Who want him???
Didn't he get nominated for a vezina one year?
If I was Sakic, I actually would've done this trade, Duchene for Heiskanen and Niemi + a mid-round pick if he can squeeze something like that out. We have the cap space.
Otherwise, I'd wanna do a deal around Honka, a pick, Niemi, and Tyson Barrie.
Chicago seems to have the "bring the band back together" mentality lately. I wonder if they bring him back as Crow's backup?
No, Lehts was waaaaayyy better than Niemi. Still sucked, but Niemi was pretty much the worst goalie on NHL ice last year.
Worst goaltender in Sharks franchise history. Can't believe they wasted 5 seasons using him as a starter.
.920, .915, .924, .913 and .914 seasons with the Sharks... I guess Sharks have had it pretty good then
.920, .915, .924, .913 and .914 seasons with the Sharks... I guess Sharks have had it pretty good then
with that being worst ever, I can only assume a Sharks goalie had won the Vezina every year before him
They got G Anton Forsberg from the Blue Jackets. Also, Chicago is pretty short on cap. I doubt they would bring him back.
I completely forgot about them getting Forsberg in that deal. You're right, that takes them out.
Not sure who will take him then. Seems to be a lot of goalies needing homes with not many jobs available.
Worst goaltender in Sharks franchise history.
This will likely end his NHL career.
Worst goaltender in Sharks franchise history. Can't believe they wasted 5 seasons using him as a starter.
This man won a cup as a starting goaltender.
Eddie LackNo, Lehts was waaaaayyy better than Niemi. Still sucked, but Niemi was pretty much the worst goalie on NHL ice last year.
Lot of harsh words for Niemi here, wasn't Lehtonen noticeably worse?
No. Lehtonen was bad but Niemi was the worst goalie in the league last year