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Wilkes-Barre Watch: Maguire calm, confident in sophomore season

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Sean Maguire. -- KDP PHOTOGRAPHY / WBS PENGUINS

The Penguins organization has had much success with young goaltending prospects over the past few years, with the likes of Matt Murray, Tristan Jarry, and Casey DeSmith reaching the NHL, and new additions like Filip Gustavsson seemingly on the same path.

One of the goaltenders in that pipeline is Sean Maguire, Pittsburgh's fourth-round pick in the 2012 draft.

Maguire, 24, is in his second full season of professional hockey, having attended Boston University in the years after he was drafted.

After Jarry's recall to Pittsburgh, Maguire was subsequently recalled to Wilkes-Barre, and now projects to spend much of, if not the remainder of, the season in the AHL. With the recall, an injury to start the season, and an illness that sidelined him for a week, it would appear that Maguire is having a hectic sophomore season.

His peace of mind, though, is one of his biggest takeaways this season.

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