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Niittymaki to back up Smith in Tampa

ESPN.com news services

Friday, July 10, 2009

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Lightning have signed free agent goalie Antero Niittymaki to be the backup to starter Mike Smith. The one-year contract is worth $600,000, a source told ESPN.com's Pierre LeBrun. Lightning general manager Brian Lawton said Friday's signing accomplished an offseason priority of adding an experienced backup goalie. Niittymaki has played in 161 career NHL games, all with the Philadelphia Flyers, and has a 62-61-23 record. He appeared in 32 games with Philadelphia dur ...

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