Niemi signs with San Jose

[RockStar36]

1 year, 2 million.

Cheap price for a Cup winning goaltender.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=5523143

[SabreEleven]

He could have just been a flash-in-the-pan...I'm going with that.

[hammerbillsfan]

Check out his save % the last 4 games of the final, Chicago didn't win it cause of him.

http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474550

[JD]

Check out his save % the last 4 games of the final, Chicago didn't win it cause of him.

http://blackhawks.nhl.com/club/player.htm?id=8474550
You're right, they didn't win it because of him but they made it there thanks to him.

Over the 17 games before the finals, he allowed just 41 goals.

[Crisis]

niemi is a dime a dozen goalie

anyone can look good behind that chicago team

[SkateZilla]

guess that means San Jose wont be collapsing in the playoffs this year..

[SabreEleven]

guess that means San Jose wont be collapsing in the playoffs this year..

Why not? They have as good as a chance as they ever had. I'll bet they'll collapse just fine.

[SkateZilla]

Nabokov and coaching are the problems in S.J 1 of the 2 has been fixed.

Reg. Season:
2007-08 SANJ , GP 77, W:46, L:21
2008-09 SANJ , GP 62, W:41, L:12
2009-10 SANJ , GP 71, W:44, L:16

Playoffs:
2007-08 SANJ, GP:13, W:6, L:7
2008-09 SANJ, GP: 6, W:2, L:4
2009-10 SANJ, GP:15, W:8, L:5

[SabreEleven]

One hot playoffs does not make you a consisent goaltenders...look at Cam Ward. I'll bet he sucks this year.

[SkateZilla]

One hot playoffs does not make you a consisent goaltenders...look at Cam Ward. I'll bet he sucks this year.


point taken