Niemi’s Signing with San Jose Sharks Proving Antti-Climactic?

It seemed like the perfect move to many.

Following a sweep in the 2010 Western Conference Finals at the hands of the Chicago Blackhawks, the San Jose Sharks set about dealing with an offseason full of high-profile free agents, trying to revamp their roster for another shot at the Stanley Cup.

Their first move was to part with chronic playoff underperformer Evgeni Nabokov in goal, and use the $5 million so displaced to help secure Patrick Marleau and Joe Pavelski long-term. This allowed the Sharks to keep a talented and dangerous core of forwards intact, but did not address a defense which was already a liability prior to the departure of Rob Blake, or the fact that young Thomas Greiss sat ...

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