Would You Trade Antti Niemi?

[sweHockeypunk21]

Would you give up Niemi if we got good value for him? I personally would get the most value I could out of him and hope to sign Martin Brodeur to mentor Stalock.

No, Keep NEMO
Yes: Stalock 1A and call up Grosenick as 1B or sign a back-up
Yes: Acquire another starting goalie via Trade
Yes: Stalock + FA goalie (Broduer/Miller etc.)

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[HipCzech]

Depends on if they trade Thornton and Marleau. If we're going full monty, then might as well trade Niemi as well.

 

[JayP812]

I say keep him, but tell him he and Stalock are on equal footing, and he needs to earn the #1 spot again. If he does, we stay the course. If Stalock comes out on top, shop Nemo at the deadline/let him walk in FA.

 

[sweHockeypunk21]

Depends on if they trade Thornton and Marleau. If we're going full monty, then might as well trade Niemi as well.

I personally don't see Nemo as the goalie that will get this core over the top. With our forward group intact from last year, and Burns on D we are already a better team in my opinion. We can contend without Niemi with what we have right now, and we have plenty of space to add nice complementary pieces. Niemi would fetch us a nice draft pick or possibly help us fetch a defensman while not affecting our core. Stalock looks good, and if we could pick-up Brodeur it would be cool to see those two battle it out for the starting role .

 

[matt trick]

I would try to move him for a 1st, left handed d, or solid prospect.

 

[SJeasy]

If the right trade were there, yes. No less than a late first and preferably in 2015.

I would not sign Miller or Brodeur as both are over the hill and would expect too many starts. I might go Hiller with the understanding that he has to compete for the starting job. I would give no option to TM to declare a vet goalie THE #1, regardless of performance.

 

[Bizz]

I would trade him at the first possible offer and not even think twice.

I would do something like Niemi+Demers for Mike Green+Holtby.

 

[TealManV]

Yes. Regardless of what happens with the big guns, I don't want Nemo is teal next season. I want to give Stalock a chance and sign a 1B like Montoya or trade for Reimer. No Miller, Hiller or Brodeur. If Montoya and Reimer aren't options I'd be fine with Tim Tom or Bryz for a season.

 

[Oppa]

I'd pay for the Uber fare to SJC

 

[hohosaregood]

I would trade him at the first possible offer and not even think twice.

I would do something like Niemi+Demers for Mike Green+Holtby.

Caps would never do this.

 

[rangerssharks414]

I voted for the wrong choice...

I say trade Niemi for a late first/early second and sign Greiss.

 

[Gene Parmesan]

I wouldn't. You deal Niemi and then you have to find another goalie, open the #1 job for Stalock and Nemo. Best man wins.

 

[richo]

Trade Niente is a no brainer. Hell, I'd trade him for a good set of goalie equipment. Just to be rid of this poor excuse for an NHL goalie.

 

[Levie]

Trade him for a 2015 1st rd draft pick. Get a goalie with a low asking price like Reimer to replace him. Play Reimer and Stalock equally and let the better goalie win the role for the playoffs.

 

[HOOCH2173]

Time to let the Sloth GO!

 

[hockeyball]

We clearly are not planning on contending next season, so there is zero reason to keep him. He'll be traded, assuming they get Stalock signed.

I truly don't believe we'll see any of Thornton, Marleau or Niemi on the team next season, which indicates about as big a tank as the Sharks can be expected to execute.

 

[sharski]

I'm in no rush to trade him

If we do we better have someone to push stalock hard and he better bring in at least a high draft pick

 

[Nighthock]

A Niemi/Stalock split would be fine, as long as Todd is grooming Alex for the starting position ... especially for the playoffs. The two of them get along quite well.

 

[hockeyball]

I think a lot of people may not realize Niemi is an impending UFA. The Sharks just lost Boyle for nothing and I'm betting they see that is a pretty big mistake, they are not going to re-sign Niemi, and they certainly are not going to want to lose him for nothing when they are talking rebuild to the media.

If a team want's him, they'll trade him.

 

[hohosaregood]

I think a lot of people may not realize Niemi is an impending UFA. The Sharks just lost Boyle for nothing and I'm betting they see that is a pretty big mistake, they are not going to re-sign Niemi, and they certainly are not going to want to lose him for nothing when they are talking rebuild to the media.

If a team want's him, they'll trade him.

The main problem is his value right now. The what have you done lately effect is strongly against him right now. He doesn't even have the best track record to really give him a reputation as anything right now.

 

[Levie]

The main problem is his value right now. The what have you done lately effect is strongly against him right now. He doesn't even have the best track record to really give him a reputation as anything right now.

He has a better track record than Halak or Miller. A 1st is not out of reason for Niemi. He's a year removed from being a vezina finalist and has won a cup. What had Miller and Halak done recently that warranted what they got?

 

[Shark Finn]

Only if the price is right.

There aren't too many reasonable options out there. No thanks to Miller, Hiller etc. They'd be most likely expecting a starting role and as DW has embraced Stalock so much, they don't seem realistic. Niemi on the other hand might want a chance redeem himself as a NHL starter.

I think Niemi and Stalock can battle it out. If Stalock comes out on top, trade Niemi or let him walk. If Niemi comes out on top, there's no harm as long as Alex gets a reasonable amount of starts (didn't he himself say that he's not ready for a starter role?)

In addition, it's not like Niemi is locked up for 5 years at 6M. One year at 3,8M isn't a problem.

My two cents..?

 

[hockeyball]

The main problem is his value right now. The what have you done lately effect is strongly against him right now. He doesn't even have the best track record to really give him a reputation as anything right now.

There are teams desperate for goalies, he has value. The team he has almost no value to is the Sharks. He's an impending UFA goalie who is going to demand too much salary from a team that is rebuilding.

 

[Iron Chef]

I'd rather wait until the trade deadline to see if his value goes up a bit

 

[SharksFan1]

I want to say trade him, but non of those other options are any better, if not worse. Any decent FA goalie will cost just as much or more than Neimi.

I think the best thing to do is let Stalock and Neimi battle it out to determine who is the number one goalie rather than defaulting it to Neimi like this past year. If Stalock ends up being the clear #1 then they can deal Neimi at the deadline.

But first thing is first and they need to sign Stalock.