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Best in Sharks History: Left Wings
12 hours ago - sharks.nhl.com
... Since we're talking about his time on the left wing, we'll exclude the fact that Marleau owns virtually every offensive mark in Sharks history (but we did just mention it). In - he earned an All-Star Game berth, but last year he was awarded a higher honor when he was selected to represent Team Canada and he helped them win gold at the Olympics. There will be no way to ever officially make the call here, but even at , Marleau is still the fastest skater to don the teal. JEFF FRIESEN ( GP, G, A, PTS, PIM) For a couple of years prior to Nolan's arrival, ... Read More »
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Sharks say Niemi was too good to pass up
13 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 »
4. SHARKS / New goalie intends to earn playing time
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 »
5. 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 »
6. 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 »
7. Wilson's Move Motivates Competition
1 day ago - sharks.nhl.com
... of goaltenders looking to backstop the Sharks this season. It's a power move by Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson and it gives Head Coach Todd McLellan three talented goalies to choose from during training camp and preseason. When a player like this becomes 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 anything up you just have to make it happen, said Sharks General Manager Doug Wilson during a conference call on Thursday. Although the Sharks goaltending unit was good yesterday, it's better today. ... Read More »
8. 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 »
9. 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 »
10. 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 »
11. Sharks GM Doug Wilson: 'We Like Our Goaltending Now'
1 day ago - nhl.fanhouse.com
by Susan SlusserFiled under: SharksWatching Antti Niemi stymie his team again and again during the Western Conference finals wasn't fun for San Jose general manager Doug Wilson, who still has the image seared in his mind. Now, though, Wilson doesn't have to worry about Niemi -- the Stanley Cup-winn 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. 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 »
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 sign Niemi to one-year deal
1 day ago - prohockeytalk.nbcsports.com
... Antero Niittymaki and Thomas Greiss in goal, adding Niemi helps make things much easier to balance as you'd have to suspect that Niittymaki and Niemi will provide the A/B kind of goalie tandem while Thomas Greiss could, potentially, be headed to Worcester in the AHL or out of town to another team that needs an experienced backup. What the Sharks are doing here with Niemi and Niittymaki is making sure that they won't have a goalie that will run out of gas in the playoffs, an issue you could argue occurred with Evgeni Nabokov in past seasons. Nabokov was the only goalie they'd run with ... 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. Sharks sign Niemi to 1-year deal
1 day ago - sports.yahoo.com
... the Sharks are hoping that he can help get them a couple of steps farther, after they signed the Stanley Cup-winning goalie to a one-year deal worth a reported $ million US, the team announced Thursday. Niemi, , helped backstop the Blackhawks to their first Stanley Cup in years last season, posting a . goals-against average and . save percentage with two shutouts in the playoffs. Anttis play last season speaks for itself, Sharks general manager Doug Wilson ... 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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