MLive’s Ansar Khan offers more context regarding Ville Husso’s status as tonight’s starting goaltender against the San Jose Sharks:
“It’s our first opportunity to watch him play, and from what I heard from people around the team, players included, that he played really well when he was here,” coach Todd McLellan said. “He didn’t get a lot of run support, and sometimes good goaltending needs help, and I’m hoping that he can provide that first part and the rest of the crew can help him with everything else.”
This is Husso’s fourth stint in Detroit this season. He was recalled from the Grand Rapids Griffins on Jan. 9 due to Alex Lyon’s upper-body injury. Lyon participated in Tuesday’s morning skate and is getting closer to returning.
This isn’t how Husso or the team pictured it would be after he won the No. 1 job in training camp and the preseason and started the season-opener, but he’s making the best of it.
“I’d love to be in the NHL full-time, but the situation being what it is just going day by day and trying to get good days on top of each other and enjoying it,” Husso said. “It’s been a lot of fun in GR playing games and winning games. Confidence is high. Just try to do my best.”
Husso, 29, is thriving in Grand Rapids (6-1-0, 1.86 goals-against average, .935 save percentage).
“It’s been good playing games there, being around (Sebastian Cossa) and (Jack) Campbell, great guys,” Husso said. “Good goalie coach there, Finnish guy, Roope (Koistinen), working on some stuff with him.”
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