Niemi will not get the start Thursday against the Jets.

EDGE Analysis

Despite a strong start and a nice pile of wins, Niemi has not been great in recent games. Over the last six games he's been at a .900 save percentage or lower in five of those games with a high of .906. He's taken two losses in a row, allowing seven goals in those starts. With Kari Lehtonen playing well, it's plausible that the balance of starts begins to shift away from Lehtonen.