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Why the Penguins’ biggest leap starts with the Tristan Jarry trade
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Tristan Jarry’s trade jolted the Pittsburgh Penguins goalie room, and Stuart Skinner plus Arturs Silovs made it feel like a real leap.
The break arrives with Pittsburgh sitting 29-15-12, and the saves have mattered as much as any hot streak.
That’s why the “goalie took the biggest leap” line in the post hits. It matches what the standings show.
Jarry didn’t get shipped out as a pure dump. He played well enough to be moved as a solution.
On December 12, 2025, Pittsburgh sent Jarry and Samuel Poulin to Edmonton, and brought in Skinner, Brett Kulak, and a 2029 second-round pick.
That deal also freed the crease to become a true rotation, not a weekly debate.
Skinner’s “strong grade” makes sense because he’s steady when the game gets weird. One bad rebound doesn’t snowball into three.
Silovs adds a different flavor, quieter feet, calmer shoulders, less panic when the slot gets crowded.
Arturs Silovs gives the Pittsburgh Penguins real calm
And honestly, Penguins fans have been waiting years to feel relaxed when the puck hits the blue line.
Silovs is 24, drafted in 2019, sixth round, by the Vancouver Canucks, and he’s already earned big-game trust in this organization.
He’s also at the 2026 Olympics with Latvia right now, which tells you how his stock has risen.
Then there’s Sergei Murashov, the pipeline play that suddenly looks real.
Murashov is 21, drafted in 2022, fourth round, by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the club has treated him like a future option, not a distant project.
If this crease stays stable after the break, the Penguins can spend deadline ammo on the blue line instead of chasing another emergency goalie.
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