Player Discussion Antti Niemi (Signed in the KHL)

[MaxDummy]

Oh God lol...here we go

I won't bother writing how this probably has nothing to do with Carey Price and more to do with Al Montoya.

But the wave of hysteria is too strong right now

Niemi is trash. No reasons to claim him.

 

[The Great Weal]

I, like most here, have been impatiently for another dumpster dive. This is awesome!

If Lindgren even disappoints a little, we will go back to being a bottom of the league team

 

[417]

Niemi got claimed because they want a more experienced goalie to play behind Lindgren and Montoya is out indefinitely with a concussion.

 

[Seb]

Bergevin sure loves his washed up players

 

[PhysicX]

Out goes Lehkonen. In comes Niemi.

 

[Leafsmann]

Why do people assume it’s Price related rather than Montoya related? Man, a lot of piss-poor attitudes around here, 24/7.

More of there's better options out there than freaking niemi

 

[GoodKiwi]

Why do people assume it’s Price related rather than Montoya related? Man, a lot of piss-poor attitudes around here, 24/7.

The latest news on Price is that his comeback from lower body injury is "delayed".

 

[Bieber fever]

I understand the organization dont want to talk in details about an injury but at some point its just disrespectfull for the fans . Price is the face of the franchise and fans deserve some information

I have a feeling habs will bring that “day to day ” BS for months

 

[417]

You're wrong, at least according to the Score alert I just got.

what am I wrong about?

This isn't very complicated.

 

[Habs100]

This probably means price is going to be out for a while. They will keep Niemi as backup and send down Fucale.

Well Price just said he's coming back soon. But I guess they don't want to play Fucale. So, if they need to give Lindgren a break in the short time that Price will continue to be out, they'd rather play Niemi than Fucale. I would too. Although I'd think there will be a better goalie available than Niemi. This isn't the Niemi Bergevin had in Chicago.

 

[417]

Carey says his injury isn’t serious but says it isn’t getting better. We claim an AHL caliber goalie(Scrivens) and are relying on a rookie goalie(Condon).I mean the hysteria isn’t unwarranted. We’ve seen how badly this can play out. Lol

So because that's what happened 2yrs ago, it means the exact same is happening now? lol

OK then...groundhog day seems like a more plausible hypothesis, sure.

 

[le_sean]

One of our gif gurus should make one of Bergevin and Pokemon themed. Ex-Blackhawks: gotta catch em all

 

[OldCraig71]

The latest news on Price is that his comeback from lower body injury is "delayed".

10.5 per year for a healthy goalie is bad but 10.5 for one that is injury prone is Lloyd Christmas G- emming.

 

[sheed36]

C'mon guys, don't worry, Bergy knows how to trade for quality goalies, Scrivens is a Hall of Famer, so was Tokarski.

Don't forget that Niemi is a former Stanley Cup winning goaltender for MB's 2nd favorite team.

 

[Tabarouette]

So because that's what happened 2yrs ago, it means the exact same is happening now? lol

OK then...groundhog day seems like a more plausible hypothesis, sure.

People have reasons to be worried. It happened in the past and we got the exact same lies force fed to us, stop pretending like it never happened

 

[thewall]

Was Scrivens not available?

prepping up to be Canada's #1 goalie at the Olympics :S

 

[Charon]

I don't see a problem with this move. Montoya could be out long term, and Price will still be out for a bit. How long would be be comfortable running with rookies as a 1-2 in net? I think it would be better to be starting Lindgren in this situation with the experienced Niemi as backup in case Lindgren falters. Then Fucale takes starts as a Rocket.

So, Lindgren and Fucale both continue to get experience and also get showcased for potential trades, and Niemi's contract is peanuts so it's not an issue on the cap.

 

[nhlfan9191]

So because that's what happened 2yrs ago, it means the exact same is happening now? lol

OK then...groundhog day seems like a more plausible hypothesis, sure.

I’m not saying it will actually play out that way. Lol but you got to admit it’s got to be sitting in the back of your mind abit. The resemblance is a little scary.

 

[417]

Niemi is trash. No reasons to claim him.

Niemi is trash sure...

But there reason to claim is should be obvious.

- Price is not ready right now
- Montoya has a concussion and is out indefinitely
- Lindgren & Fucale are presently the goalies in Montreal, that's 2 rookies.
- Fucale needs to play
- Niemi is stopgap until Price is ready to go
- Once Price is back, Niemi will either stay (depending on Montoya's status
- Or Lindgren will continue to backup Price and Niemi will be waived, again.

 

[Habs 4 Life]

Why do people assume it’s Price related rather than Montoya related? Man, a lot of piss-poor attitudes around here, 24/7.

Well Price just announced he wasn't skating for the next couple of days, so we can assume probably no start for a week for him.
Montoya could have gotten a setback, and I believe we go on a little trip next week, so probably just to bring an extra goalie around and leave Fucale so he can play in Laval.

 

[MaxDummy]

So because that's what happened 2yrs ago, it means the exact same is happening now? lol

OK then...groundhog day seems like a more plausible hypothesis, sure.

At the time, Scrivens was a short time solution also. Price was day to Day for a while before they said he was done iirc

 

[417]

People have reasons to be worried. It happened in the past and we got the exact same lies force fed to us, stop pretending like it never happened

So what you're saying is that Carey Price is currently lying to us about the severity of his injury?

 

[Leafsmann]

I don't see a problem with this move. Montoya could be out long term, and Price will still be out for a bit. How long would be be comfortable running with rookies as a 1-2 in net? I think it would be better to be starting Lindgren in this situation with the experienced Niemi as backup in case Lindgren falters. Then Fucale takes starts as a Rocket.

So, Lindgren and Fucale both continue to get experience and also get showcased for potential trades, and Niemi's contract is peanuts so it's not an issue on the cap.

Niemi has been garbage this year

 

[sheed36]

MB is gonna talk today instead of Julien. I guess he'll tell us he had ALL the information and why claiming Niemi was a great move by him.

 

[417]

At the time, Scrivens was a short time solution also. Price was day to Day for a while before they said he was done iirc

Carey Price has said his current injury, is not related to the one from 2yrs ago.

Could he be lying?

Sure...maybe he is lol

But i'll go ahead and take him at his word that it's a minor injury that needs a bit more time to heal.

The claim of Niemi has more to do with Montoya, then it does Price.