Antero Niittymaki has not dressed for a game since his recall on December 23. The Sharks are using Antti Niemi as their starter with Thomas Greiss as the backup and leaving Niittymaki in the press box. They will not drop a goalie at this time as whoever is dropped will have to go through waivers and will definitely be picked up somewhere, so Niittymaki continues to watch from the press box.