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The players that will be included in here likely won’t play a game for the Penguins. That doesn’t mean they don’t need to be there. If one of the regulars gets hurt, some of these players could be asked to step in during the playoffs. With that said, let’s take a look at the players that will be a black ace for Pittsburgh.
The term “Black Ace” was once used negatively. The term originated from Eddie Shore, who would refer to spare players as a “Black Ace.” Shore would say that a team would be in bad shape if they had to use one of their Black Aces in a game. However, recently, it has been used more positively. A team would use a Black Ace to help them overcome the loss of a player; or if they thought a different player could be utilized in a way to help the team win. Let’s look at the Penguins aces in the hole.
Casey DeSmith
Casey DeSmith has already been seen practicing with some of the Penguin players in recent days so he’s for sure going to be included. He’s going to be the third-string goaltender as Matt Murray and Tristan Jarry will be the ones vying to get the net for game one against Montreal. DeSmith has seen some NHL action before as he appeared in 14 games during 2017-2018 and 36 games during 2018-2019. He was the backup to Murray before Jarry was and his numbers weren’t bad. They’re still relatively a low sample size but in 2017-2018, he had a .921 save percentage. Then in 2018-2019, he had a .916 save percentage. His even-strength save percentage was even better during those two years (.933 and .928 respectively). When Murray was hurt at times during those seasons, he proved that he was a capable backup for the Penguins.
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https://lastwordonhockey.com/2020/06/13/the-pittsburgh-penguins-black-aces/
The term “Black Ace” was once used negatively. The term originated from Eddie Shore, who would refer to spare players as a “Black Ace.” Shore would say that a team would be in bad shape if they had to use one of their Black Aces in a game. However, recently, it has been used more positively. A team would use a Black Ace to help them overcome the loss of a player; or if they thought a different player could be utilized in a way to help the team win. Let’s look at the Penguins aces in the hole.
Casey DeSmith
Casey DeSmith has already been seen practicing with some of the Penguin players in recent days so he’s for sure going to be included. He’s going to be the third-string goaltender as Matt Murray and Tristan Jarry will be the ones vying to get the net for game one against Montreal. DeSmith has seen some NHL action before as he appeared in 14 games during 2017-2018 and 36 games during 2018-2019. He was the backup to Murray before Jarry was and his numbers weren’t bad. They’re still relatively a low sample size but in 2017-2018, he had a .921 save percentage. Then in 2018-2019, he had a .916 save percentage. His even-strength save percentage was even better during those two years (.933 and .928 respectively). When Murray was hurt at times during those seasons, he proved that he was a capable backup for the Penguins.
The rest of the article is here
https://lastwordonhockey.com/2020/06/13/the-pittsburgh-penguins-black-aces/
