Nick Kypreos tweeted a source of his out west is saying Niemi will sign with the Sharks as early as tomorrow. He's hearing $2M on a one-year deal.

I can't blame them for the move (two Finnish goaltenders!) but I honestly thought they were giving Thomas Greiss his chance to shine.

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mechaphil

man, greiss isnt bad either. id rather have niemi/greiss combo then nittymaki/niemi.

i wish we had nittymaki.

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Eh... He's a decent backup but... We're set here.

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"Counting all the assholes in the room, I'm definitely not alone!" ~ Michael Poulsen, Volbeat, Still Standing.

im not part of lalime hate parade. hes a very capable backup. that being said, if miller went down for an extended period of time, i feel nitty can handle a long term work load better then lalime. i know, but sometimes you gotta build the bombshelter, even if the odds of nuclear winter are slim and none.

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Where in the world is that uber fan of Lalime..um...Bull...or Moose or something was his name. Man he was great for a few laughs.

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Nittymaki has his days where he's awesome and days where he sucks. Very inconsistent.

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Mike, I like your way of thinking re: Nitty backing up Miller. Also, I agree Greiss is better than another season in the AHL.

Sky, I agree with you about Nitty's streaky nature. That's why I like this move by the Sharks.

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mechaphil

I think that the Sharks are almost in no man's land; can't go forward or backward. They can never re-build, they are just too successful to do it. But they can't go forward in the playoffs because they just don't seem to have it.

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Revenge is sweet... Revenge is best served cold... Revenge is ice cream.

I think they're window is staring to close a little.

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

It's official now according to NHL

Neimi signs a one year deal with "rival sharks" http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=536741

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"Love, love will tear us apart again"- Ian Curtis

sounds familiar, doesn't it?

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good pickup by the sharks

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I think Niemi will do fine for them this year.

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Amazing how he just won a Stanley Cup as a starter, and he's making 750 K less than Carey Price, a goalie who has yet to really prove anything in the NHL. Crazy Habs...

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"Let's just trap Sekera in the caverns underneath HSBC arena." -BlueandYellow

Reporter: "Steve, you guys now lead the league in defensive scoring."
Montador: "It's probably because of how good-looking we are."

I think it's more than just fine, I think the expectations will be leading them to the promised land.

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Revenge is sweet... Revenge is best served cold... Revenge is ice cream.

If you ask me I think the Sharks are desperately grasping at straws here I like Niemi but he is going to have to prove to me that he's a 2million dollar goalie even with the cup he just won.

Ohh and i know this is off topic but Lalime in 40 games with the Sabres has only won 9 games, that is friggin pathetic. And now I hope the Sharks trade Niitimaykii

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just call me Brad

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But Miller named Lalime in his acceptance speech, so therefore he must stay.

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Revenge is sweet... Revenge is best served cold... Revenge is ice cream.

Haha, during the Bills last game they asked Chan if Edwards had any say in who his back-up was, and he basically said hellz no, I run my ship, not the players. I'll tell ya what, while the Bills may still blow, they are at least turning towards the right direction. I am still in disbelief that they re-signed skeletor, and had to buy him out. Unreal.

Anyways, this reminded me of how many people here feel Miller had say in it(and yes, I realize Edwards is not Miller, but that's not the point).


ok, re-rail now.