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However, he should be commended for revising the Penguins goaltending situation." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Dubas and the Penguins took a gamble this summer when signing Tristan Jarry to a long-term contract, given his injury issues in recent years. They also took a gamble at the backup position, letting go of long-time backup Casey DeSmith in favor of Alex Nedeljkovic." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Nedeljkovic was coming off a rough two-year stretch with the Detroit Red Wings. He finished his time in Detroit with a 25-31-11 record and spent more time at the AHL level last season (26 GP) than at the NHL level (15 GP)." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Since arriving in Pittsburgh, Nedeljkovic has been nothing short of excellent for the Penguins. Despite battling an injury earlier in the season, \"Ned\" has a 5-2-1 record and has amassed a .927 save percentage. He also has 6.8 goals saved above expected, which places him 14th among all NHL goaltenders." } }, { "id": "luxa8klb-psjcfe5n", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1738033798095196606", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1738033798095196606", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "His emergence is massive for Penguins starting netminder Tristan Jarry. Jarry has had to take on a large workload most of his career due to volatile performance from Casey DeSmith and various other backups. " } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "This season has been no different thus far due to Nedeljkovic's early injury absence. Jarry is currently on pace to start 58 games, tying his career-high set in 2021-22. However, Nedeljkovic's steady play has garnered more playing time of late, three starts in the past four games, and should result in a more balanced workload moving forward." } }, { "id": "sbp5i2bx-3zk2x3i8", "type": "embed", "data": { "service": "twitter", "source": "https://twitter.com/penguins/status/1737879981722661100", "embed": "https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=1737879981722661100", "caption": "" } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "Both goaltenders have been vital to the Penguins this season. The Penguins are 22nd in expected goals allowed this season but are 6th in actual goals allowed. That's a credit to the work Jarry and Nedeljkovic have done this season and the work Kyle Dubas did this offseason to bring them both in." } }, { "type": "paragraph", "data": { "text": "With January approaching, we're about to test this vital position. Jarry's numbers have historically dipped heavily during the latter months of the season. 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