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San Jose, CA – San Jose Sharks goaltender Antero Niittymaki will miss the next 12 weeks after lower body surgery.
The San Jose Mercury News is reporting that Niittymaki had a procedure in southern California to erase pain that he has been having as a result of a lower body injury last season.
The backup to Antti Niemi last season, Niittymaki went 12-7-3 with a 2.72 goals against average in 24 games.
Over seven seasons in the NHL, the 31-year-old Finland native has played in 234 games and is 95-86-31 with five shutouts and a 2.95 GAA with Philadelphia, Tampa Bay and San Jose.
Thomas Greiss will serve as San Jose's backup until Niittymaki can return to play.
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