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Casey DeSmith Scouting Report

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Created: Sep. 30, 2023
Updated: Oct. 4, 2023
Talent Type: Professional
Position scouted: Goaltender
Age when scouted: 32
Projection: #2B
Trending: Under NHL Contract
Birthday: Aug. 13, 1991
Height: 6' 0 | 183 cm
Weight: 181 lbs | 82 kg
Undrafted
Contract: $3,600,000 over 2 years (Cap hit: $1,800,000)
Butterfly/Hybrid
Generally plays between the posts - rarely scrambles or gets caught way out of position
Lateral tracking is average in terms of powering from side to side quickly
At times exposed when mistiming his drop into butterfly - exposed low blocker - or leaning forwards instead of sitting tall
Does have the ability to play around 20 games as a backup but anything over 25 and his numbers start to fall off dramatically - Last season he played 38 games and the results were uneven - 3.17GAA .905% - Nothing elite or alarmingly poor about his game - a second tier NHL backup goalie who's 32 years old and not programmed to carry the load for extended periods of time
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SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAASv%
2022-23Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL383.170.905
2022-23USAWC71.950.918
2021-22Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL262.790.914
  • Blocker: 64
  • Compete/Consistency: 70
  • Glove: 65
  • High Net Coverage: 69
  • Lateral Quickness: 75
  • Low Net Coverage: 68
  • Positioning: 82
  • Puck Play: 65
  • Rebound Control: 68
  • Stops in Traffic: 69
Weighting
  • 20%: Compete/Consistency
  • 10%: Blocker, Glove, High Net Coverage, Lateral Quickness, Low Net Coverage, Positioning, Stops in Traffic,
  • 8%: Rebound Control
  • 2%: Puck Play