Casey DeSmith doesn’t have any expectations for his time in Pittsburgh.
Antti Niemi no longer has a stall inside the Penguins dressing room at PPG Paints Arena … nor will he reclaim one, as he was claimed off waivers by the Florida Panthers on Tuesday.
That means that, for the foreseeable future, unless general manager Jim Rutherford goes shopping, either DeSmith or Tristan Jarry will serve as Matt Murray’s backup.
DeSmith, however, isn’t thinking about that. He’s happy to be here and a bit blown away by it all. In fact, after morning skate, DeSmith saw his stall, surrounding by reporters and appeared a bit embarrassed by it all.