Niemi gave up five goals on 36 shots in Saturday's 5-4 overtime loss to St. Louis.

EDGE Analysis

Niemi is in a downward spiral, allowing 15 goals in his last four appearances, while also sporting an ugly .793 save percentage in that span. Also, he got benched in two of those outings, allowing Kari Lehtonen to step in and make his case for more starts. Hopefully you don't have to rely on Niemi, as his struggles are beyond evident.