Niemi will be in the crease for Saturday's game against the Hurricanes, Kevin Kurz of CSN Bay Area reports. While the Hurricanes have remained near the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings for most of the season, they haven't been the pushover lately that their overall record would indicate. Carolina enters Saturday with an 8-3-3 record over their last 14 games, making for a formidable opponent than Niemi's owners might anticipate. It's still probably a good idea to keep Niemi active against a low-scoring unit on his own home ice, but an easy victory is far from guaranteed.