What the signing of Antti Niemi Means to the San Jose Sharks and the Western Conference
After some time, former Chicago Blackhawk goaltender Antti Niemi finally found a new home, and it’s San Jose.
It’s hard not to say that this deal will somehow affect the Blackhawks, now that they have a very good chance of competing against Niemi, given he wins the number one spot against Antero Niittymaki.
San Jose is, no doubt, trying to bolster their roster to make that deep run into the playoffs that always seems to just barely escape from their grasp. Very few teams look as good as the Sharks during the regular season. However, once postseason starts, they become an underachieving mess.
So will Niemi be that piece that puts San Jose on track to beat other playoff favorites, such as Detroit and Chicago?
I wouldn’t get too excited.
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