Waived: Antti Niemi for purposes of buy-out

[LordJamieBenn]

Who want him???

 

[Duck Off]

Who want him???

Chicago seems to have the "bring the band back together" mentality lately. I wonder if they bring him back as Crow's backup?

Edit: Never mind. Forgot about Forsberg.

 

[Unspecified]

"Dallas is going to suck with $15 million in cap space for 3 goalies"

Perhaps those who we have stated 4,598 times to will finally get this through their thick skulls.

 

[Bizz]

Didn't he get nominated for a vezina one year?

yeah the lockout year, only because he had a hot stretch the first couple of months. Not hard to get a vezina nomination when he played like that during a shortened season. Then the playoffs came and he turned back into typical Niemi.

 

[LT]

If I was Sakic, I actually would've done this trade, Duchene for Heiskanen and Niemi + a mid-round pick if he can squeeze something like that out. We have the cap space.

Otherwise, I'd wanna do a deal around Honka, a pick, Niemi, and Tyson Barrie.

Neither of these make any sense for Dallas.

I thought buying him out would be the end of these ridiculous proposals.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

Chicago seems to have the "bring the band back together" mentality lately. I wonder if they bring him back as Crow's backup?

They got G Anton Forsberg from the Blue Jackets. Also, Chicago is pretty short on cap. I doubt they would bring him back.

 

[Ceremony]

No, Lehts was waaaaayyy better than Niemi. Still sucked, but Niemi was pretty much the worst goalie on NHL ice last year.

Jeremy Smith

 

[Zirakzigil]

Not surprised and I dont think anyone including him is.

 

[Pestilence]

Worst goaltender in Sharks franchise history. Can't believe they wasted 5 seasons using him as a starter.

.920, .915, .924, .913 and .914 seasons with the Sharks... I guess Sharks have had it pretty good then

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

Niemi for me is the most akward goalie style-wise i've ever seen. Im not an expert on goalies, but his technique can't be great.

Still can't believe he won the cup, even when i was watching those finals on TV.

Even during the lockout when he had a quick stint in Finland, he looked mediocre... compared to Liiga starters.

Kudos to him for carving out a NHL career though.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

.920, .915, .924, .913 and .914 seasons with the Sharks... I guess Sharks have had it pretty good then

I think Niemi started declining, when he changed his goaltending style, as advised by the Sharks head coach. Niemi in 2010 was his best form, basically.

 

[myzteriouz]

.920, .915, .924, .913 and .914 seasons with the Sharks... I guess Sharks have had it pretty good then

with that being worst ever, I can only assume a Sharks goalie had won the Vezina every year before him

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

with that being worst ever, I can only assume a Sharks goalie had won the Vezina every year before him

Maybe the guy who said that only saw him with the Dallas Stars.

 

[Duck Off]

They got G Anton Forsberg from the Blue Jackets. Also, Chicago is pretty short on cap. I doubt they would bring him back.

I completely forgot about them getting Forsberg in that deal. You're right, that takes them out.

Not sure who will take him then. Seems to be a lot of goalies needing homes with not many jobs available.

 

[Vancouver Canucks]

I completely forgot about them getting Forsberg in that deal. You're right, that takes them out.

Not sure who will take him then. Seems to be a lot of goalies needing homes with not many jobs available.

Islanders? Flyers? Canucks? I am clueless as well.

 

[BusQuets]

He was a goalie that relied very heavily on athleticism and when he got older he started to get progressively worse. Was pretty good when he was at his best.

 

[bigwillie]

Worst goaltender in Sharks franchise history.

Alex Stalock would like to have a word with you.

 

[NewtJorden]

This will likely end his NHL career.

Worst goaltender in Sharks franchise history. Can't believe they wasted 5 seasons using him as a starter.

You dont remember Jeff Hackett?

 

[Teemu]

You gotta hand it to the Hawks, they made the right choice to bail on him. They almost trapped themselves in another Huet situation.

 

[Hzzz]

SC-winner, vezina finalist, 227 regular season wins and 36 playoff wins.

Solid career

 

[Ignatius]

This man won a cup as a starting goaltender.

He had one of the most heavily stacked team of skaters in recent history playing in front of him and only had to out-duel the motley Michael Leighton in order to win that Cup. It was really a battle of which bad goalie can play worse, the one who is not as bad as the other wins the Cup. Niemi was literally the only question mark, the only weakness the 2010 Blackhawks had.

 

[Linds]

No, Lehts was waaaaayyy better than Niemi. Still sucked, but Niemi was pretty much the worst goalie on NHL ice last year.

Eddie Lack

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Lot of harsh words for Niemi here, wasn't Lehtonen noticeably worse?

No. Lehtonen was bad but Niemi was the worst goalie in the league last year

 

[Skiffer55]

No. Lehtonen was bad but Niemi was the worst goalie in the league last year

Maybe you guys could upgrade with Pavelec then

 

[TorontoTrades]

Wouldn't hate it if he was Leafs backup for cheap if McE doesn't resign