Former Sharks goalie Antti Niemi has signed a three-year contract with the Dallas Stars, according to reports. The deal is worth an annual salary cap hit of $4.5 million.
The 31-year-old’s rights were traded to Dallas on Saturday, in exchange for a 7th round pick in the 2015 draft (193 overall). Niemi was a pending unrestricted free agent, completing a four-year, $15.2 million contract in San Jose in 2014-15. He originally signed with the Sharks as a free agent on Sep. 2, 2010.
In five seasons with the Sharks, Niemi was 163-92-35 with a 2.40 goals-against average and .