Antti Niemi

Antti Niemi won't be staying on the team he helped win the Stanley Cup this year, according to TSN.com. The Chicago Blackhawks walked away from his contract after a round of salary arbitration, and instead signed a one-year contract with Marty Turco for $1.3 million. Niemi's camp originally wanted $4 million to stay with the Blackhawks, when the team offered him $1.75 million. After arbitration, the figure came down to $2.75 million, but the team decided to pull out from the deal. Now...Read Full Story

CBS NewsAllan Muir: Coyotes lean on Smith to eliminate BlackhawksSI.comMike Smith made 39 saves to cap an excellent series as the Coyotes beat the Blackhawks 4-0. It was the hot talking point after the Blackhawks won the 2010 Stanley Cup with Antti Niemi between the pipes: Do you really need an elite goalie anymore to win ...NHL roundup: Mike Smith saves (39) the day for CoyotesDetroit Free PressSmith too good as Coyotes clinch seriesSTLtoday.comMorrissey: Hawks can't get anything past...Read Full Story

Posted by VancouverSun.com in Sports on August 2nd, 2010 at 10:01 pm The Chicago Blackhawks won 16 games in the playoffs, and the man most responsible for at least two of those victories is now an ex-Hawk. More here:  Leave a Reply Search Our Blog: Current WeatherVancouver, CANADA19 °C Vancouver Live TweetsVancouverNews_: Metro Vancouver food banks starved for donations: The recession is not over. That’s the message from Metro Vancouv... http://bit.ly/c3SPqa 50...Read Full Story

PANTHERS GAME DAYFlorida Panthers (26-31-9 61 points)vsChicago Blackhawks (37-23-6 80 points) Tuesday, March 8 7:30 PM BankAtlantic Center, Sunrise, FLTV: FS-Florida (Steve Goldstein/Bill Lindsay), CSN-Chicago (Pat Foley, Eddie Olczyk)RADIO: 560 WQAM (Miami) (Randy Moller), WGN 720 The Fan (Chicago) (John Wiedemen, Troy Murray) * * *The Florida Panthers return to action Tuesday after back to back overtime losses. On Sunday at the BankAtlantic Center, the Panthers fell 3-2 to the Washington...Read Full Story

After the dust settled in the post-Stanley Cup Salary Cap Shuffle, ten players were gone from the championship roster: Burish, Byfuglien, Eager, Fraser, Huet, Ladd, Madden, Niemi, Sopel, Versteeg. (Gone, too, was Kim Johnsson, who suffered a potentially career-ending concussion after just 8 games for Chicago.) In return, the Hawks got back a selection of prospects and draft picks; and between trades and free agent signings, also acquired a bunch of guys with names like Stalberg, Makarov, and...Read Full Story