Minutes after the Montreal Canadiens updated us on Carey Price‘s injury, news broke. Not big news, but interesting news to say the least. Sportsnet‘s Elliotte Friedman tweeted out that Antii Niemi was claimed off waivers Tuesday morning.
The same Niemi who was part of the worst goaltending tandem in recent memory back with the Dallas Stars? The Niemi who is now on his third team in five weeks, yes that Niemi.
There’s nothing really to smile about based on his numbers. Niemi played in three games for the Pittsburgh Penguins with a .