Player Discussion Antti Niemi (Signed in the KHL)

[Adam Michaels]

I wil be surprised if Niemi is back next season.

It`s a goaltending controversy waiting to happen if and when Price struggles next season.

A veteran backup though would be a good idea to me and that is nothing against Lindgren who looks to have a good career ahead of him. But failing to have a veteran around which resulted in the Condon/Tokarski/Scrivens season when Price when down should have taught someone a lesson.

I would extend Niemi for the simple fact that it should keep Lindgren fired up. He just got his extension but he shouldn't come into camp feeling like the back-up job is his because no one else is there to challenge him.

 

[Chili]

I would extend Niemi for the simple fact that it should keep Lindgren fired up. He just got his extension but he shouldn't come into camp feeling like the back-up job is his because no one else is there to challenge him.

If Niemi is outplaying Price again next fall, with that contract kicking in, could see things getting ugly.

 

[justafan22]

If you resign Niemi, trade Lindgren. I'd assume he wouldn't want to be in the AHL again.

 

[ahmedou]

Zero To Hero Model. U Rock.

 

[Tyson]

Not having the same impact as last year. Averaging 4.14 GAA in 8 games.

 

[Kotkaniemi15]

I never knew a goalie could be so bad. He’s horrific. Worse than awful. I don’t understand how he’s in the NHL. He lets in minimum 4 goals a game. The team has to play a perfect game with him in nets and even then there’s still a good chance we lose. I want to put him on waivers or have him traded for 2025 conditional 7th rounder. I wouldn’t want to burden any other teams with Niemi though. I’d feel pretty bad allowing another team to take him on.

 

[Just Linda]

Okay now. Calm down.

 

[Monsieur Miz]

The Habs were known for their goalie depth in the past.
Now, we may have the worst in the League. We have nobody to replace him.
Just a bunch of no-names career AHLers. That's on Bergevin.

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

chill

 

[Chili]

Where is Ben Scrivens when you need him?

 

[Mike Mike Caron]

 

[David Suzuki]

OP that's Stanley Cup CHAMPION Anti Neimi to you sir!

 

[Habs4Life]

he was awful tonight, looked like a pee wee goalie to be honest

 

[Apoplectic Habs Fan]

At least he wasnt signed for multiple yrs so theres that....... i guess

 

[Kotkaniemi15]

OP that's Stanley Cup CHAMPION Anti Neimi to you sir!

That’s nice. It was also 8 years ago. 8 years ago, guys like Brad Richards and Corey Perry were PPG. Players decline and that’s what happens as you get older. Niemi was solid and now he’s bad. Not to mention he had an amazing roster in front of him during that run.

 

[Rosso Scuderia]

Well he lost a game that he was supposed to lose. It hurts a bit because we somehow to manage to score 5 goals against one of the best goalie, defense, team in the league but we weren't supposed to win anyways.

That said, I hope this game and the last 5... will make Bergevin realized that we need another back up. Price is way too fragile now to have a back up that lets in 5 per game.

 

[Kotkaniemi15]

Stanley Cup Champ Antti Niemi has a 5.20 GAA over the past 5 games

 

[Frank Drebin]

Niemi wasn't supposed to start against Tampa

Niemi wasn't supposed to play b2b.

We have a 10.5m starter, our backups are going to stink for a while.

 

[BaseballCoach]

Well he lost a game that he was supposed to lose. It hurts a bit because we somehow to manage to score 5 goals against one of the best goalie, defense, team in the league but we weren't supposed to win anyways.

That said, I hope this game and the last 5... will make Bergevin realized that we need another back up. Price is way too fragile now to have a back up that lets in 5 per game.

Hopefully learns from his mistakes.

The decision to take a chance on waiver wire Scrivens in 15-16 instead of paying a small price (pun not intended) for a better goalie was a pretty big gaffe if he was, as he said he was, trying to compete that season (the team did start like a house on fire).

 

[Seb]

Remember earlier this season when some posters were saying he was better than Price? I remember.

 

[Fazkovsky]

Yes, I think he is done in the NHL

 

[BaseballCoach]

Remember earlier this season when some posters were saying he was better than Price? I remember.

He was for a 10 day period.

 

[Gabriiel40]

Niemi is a stop gap for Lindgren to.be the backup hopefully next year.

 

[the valiant effort]

He should have retired as a Penguin last year.

 

[Habaneros]

He should have retired as a Penguin last year.

lol..i remember those nights people was complaining he was messing up the tank playing too good..lol

There is something a miss this season....you cant have a back up letting in that many goals a game...