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Sharks say Niemi was too good to pass up
10 hours ago - sportingnews.com
... it, it was like selling a big-screen television the day after the Super Bowl. Not the best timing. But at the same time, hes a pretty good player,? Niemis agent Bill Zito told Sporting News. And thats what Niemi and the Sharks are betting on. By passing up long-term contract offers from other teams to sign a one-year deal worth $ million with the Sharks, Niemi is showing confidence in his ability to duplicate last seasons surprising success. Maybe it wont mean another Stanley Cup, but the short-term deal shows hes willing to take on another veteran goalie, this time Antero Niittymaki, ... Read More »
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Chicago Blackhawks Celebrity-Am set for 2010 BMW Champions ...
14 hours ago - blackhawks.nhl.com
... Chicago Blackhawks Celebrity-Am set for BMW Championship A group of current and former Blackhawks will participate in this year's inaugural Chicago Blackhawks Celebrity-Am, presented by CDW, on Monday of BMW Championship week. Among the Blackhawk participants in the event will be team general manager Stan Bowman, assistant coach Mike Haviland, center Dave Bolland , forward Jack Skille , and retired legends Stan Mikita, Denis Savard, and Troy Murray. Several local media personalities also will participate. Set for : a.m. on Labor Day Monday, Sept. the Celebrity-Am ... Read More »
3. Beach sees Hawks' changes as golden opportunity
14 hours ago - nhl.com
... Chicago Blackhawks parting ways with so many key members from their Stanley Cup-winning team -- Dustin Byfuglien , Andrew Ladd , Ben Eager , Adam Burish and Antti Niemi , just to name a few -- has provided an opportunity for some of the franchise's top prospects to kick down the door and break into the NHL. The -foot-, -pound Kyle Beach could be leading that charge. Beach, who ... Read More »
5. Niemi circles faceoffs in 10-11
21 hours ago - suntimes.com
... then create an ad. Ive already registered, and Im ready to place an ad. Visit zipsave.com for all your favorite circulars & coupons! BLACKHAWKS IN BRIEF: Niemi circles faceoffs in '- Goalie Antti Niemi didn't want to talk too much about the Blackhawks. He preferred to focus on his new team, the San Jose Sharks. But Niemi admitted that the Sharks' four games against the Hawks this coming season might have circles around them on his calendar. Goalie Antti Niemi said he preferred to focus on his new team, the San Jose Sharks. (Getty Images) ''I think it's going to be, for sure, ... Read More »
6. Sharks sign Antti Niemi, creating logjam in goal
1 day ago - contracostatimes.com
... We like it even more today," Wilson said Thursday in announcing the signing of Antti Niemi to a one-year, $ million contract. But in signing Niemi, who became a free agent Aug. when the Chicago Blackhawks ran into salary cap problems, Wilson also created a tricky situation for his hockey team. Wilson earlier this summer decided to replace longtime netminder Evgeni Nabokov, and on July signed another free agent from Finland, Antero Niittymaki, as the top guy in a tandem with backup Thomas Greiss. Now, both Niittymaki and Greiss find themselves overshadowed by Niemi, though no ... Read More »
7. Goalie Antti Niemi wants to start for Sharks
1 day ago - sfgate.com
... the Sharks were swept in the Western Conference finals ... is now a Shark. But will he be the Shark in net? Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Antti Niemi signed a one-year, $ million deal with San Jose on Thursday. Asked during a conference call what he recalled of Niemi's performance against his team, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson said, "Beating us. It's etched in my brain." Signing Niemi is the third big goalie move in the Sharks' offseason. They paid longtime goaltender Evgeni Nabokov $ million last season before deciding not to make the free agent an offer this summer. They then ... Read More »
8. Sharks sign Niemi for $2 million
1 day ago - chicagotribune.com
... lead them to their first Stanley Cup championship in years including a four-game sweep of the Sharks during the title run depart as an unrestricted free agent. Now Niemi, who will battle Finnish countryman Antero Niittymaki for the Sharks' starting job, will get a chance to face his former teammates as a member of their conference rivals. "It's going to be the most exciting games of the regular season next year," Niemi said from Finland during a conference call. "It's going to be weird because I used to play for the Blackhawks ." After going -- with a . save percentage ... Read More »
9. Sharks sign Cup-winning goalie Niemi
1 day ago - nypost.com
... for longtime starter Evgeni Nabokov. Niittymaki signed a two-year, $ million deal on the first day of free agency in July. We liked our goaltending as of yesterday. We like it even more today, general manager Doug Wilson said. When a player like this comes available and he wants to come to your team, especially on a contract that we feel fits our salary structure and you don't have to give up anything to get him you just have to make it happen. Earlier reports said the Islanders may have been interested in the -year-old who played all but one period of the Blackhawks' run to the ... Read More »
10. Sharks make if official: Antti Niemi will wear teal
1 day ago - mercurynews.com
