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Penguins' Unstable Relationship With Longtime Goalie Tristan Jarry May Lead to Offseason Trade
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Count goaltender Tristan Jarry in the group of players whom the Pittsburgh Penguins could trade, per a newly released report from Josh Yohe of The Athletic.
Thanks to the early-season struggles of goaltender Tristan Jarry, the Pittsburgh Penguins demoted him to their AHL affiliate Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, where he worked on his game.
He performed well enough in the minors to eventually earn a call-up back to the NHL, and while it initially looked as though his stint in the AHL paid off, he eventually returned to the form from the early goings in the year.
Jarry still has mutliple years left on his current deal, but that won't stop the Penguins from making him available to other clubs looking for goaltending depth via trade, per a newly released report from team beat writer Josh Yohe of The Athletic.
He includes Jarry in a list of several players that he believes the Penguins have listed up for grabs to the rest of the NHL.
Jarry is in a slightly different spot than Graves simply because the goaltender was legitimately good in the final month of the season. Does that make him movable? I doubt it. But if he's able to put a good season together, Jarry could be movable at that point. The Penguins appreciate his late-season performance but don't feel any particular loyalty to him. He can be had.
The Penguins also have a decision to make when it comes to the future of Alex Nedeljkovic, who appeared to have supplanted Jarry as the starter in Pittsburgh but largely struggled himself this season and has only a year left on his current deal.
The Penguins also have young goaltenders Joel Blomqvist and Sergei Murashev waiting in the wings who could earn more playing time in the upcoming year.
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