Miners Announce Trade...

Miners trade for Morrissey and draft pick.

CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):
General Manager Terry James was at it again on Sunday morning prior to Monday’s trade deadline, making a deal for another young defenseman that will fit into the line-up and grow with their stable of young talent.
The deal breaks down as follows:  Sudbury trades Julius Honka and goalie prospect Adam Huska to Ottawa in exchange for defenseman Josh Morrissey and a 3rd round pick in 2018.
General Manager Terry James, who is with the team in Hamilton, commented via conference call about the trade.
“Morrissey is an amazing skater who has a ton of skill. He was one of the best skaters in his draft year and he continues to show that.  He is very agile maneuvering on the ice and he is a skilled passer. He is solid in his own end for a young defenceman, and we feel he has a pretty solid all-around game”.
Scouts have commented that while Morrissey has shown an aptitude for offense, ideally, he is a two-way defender with some offensive upside. They note that Morrissey is also a scrappy defender who likes to drop the gloves. He doesn't have the ideal size of an enforcer type, but he can hold his own when someone wants to drop the gloves with him.
For Ottawa, in Julius Honka, they get a highly touted defenceman who is just behind in his development when compared Morrissey.
Honka, a native of Jyvaskyla, Finland, played his junior hockey for Swift Current of the WHL.  Honka is seen as a bit undersized for a defenseman, but few scouts question his puck-handling skills or his offensive abilities.  He is a terrific skater but scouts say that he needs to improve defensively and learn to be more physical to thrive at the next level.
Adam Huska is goalie who is viewed as more of a long term project.  He hails from Zloven, Slovakia and came to North America for the 2014-15 season where he played for the USHL’s Green Bay Gamblers.  .  Scouts say that he tracks the puck very well, has a solid technique and movement, but he needs to work on his stickhandling.  Huska was a member of Slovakia’s 2016 U20 World Junior Team.