ANTTI NIEMI RUMORS & GOSSIP
Cam Gore: Report Card - Goaltending
The Sharks goaltending tandem consisted of Antti Niemi on the first year of a four year 3.8 per year deal, and Thomas Greiss who has one more year left at the league minimum before becoming a UFA.
Antero Niittymaki started the season on the injured reserve list and was never able to find his way back to the NHL. Niittymakiâs two year deal with the Sharks ended at the conclusion...
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San Jose’s Antti Niemi Returning to Chicago
For those in Chicago it’s a dream and for Sharks fans it’s a nightmare but no worries Sharks fans if Antti Niemi returns to Chicago it’s only to take on the Chicago Blackhawks in the post-season.
On Thursday the Sharks will be on the road to battle the Kings in their home castle. A win for San Jose over Los Angeles would put them on the top in their division and into third...
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April 04, 2012
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April 04, 2012
Antti Niemi Gets No Help From Fellow Sharks
For the third time this season the San Jose Sharks were shutout by the Phoenix Coyotes in a 2-0 loss last night.
It was a battle between the goaltenders since the special teams lines from both teams were near absent. Each team only had one penalty committed both in the second period.
On top of the even strength play for all but four minutes of the game the two teams combined for...
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March 30, 2012
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March 30, 2012
Bruins Come Out Sluggish, Squander Chance to Make Statement in Opener of West Coast Road Trip in San Jose
The Bruins had a chance to make a statement Thursday night. They were facing a struggling team in San Jose coming off back-to-back losses with goalie Antti Niemi giving up four goals in each and getting pulled from one. Boston, meanwhile, finally appeared to be rounding back to form with two straight wins of its own, and its offense should have had plenty of confidence after an 8...
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March 23, 2012
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March 23, 2012
Predators fall to Sharks in shootout
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Antti Niemi finally got comfortable when he started seeing more shots on goal. He made several huge stops in regulation and saved his best for last, stopping Nashville's last chance during the shootout.
Ryane Clowe scored in a shootout and Niemi came up with a big save against David Legwand to give the San Jose Sharks a 2-1 victory over the Predators...
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March 16, 2012
Report: Sharks Made An Offer For JVR
According to Darren Dreger of TSN, the San Jose Sharks reportedly offered goalie Antti Niemi for JVR. As Dreger says, "not going to happen."
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February 27, 2012
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February 27, 2012
Sharks goalie finds out he’s waived while on vacation, proceeds to rip team
The San Jose Sharks placed goaltender Antero Niittymaki on waivers today in an attempt to bring relief to the backlog of netminders the team has.
Today is the first day of the all-star break for the Sharks, and Niittymaki was with his family on vacation at Lake Tahoe when he found out the news — from the Finnish media.
From MTV3 in Finland, via Google Translate:
“Huh...
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January 25, 2012
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January 25, 2012
Sharks 2, Kings 1, SO
Ryane Clowe scored the lone shootout goal in the fourth round and Antti Niemi stopped Mike Richards to lead the San Jose Sharks to their fourth straight win, 2-1 over the Los Angeles on Friday night.
Logan Couture scored in regulation for the Sharks, who matched a season high in wins following a stretch of five losses in six games. Niemi made 28 saves in regulation.
Richards scored...
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December 24, 2011
Post Game Recap: Sharks v Hawks, the battle of boredom
This game was billed as a huge one. A big test for the Sharks. Could Antti Niemi once again show up his old team, proving once more that letting him walk was questionable at best? Could the Sharks continue their win streak? Would Chicago skate circles around the Sharks D? Would both coaches exploded into a pile of angry gelatinous rage at some point? Would Quenneville quit mid game...
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November 24, 2011
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November 24, 2011
Niemi leads Sharks past Blackhawks, 1-0
Antti Niemi made 34 saves against his former team for his first shutout of the season and Jason Demers broke a scoreless tie late in the second period with his first goal to lead the San Jose Sharks to a 1-0 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.
Niemi was tested often as San Jose was sluggish at the start and also helped kill off a power play late in the third...
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November 24, 2011
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