This time of year if an NHL coach gives a lot of specifics on an injury and timeline, it’s usually very bad news. Such was the case for the Penguins and backup goalie Casey DeSmith on Friday. DeSmith had to pull himself out of Tuesday night’s Game 1 in double overtime, which proved to be an indication that something was not right. Coach Mike Sullivan announced that DeSmith needed and received a surgical repair of his core and will be out for the remainder of this season.
Coach Sullivan has announced that Casey DeSmith had successful core muscle surgery this morning.