Confirmed with Link: Habs sign Antti Niemi to one-year, one-way contract

[Runner77]

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[loudi94]

I wonder if Charlie will be on the move.

 

[Le Barron de HF]

Good for him but I'm willing to bet money that his season was a fluke. That being said, the term is good and gives Lindgren competition.

 

[DramaticGloveSave]

Makes Lindgren decent trade bait. Could be a nice addition to a Pacioretty in a Center deal.

 

[Runner77]

I too wonder what it means for Lindgren -- is he being dangled?

 

[Sterling Archer]

Have to say I'm happy to see it. He was great and working with Waite really rejuvenated his career. he can always be traded for a pick and Lindgren will have to earn the spot or pend another year developing in a league where he didn't have good numbers last year and started to show weakness in the NHL once the shine wore off.

 

[Leon Lucius Black]

If Lindgren outplays him we can just send him down to the AHL to split time with McNiven, won't cost anything on the cap.

Happy for Niemi, looked like his career was done at the start of last year and he earned his way to another contract.

 

[Le Tricolore]

I guess it's not a bad idea to have competition, but I'd rather have Lindgren backing up Price next year.

 

[417]

I too wonder what it means for Lindgren -- is he being dangled?

doubt it means much of anything...

Lindgren still needs to play games, something he can't do much of in the NHL presently.

 

[417]

I guess it's not a bad idea to have competition, but I'd rather have Lindgren backing up Price next year.

one year contract is not a guarantee of an NHL job for Niemi

 

[DXStriker]

Good Safety net signing in case of injury or Lindgren underperforming start of next year since he has another year of being able to pass waivers

 

[Le Tricolore]

 

[justafan22]

lol it's the end of the road for fucale

 

[Hostile Offer]

I'm calling waivers by November. Lindgren should be just fine as a backup and when Niemi gets exposed once again as a simply unreliable goalie, Lindgren's gonna get his job. Happy for Niemi though, he definitely earned himself another NHL contract, I was just hoping it wouldn't happen with the Habs.

 

[NobleSix]

He earned this contract with his play last season, so good for him.

With that said, I seriously doubt he finishes the year here next season. He will be waived at some point.

 

[Hannibal]

Anti-tank commander is back.

Okay, i guess..

 

[Runner77]

He earned this contract with his play last season, so good for him.

With that said, I seriously doubt he finishes the year here next season. He will be waived at some point.

He'll bring us a 3rd or 4th rounder at the TDL. Gotta manufacture those draft pick opportunities.

 

[WeThreeKings]

He will suck super hard this year.good tank move.

 

[McDrailers]

lol it's the end of the road for fucale

Somewhere, mark visentin, Scott
Wedgewood and Zach Fucale are all sitting around a table wondering what could have been

 

[donghabs98]

I too wonder what it means for Lindgren -- is he being dangled?

He could be but since he can be sent down without needing to go on waivers my guess is the Habs want him to have experience playing a lot of games for a winning team for once.

While there are benefits with Lindgren staying in the NHL, barring him having a fantastic camp I think he can stand to benefit playing for a good team for once in the AHL. There are also aspects of his game that he can work on with greater focus like his rebound control down there.

 

[MD thaivuN]

He will suck super hard this year.good tank move.

inb4 he ruins another tank

 

[OldCraig71]

It's better to have Lindgren play as a starter in the AHL than getting 15-20 as a backup in the NHL, better for his development.

 

[donghabs98]

I'm calling waivers by November. Lindgren should be just fine as a backup and when Niemi gets exposed once again as a simply unreliable goalie, Lindgren's gonna get his job. Happy for Niemi though, he definitely earned himself another NHL contract, I was just hoping it wouldn't happen with the Habs.

This signing is quite beneficial in several ways. Either this pushes Lindgren to be better and he responds which leads to Niemi being traded for a pick/waived or Niemi keeps up his play which allows him to bring in a pick at the deadline or Niemi collapses and can simply be waived.

Gotta say though, "37" on a goalie still looks weird to me. Shades of Andre Raciot.

 

[Kriss E]

I too wonder what it means for Lindgren -- is he being dangled?

Doubt it. Just insurance policy. Bergevin does not want another Price-Condon situation.
Lindgren isn't a proven prospect yet that can be counted if Price goes down for a significant amount of time. Given the terrible season we just had, and the other one 2 years prior, Bergevin doesn't want to repeat that same mistake.

 

[beowulf]

Another regrettable move by Bergevin.