The Pittsburgh Penguins placed goaltender Antti Niemi on waivers Monday after he appeared in just three games as Matt Murray's backup.
Niemi, 34, had a 7.49 goals-against average and a .797 save percentage. That includes allowing seven goals in a loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday.
He gave up four goals in under 10 minutes during the Penguins' 10-1 drubbing by the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct. 5.
"[Niemi] just drew the bad hand for three games," general manager Jim Rutherford told reporters, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.