... $ million on his one-year contract. Wilson decided last June to say good-bye to longtime netminder Evgeni Nabokov, then brought in Niittymaki on July . The latest acquisition appears to leave Greiss as the odd man out. "When a player like Niemi becomes available and he wants to come to your team, especially on a contract we feel fits our salary structure and you don't have to give up anything to get him, you just have to make it happen," Wilson said. Greiss was understandably disappointed, the G.M. added. As for Niemi, he said the decision about his next stop in the NHL ended up ... Read More »
11. Sharks sign G Antti Niemi to 1-year deal
1 day ago - nhl.com
... longtime starter Evgeni Nabokov . Niittymaki signed a two-year, $ million deal on the first day of free agency in July. "We liked our goaltending as of yesterday. We like it even more today," general manager Doug Wilson said. "When a player like this comes available and he wants to come to your team, especially on a contract that we feel fits our salary structure and you don't have to give up anything to get him you just have to make it happen." Niemi, , played all but one period of the Blackhawks' run to the Stanley Cup title, going - with a . goals-against average, . save ... Read More »
12. Sharks sign ex-Hawk Niemi
1 day ago - suntimes.com
... an ad. Visit zipsave.com for all your favorite circulars & coupons! San Jose Sharks sign former Blackhawks goalie Antti Niemi SAN JOSE, Calif. The San Jose Sharks have signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $ million deal with Antti Niemi. The team announced the deal Thursday. Niemi stopped of shots in the Western Conference final to help Chicago sweep the Sharks. The Blackhawks went on to win the Stanley Cup behind Niemi but cut ties with the goalie because of salary cap concerns. The -year-old Niemi played all but one ... Read More »
13. Ducks' rival San Jose signs goalie Niemi
1 day ago - ducks.ocregister.com
For those that havent heard, some Pacific Division news here that San Jose has signed goaltender Antti Niemi to a one-year deal worth a reported $ million. Niemi Niemi backstopped the Chicago Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup in June but spent almost all summer without a team after Chica Read More »
14. San Jose Sharks sign goalie Antti Niemi, who helped knock them out of play ...
1 day ago - chicagotribune.com
... San Jose Sharks sign goalie Antti Niemi, who helped knock them out of playoffs SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) The San Jose Sharks have signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $ million deal with Antti Niemi. The team announced the deal Thursday. Niemi stopped of shots in the Western Conference final to help Chicago sweep the Sharks. The Blackhawks went on to win the Stanley Cup behind Niemi but cut ties with the goalie because of salary cap concerns. The -year-old Niemi played all ... Read More »
15. Sharks bring Cup-winning goalie Antti Niemi on board
1 day ago - usatoday.com
... defeat the Philadelphia Flyers in six games as the Chicago Blackhawks won the franchise's first Stanley Cup since . But the Blackhawks were forced to walk away from his $. million arbitration award because of cap concerns. They also parted with eight other members of the championship team for the same reason. "Niemi might be the perfect fit for the Sharks," said Versus analyst Darren Eliot , a former NHL goaltender. "He is consistent more so than acrobatic the antithesis of what they've had for years with Evgeni Nabokov. And he has a Stanley Cup on his resume. Signing Niemi ... Read More »
16. Sharks officially ink Niemi
1 day ago - slam.canoe.ca
. -- The San Jose Sharks officially added former Chicago netminder Antti Niemi on Thursday, signing him to a one-year deal. Read More »
17. Sharks sign G Antti Niemi
1 day ago - nhl.com
... JOSE, Calif. (AP) -The San Jose Sharks have signed the goalie who helped knock them out of the playoffs, agreeing to a one-year, $ million deal with Antti Niemi . The team announced the deal Thursday. Niemi stopped of shots in the Western Conference final to help Chicago sweep the Sharks. The Blackhawks went on to win the Stanley Cup behind Niemi but cut ties with the goalie because of salary cap concerns. The -year-old Niemi played all but one ... Read More »
18. Niemi takes Stanley Cup ring to San Jose
1 day ago - sports.yahoo.com
... JOSE, Calif. - The San Jose have added a Stanley Cup champion to their goal crease. Niemi helped the Chicago Blackhawks to the Stanley Cup last June, only to become a free agent after the team walked away from a US$.-million, one-year contract that was awarded by an arbitrator. Terms of Niemi's deal with San Jose were not disclosed. The -year-old Finn has appeared in career regular-season games, registering a record of --. He played all but one period of the Blackhawks ... Read More »
20. Niemi reportedly to join Sharks; Jamison resigns
2 days ago - sfgate.com
... : PDT -- On a day that Greg Jamison, a chief architect of the Sharks' success, stepped down as CEO of the team's operations, a brand new building block popped up on the horizon. According to multiple reports, the team is on the verge of signing Stanley Cup-winning goaltender Antti Niemi to a one-year, $ million contract. Though Niemi was crucial to the Chicago Blackhawks winning last season's NHL ... Read More »
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