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Chicago May Be Losing Their Stanley Cup Goalie
by Paul on 07/30/10 at 11:51 PM ET
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from Tim Sassone of the Chicago Daily-Herald,
It doesn’t look good as far as the Blackhawks keeping goalie Antti Niemi.
Niemi’s arbitration award will be announced today and multiple sources believe the number will end up well past $3 million, perhaps close to $4 million, which the Hawks couldn’t fit under the salary cap the way the roster stands today.
“I think he’s gone,” one of Niemi’s Hawks teammates said Friday before the start of the team’s third annual convention at the Hilton Chicago.
Another NHL source wondered how the arbitrator couldn’t see to award Niemi the $4 million he is believed to have sought when the Hawks are paying their other goalie, Cristobal Huet, the one that didn’t win the Stanley Cup, a salary of $5.6 million.
“I don’t see how this works out in the Hawks’ favor,” the source said.
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They should write “Florida Marlins” on the Cup and get it over with.
Posted by HNBCTB on 07/31/10 at 02:32 AM ET
They should write “Florida Marlins” on the Cup and get it over with.
Posted by HNBCTB on 07/31/10 at 12:32 AM ET
So are you predicting another win in a few years after the team rebuilds again? 
Posted by Baroque from Michigan on 07/31/10 at 09:14 AM ET
why don’t they trade Huet? oh, wait, you mean they gave a $5.6 million contract to a goalie who isn’t worth it, and nobody will take him off their hands? go figure.
Posted by PaulinMiamiBeach on 07/31/10 at 12:13 PM ET
huet and crawford will get the job done…. for opposing teams
Posted by Oilers Rock from Edmonton, Alberta on 07/31/10 at 01:33 PM ET
Looks like the Chicago Daily-Herald was wrong…. http://www.kuklaskorner.com/index.php/hockey/comments/report_antti_niemi_awarded_275m/
for the time being atleast
Posted by Hockey from Huntsville on 07/31/10 at 04:12 PM ET
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So, how’s that Summer with the Cup thing going so far Hawk Fans?
Posted by Down River Dan on 07/31/10 at 12:19 AM ET