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Friday, December 2, 2005
Havelid, Ducks face reunion
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
On Saturday, Thrashers defenseman Nic Havelid will play his old team, the Anaheim Mighty Ducks, for the first time since being traded at the 2004 draft for Kurtis Foster. Havelid played for the Ducks for five seasons, his first five seasons in the NHL.
At present, the deal looks like a steal. Havelid ranks sixth in the NHL in minutes per game and is a team best plus-4. Without question, he has been the team’s best defenseman all season despite being the Thrashers’ fourth-highest paid at his position.
He is not flashy, but supremely consistent on a group that is not always so. Does it surprise you that Havelid has emerged as the team’s best defenseman and perhaps one of its most important players? Do you think he will make the Swedish Olympic team?
