MONTREAL (AP) Goaltender Antti Niemi was seeking stability more than money when he agreed to a one-year
Adidas John Moore Jersey , $950,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens on Tuesday.Who could blame the 34-year-old, who was eligible for free agency on
July 1, after a whirlwind 2017-18 season? Niemi was bought out by the Dallas
Stars last summer, signed with Pittsburgh, was claimed on waivers by Florida and
then claimed again by Montreal.”The way I felt when I was playing in
Montreal
Tim Heed Jersey , I was comfortable there,” Niemi said on a conference call. ”I didn’t need to change that.”It wasn’t about getting the most money.”Niemi was
0-3-0 with a 7.49 goals-against average when Pittsburgh placed him on waivers on
Oct. 24, and he was 0-1-1 with a 5.11 GAA – allowing five goals on 39 shots in
two appearances – when he was put on waivers again by the Panthers on Nov.
14.But the Finnish veteran settled down nicely when claimed that day by
Montreal, where he was reunited with goalie coach Stephane Waite. The two had
worked together when Niemi backstopped the Chicago Blackhawks to a Stanley Cup
in 2010.With the Canadiens, Niemi went 7-5-4 with a 2.46 GAA and a .929 save
percentage.The club now has two goalies on one-way contracts vying for the job
as backup to Carey Price next season – Niemi and prospect Charlie Lindgren, who
signed a three-year extension on Feb. 13. It could make for a fierce battle in
training camp
Womens Tomas Hertl Jersey , but at least whichever gets sent to AHL Laval will earn his full NHL salary.Niemi was just glad that his stint in Montreal
showed he can still play top-level hockey.He said what prompted him to sign was
”how last season went and how I was able to bounce back.”— SASKATOON,
Saskatchewan (AP) Injured Humboldt Broncos players got a visit from the Stanley
Cup.Tom Straschnitzki – whose 19-year-old son, Ryan, was badly injured in the
junior hockey team’s bus crash – was in a waiting area at Royal University
Hospital on Friday night when a large box was wheeled in.Recognizing the box
from Stanley Cup presentations, he immediately suspected what was inside, and
his suspicions were confirmed when someone wearing white gloves lifted the
trophy from the case.Tom Straschnitzki said Ryan’s bed was the first
stop
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forward who visited the hospital earlier in the day to deliver jerseys the
Blackhawks and Winnipeg Jets wore last weekend with Broncos nameplates on
them.Tom Straschnitzki says Ryan was asked if he wanted to touch the cup, but he
wanted to wait until he wins it someday.”They know the tradition,” Tom
Straschnitzki said, noting the other injured players didn’t want to touch the
trophy, either.The Straschnitzki are from Airdrie
Adidas Steven Kampfer Jersey , Alberta. The family said 19-year-old Ryan couldn’t feel his legs after the crash.Sixteen people have died as a result of a
crash last week when the Broncos’ bus collided with a semi-truck just south of
Nipawin. Another 13 people were injured.
