Sharks Extend Niemi: 4 years/$15.2 Million

[Doc Holliday 1,888]

http://www.hockeybuzz.com/blog.php?post_id=34128

finally, the guy gets the credit he deserves. I am a huge Niemi fan, and all the guineas done in two short seasons in the NHL is pitch shutouts after shutout, win games, and win a Stanley Cup...this summer he didn't get the respect, and signed with San Jose at the end of the summer. nice then, he started off slowly (after playing a ton of hockey last year) but since Right around mid-December he has been the NHL's best goalie, statistically and from a record standpoint.

I am putting together the numbers since then, but they are staggering..

More to come..

Coming from Eklund, but it was confirmed by the CSN Bay Area.

*EDIT* It is $15.2 Mil. $3.8 mil cap hit. Could a mod change that up?

http://sports.espn.go.com/nhl/news/story?id=6170332&campaign=rss&source=ESPNHeadlines

Edited March 1, 2011 by NeverForgetMac25
Link added

[Konnan511 1,736]

Well, he has helped carry the Sharks this season and he had an excellent season last season, 4mil doesn't seem too bad.

[InKennyWeTrust 126]

The Sharks treat their goalies like they are their first girlfriend.

No, I don't think I need to elaborate on that.

[hooon 1,089]

4 mil, 3.8... either way its waay too much. Thank god for Kenny.

[greenrebellion 415]

The cap hit probably is close to fair given his recent play plus the fact that he has a stanley cup, but a four year term on a goalie with so little history in the league is a risk. Guess you can just send him overseas if things don't work out ala Huet.

[Rick Zombos Ghost 82]

Well that's a risk. Thank you Kenny for not doing anything crazy like a 4 year deal on Howard. Goalies can tank quickly thanks to the butterfly.

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

So much for following the Red Wings model.

[mjlegend 155]

So much for following the Red Wings model.

They stopped doing that when they gave that big goofy doofus the C after Blake retired.

Capgeek says they'll have under $9 million to fill 9 spots next year, including the 3-4 defence pair. Good luck with that.

[HankthaTank 1,100]

Capgeek says they'll have under $9 million to fill 9 spots next year, including the 3-4 defence pair. Good luck with that.

Stan Bowman is proud.

[Mabuhay Red Wings 177]

They stopped doing that when they gave that big goofy doofus the C after Blake retired.

[Doc Holliday 1,888]

Leadership.

[NeverForgetMac25 483]

Leadership.

You're doing it wrong.

[JoshuaW92 9]

God, Joe Thornton is such a ******...

Edited March 1, 2011 by JoshuaW92

[Z Winged Dangler 2,082]

how does howard get 2.something mil per year and niemi gets 3.8? THEY'RE THE SAME ******* GOALIE!!! overpaid by about 1 mil per season. this is why the sharks are perennial chokers. they overpay and lack depth. what's gonna happen when they have to re-sign couture? lol at san jose's misfortune. so who gets traded next off season...thornton, marleau, heatley or boyle? or does niemi go to europe or the AHL?