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Arbitrator gives Niemi $2.75 million

It’s decision time for GM Stan Bowman. After hearing the case between the Blackhawks and goaltender  Antti Niemi,  the arbitrator ruled Saturday seemingly in favor of Niemi, granting the Finn…Read More

One year, one Stanley Cup and a whole bunch of fun with Blackhawk Up

I’ve been thinking of what to write in this first sentence for quite sometime. I realized the reason it’s been so difficult is because I can barely put into words the amount of gratitude I…Read More

‘Hawks present negatives on Niemi hoping for positive outcome

I never understood the two-faced hilarity that is salary arbitration. The Blackhawks will tell a judge all the reasons they feel  Antti Niemi shouldn’t be compensated as he sees fit. Conversely,…Read More

Really, Kovalchuk? 17 years?

17 years is a long time to be married. Just for the record, the 17 years indeed does NOT relate to the amount of time he spent making this decision. It’s the number of years apparently agreed upon…Read More

If Niemi’s price is too high for Hawks, which team shells out the cash?

Capologists and ‘Hawks fans alike busted out the calculators in wake of  Niklas Hjalmarsson’s spankin’ new 4-year, $14 million contract thanks to those sore-loser San Jose Sharks. While…Read More

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