lost his starting job to Antti Niemi last season after Niemi outplayed him. Huet posted a 26-14-4 record with a .895 save percentage and a 2.50 goals against average. Inconsistency was a problem with Huet who posted four shutouts but also had nine games where he allowed at least four goals.
The seventh-round pick in 2001 signed a four-year, $22.45 million contract two seasons ago. Many believed Huet would be sent to the minors and therefore would eliminate his $5.6 million salary off the salary cap. With this move, his salary will be removed from the cap but the Blackhawks will still have to pay him in full.
This also opens a door for former second-round pick Corey Crawford to step...
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