Hawks to walk away from Niemi award

[dare2be]

Well send a few of them over to me. Help your old buddy out here I will even stock up on some yens.

 

[dare2be]

One more:

 

[DaBoltsNIsles]

I wonder if this was part of the Sharks plan when they signed Hjalmarsson to the offer sheet?? They said goodbye to Nabakov. Will they say hello to Niemi?? I think the answer is YES!!

 

[BOSSMANPC]

One more:

Nice, Now I will have a four hour erection and visit the emergency room with blurred vision.

Question for the guys (or gals if you want to chime in) . If you take an ED med and get a four hour steamer how the hell can you walk into an emergency room without raising attention?

WTF !!

 

[pixburgher66]

it's intriguing that they signed turco to a contract only 1 million less than what niemi could be had for. basically this is just them saying they'd rather keep bolland/sharp than niemi, because i feel like that was the trade off there.

 

[puckhead]

it's intriguing that they signed turco to a contract only 1 million less than what niemi could be had for. basically this is just them saying they'd rather keep bolland/sharp than niemi, because i feel like that was the trade off there.

that's exactly the trade-off.
(it's $1.45m difference, btw).

 

[pixburgher66]

that's exactly the trade-off.
(it's $1.45m difference, btw).

i thought turco's deal was 1.75? and Niemi was offered 2.75?

 

[Slimpikins]

I wonder if this was part of the Sharks plan when they signed Hjalmarsson to the offer sheet?? They said goodbye to Nabakov. Will they say hello to Niemi?? I think the answer is YES!!

I don't think that the Sharks are looking at Niemi. They picked up Nittymaki (sp?) and it has been confirmed (for all intents and purposes) that they will be going with him and Greiss in net this year.

Besides the little cap room they have will be needed on defense. It had better go to defense.

 

[beantownmaniac]

One more:

I figured the Hawks would sign Niemi because I thought the price was right. Oh well, someone is going to get a good young goalie. GREAT PIC DARE. I LOVE ASIAN WOMEN

 

[puckhead]

i thought turco's deal was 1.75? and Niemi was offered 2.75?

Turco = $1.3m, according to TSN

 

[h X c Chris]

One more:

This got my first ever rep ever. and damnit it was well worth the wait!

 

[Destroydacre]

i think turco is gunna have a good season and many teams will be upset they didnt get him.. just a hunch

also.. paul holmgren has gotta be kicking himself for signing leighton to 1.55 before free agency started.. niemi at 2.75, mason at 1.85, biron at 875k, ellis at 1.5.. id take all those combinations of contract/player over leighton at 1.55

I can't agree. Turdo sucks. Here's a sample of what you get with him:

 

[dare2be]

Nice, Now I will have a four hour erection and visit the emergency room with blurred vision.

WTF !!

Best way to solve that problem is give it a good rep

 

[puckhead]

I can't agree. Turdo sucks. Here's a sample of what you get with him:

I certainly HOPE he stinks in Chicago, but I think he has a year of two left. last season seemed like a aberration.
the youtube clip is a bit unfair.... do you define Dan Boyle by his most recent spot on the highlight reel?


damn, it pains me to defend turco.

 

[The Q stache]

Nice, Now I will have a four hour erection and visit the emergency room with blurred vision.

Question for the guys (or gals if you want to chime in) . If you take an ED med and get a four hour steamer how the hell can you walk into an emergency room without raising attention?

WTF !!

If boners last more than 4 hours find more women

 

[BOSSMANPC]

If boners last more than 4 hours find more women

Or nurses. But you didn't answer my question. How do you walk in without being noticed?

 

[Destroydacre]

I certainly HOPE he stinks in Chicago, but I think he has a year of two left. last season seemed like a aberration.
the youtube clip is a bit unfair.... do you define Dan Boyle by his most recent spot on the highlight reel?


damn, it pains me to defend turco.

No, but you'd be hard pressed to find another highlight of Boyle putting the puck into his own net. Turdo turns the puck over all the time, not to mention all of the goofy flailing he does, which I have to admit is very amusing to watch.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

I have the same hunch. just seemed like a fresh start would do him good after the clusterfuck that was dallas' season last year.

that list of goalies sure makes the $1.5m that NJ paid to a 37 year old Johan Hedberg look expensive (especially for sitting behind Marty for 70 games).


I am surprised that Chi walked away at that price. well, there's the ~$3m contract they needed to get rid of (instead of Bolland or Sharp). Its going to be interesting to see what he signs for elsewhere, as that seemed like a favourable award for Chi.

Look at it this way; warming Marty's bench is not a very desirable job, you need to pay a premium to get people to do it. However, for a guy coming off a lucrative contract who's never won a Cup, 1.5 with the defending champs is a great deal if you want to make a run.

 

[Eddie_Shack]

Also, for the record, I still remember what Turco did in the '08 WCFs. The guy stood on his head and was a dangerous 3rd defenseman. He had the Wings on their heels trying to keep up with his passing.

On the other hand, the Joe is severely in his head and it will be interesting to see if the curse carries over to Chicago.

 

[naslundfan19]

According to nhl.com, Potential landing spots for Niemi are Washington, San Jose, Dallas, Montreal, and Philly.