The Montreal Canadiens added some last minute depth before the 2021-22 season when Sami Niku was signed. It was late September when he agreed to join the Habs on a one-year deal with a $750,000 cap hit.
The Montreal Canadiens picked up Sami Niku just before training camp began on a one-year contract. The Finnish defender scored 14 points in 18 games for the AHL’s Manitoba Moose in 2020-21 and was called up for six games with the Winnipeg Jets.
The Montreal Canadiens have made a couple of roster changes already this season. They made one big trade that sent Tyler Toffoli to the Calgary Flames for a first round pick and prospect Emil Heineman along with Tyler Pitlick and a late pick as well.
The Montreal Canadiens have dealt with more injuries than anyone else in the National Hockey League this season. They have been forced to cal up just about
With four players back in the fold, changes need to be made. The Montreal Canadiens have sent forward Lukas Vejdemo and defenceman Sami Niku to the Laval Rocket on Sunday.
The defenceman stays in the organization. Montreal Canadiens defenceman Sami Niku has cleared waivers. The 25-year-old was signed to a one-year contract with the Canadiens on September 24 after being bought out by the Winnipeg Jets.
The Montreal Canadiens have been dealing with an incredible number of injuries and illnesses this season. They have needed to reach deep down into the organizational depth chart to fill out a lineup for some games around the Christmas break.
The Habs inked Niku to a one-year contract worth $750K back in September after the 25-year-old defender and the Winnipeg Jets mutually agreed to terminate his contract.
The team is returning to health, means roster space is at a premium. The Montreal Canadiens have placed defenceman Sami Niku on waivers. The defenceman practiced on the team’s fourth pairing at practice on Wednesday with Kale Clague.
The two will be unavailable for at least 10 days as they deal with the coronavirus. Update: After Thursday’s game, Montreal Canadiens head coach Dominique Ducharme announced that Brendan Gallagher and Sami Niku both had their positive tests confirmed and will face a minimum 10 day quarantine.
The Canadiens have not confirmed whether either one has actually tested positive, but if they did and are experiencing any symptoms, they’ll be held out for a minimum of 10 days.
The Montreal Canadiens have been looking for a puck-moving defenceman ever since Andrei Markov left the team in 2017. This is not to say they don’t have any defencemen that can move the puck — they have several, just not one that can regularly step into a top-four position.
How the Canadiens lined up at practice on Monday. The Montreal Canadiens returned to practice on Monday, and there appear to be a couple of changes ahead of Tuesday’s game against the San Jose Sharks.
In this week’s Montreal Canadiens News & Rumors rundown, we’ll break down trade rumours, roster updates, including Sami Niku, Marc Bergevin, Jonathan Drouin and much more.
The Montreal Canadiens had one surprise addition to their training camp roster in the early days of tryouts. Sami Niku, who had his contract terminated with the Winnipeg Jets signed a one-year contract with the Habs on September 24th, joining the team just a few days into camp.
The Montreal Canadiens didn’t bring defenseman Chris Wideman back from the Kontinental Hockey League just to bury him in the American Hockey League. That much is obvious based solely on the fact his one-year, $750,000 deal is a one-way contract.
It didn’t take long after being released by the Winnipeg Jets for Sami Niku to find work. Montreal Canadiens general manager Marc Bergevin announced on Friday that the organization has signed the player to a one-year, two-way contract.
Just three years ago, Sami Niku was a promising prospect who seemed like he had a long and productive NHL career ahead of him. But it’s was all downhill for the defenseman since winning the Eddie Shore Award for the AHL’s best defenseman in 2017-18.
Mike Curran, who’s the agent for Winnipeg Jets’ defenseman Sami Niku, doesn’t know where the rumors are coming from that his client wants to move away from the Jets, but they are not coming from him or Niku.
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