Huet's natural habitat
Stan Bowman was finally able to sweep the Cristobal Huet problem under the rug. To the surprised of no one, he cleared waivers making it possible for him to play in Switzerland. As rumored, Huet is set to join HC Fribourg-Gotteron SA of the Swiss National League A on loan. His $5.6 million annual salary will no longer count against the Hawks’ salary cap, as it will be stashed in the AHL.
He’s an NHL-caliber goaltender that became victim to the contract he signed two summers ago. On the bright side, he’ll be playing Switzerland – where he played prior to the NHL – and will earn another salary on top of the $5.6 million.
In two seasons with the Blackhawks, Huet played 89 games with a 46-29-8 record, a 2.51 goals-against average and a .902 save percentage.
Forwards Evan Brophey and Jeffe Taffe also cleared waivers today, and have been assigned to the Rockford IceHogs. The Blackhawks also placed forward Hugh Jessiman on waivers this morning. When he goes unclaimed, which he will, Jessiman will be assigned to Rockford as well.
Training camp roster as it stands -
Forwards (18) – Kyle Beach, Bryan Bickell, Dave Bolland, Troy Brouwer, Jake Dowell, Marian Hossa, Patrick Kane, Tomas Kopecky, Igor Makarov, Jeremy Morin, Fernando Pisani, Ryan Potulny, Ludvig Rensfeldt, Patrick Sharp, Jack Skille, Ben Smith, Viktor Stalberg, Jonathan Toews
Defensemen (10) – Nick Boynton, Brian Campbell, Brian Connelly, Jassen Cullimore, Jordan Hendry, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Duncan Keith, Nick Leddy, John Scott, Brent Seabrook
Goalies (4) – Corey Crawford, Alec Richards, Hannu Toivonen, Marty Turco
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