Antero Niittymaki Injury Leaves San Jose Sharks Vulnerable in Net

San Jose Sharks backup goalie Antero Niittymaki has undergone surgery to fix a lower-body injury that occurred in February of this past season. He will miss 12 weeks in recovery, as reported on Thursday.

This leaves an otherwise solid net situation vulnerable. But another injury will actually be helpful in finding out just how much.

Starter Antti Niemi had surgery to remove a cyst and is all but certain to be ready for the start of the season. That means other goalies will get the playing time in the remaining five games of ...

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