Nathan Lieuwen
33-Year-Old
Free Agent
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Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Sabres in July 2015. Deal is worth $605,000 at the NHL level.
Retiring due to concussion problems
Lieuwen has retired from professional hockey due to ongoing concussion issues, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
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Lieuwen sustained a severe concussion on April 6, 2014 when he was hit in the head by Philadelphia's Jay Rosehill as he was coming across the goal crease. Lieuwen experienced some of the common symptoms of a concussion, but he suffered from a more uncommon one as well -- his vision was completely thrown off and since then, he has never been able to track the puck as easily as he could before the incident. It's an unfortunate story, especially considering the goalie is just 25 years old, but the silver lining is that Lieuwen said he plans to stay involved with hockey, perhaps becoming a goalie coach sometime in the near future.
Lieuwen sustained a severe concussion on April 6, 2014 when he was hit in the head by Philadelphia's Jay Rosehill as he was coming across the goal crease. Lieuwen experienced some of the common symptoms of a concussion, but he suffered from a more uncommon one as well -- his vision was completely thrown off and since then, he has never been able to track the puck as easily as he could before the incident. It's an unfortunate story, especially considering the goalie is just 25 years old, but the silver lining is that Lieuwen said he plans to stay involved with hockey, perhaps becoming a goalie coach sometime in the near future.
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Lieuwen, a former sixth-round pick, took a step backwards in his development last year, serving as the backup in AHL Rochester after appearing in seven games with the Sabres the previous season. He won just four times in 16 appearances and posted an atrocious 3.29 GAA and a poor .883 save percentage before he was shut down for much of the season due to a concussion. As an impending free agent, Lieuwen should be motivated heading into the upcoming campaign, but he'll face stiff competition from Rochester's two other goalies and could end up as either a backup goalie or even get assignment to the ECHL.
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Lieuwen was reassigned Friday to AHL Rochester.
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Lieuwen was called up Friday and will backup Chad Johnson against the Senators.
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The Sabres recalled Lieuwen from AHL Rochester on Saturday, Mike Harrington of the Buffalo News reports.
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Lieuwen (concussion) signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Sabres on Wednesday, Renaud Lavoie of TVA Sports reports.
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Nathan Lieuwen: (Concussion) Taking Significant Time Off
Lieuwen announced Thursday that he will "take significant time off" to recover from a concussion sustained last season, Bill Hoppe of the Olean Times Herald reports.
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