Hunt has bounced around the NHL over the last few seasons but will stick in Minnesota for a couple of seasons. Hunt was acquired from Vegas in the middle of the 2019 season and finished with five points (3G / 2A) in 29 games with the Wild—12 points (5G / 7A) in 42 games overall.
A couple of days after being acquired from Vegas, Hunt will make his debut in Colorado. Hunt will skate on the second pair with Jonas Brodin and is expected to see some power-play time. Hunt has two goals and five assists (seven points) in 13 games this season.
The Golden Knights needed to move a body or two and Hunt was a logical candidate. Hunt often sits as a healthy scratch, appearing in just 13 of 51 games this season. However, Hunt is a capable producer of offence from the blueline, picking up seven points (2G / 5A) in those games and could play regularly in Minnesota. Hunt has 34 career points (7G / 27A) in 91 NHL games with the Oilers, Blues, Predators and Golden Knights.
Hunt has been in the lineup for six consecutive games, but will be replaced by Jon Merrill on Wednesday. Scratching Hunt is a bit surprising, considering he has picked up two goals and two assists in his last six games.
Hunt was a healthy scratch for the last two games, but will be back in the lineup tonight in Nashville. Hunt will replace Jon Merrill and has one goal in three games this season.
Hunt has averaged 16:20 TOI in three games since replacing Deryk Engelland in the lineup on October 16th. With Engelland back in the lineup tonight, Hunt will head back up to the press box.
The Predators are without their top two defenseman, P.K. Subban and Roman Josi, so adding Hunt just adds some much-needed depth right now. Hunt played well with the Blues, scoring one goal with four assists (five points) in nine games before being a healthy scratch for three games and ultimately being waived.
Hunt has been a healthy scratch in the last three games, but will play tonight as the Oilers’ seventh defensemen. He has no points and a minus-1 rating in seven games.
Hunt had two assists and an EVEN rating in five games during his recall. He has a total of three points (1G / 2A) in 11 games with the Oilers this season. His demotion creates room for Nikita Nikitin to be activated from IR.
