Veteran goaltender Antti Niemi will not be back with the Montreal Canadiens next season.

General manager Marc Bergevin told the impending free-agent goaltender that he will not be offered a new contract.

A native of Vantaa, Finland, the 35-year-old Niemi just finished his second season in Montreal.

In 17 games this season, Niemi was 8-6-2 with a goals against average of 3.78 and an .887 save percentage.

A veteran of 11 NHL seasons, Niemi is a career 242-140-57 with a GAA of 2.57 and a .912 SV% over 463 games with the Chicago Blackhawks, San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, Florida Panthers and Canadiens.

The Habs have both Carey Price and Charlie Lindgren under contract for next season.