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Chicago Blackhawks Greatest 100- #73 Antti Niemi

If you are going by career numbers in a Chicago Blackhawks jersey, there is an argument that Niemi doesn’t deserve to be on this list.

Niemi’s regular season stats with the Chicago Blackhawks do not blow anyone’s mind. Niemi was 27-8-5 in 42 games in 2009-2010. Niemi did record 7 shutouts during his only full season with the Hawks.

Niemi wasn’t even supposed to be the starter during the 2009-2010 season. That distinction was supposed to be Cristobal Huet‘s. Huet played ok at the beginning of the season, but as the season got longer and longer it became evident that Huet wasn’t the backstop that would lead the Chicago Blackhawks to a Stanley Cup.