Following some early-season struggles for one of the higher-paid netminders in the NHL, Tristan Jarry ($5.375 million cap hit) has been assigned to the American Hockey League (AHL). It’ll be a conditioning loan for the 29-year-old of the Pittsburgh Penguins. The Penguins have assigned goaltender Tristan Jarry to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) on a conditioning
Penguins Goaltending
With the goaltender market seemingly heating up and numerous teams being rumored to be trying to acquire a goalie via trade, a team that may have one that could pique the interest of others is the Pittsburgh Penguins. While they have not been talked about a whole lot as a team that could move their
The Pittsburgh Penguins are going to look much different next season, on and off the ice. Ownership made sweeping changes to the management team just weeks ago and the Penguins roster heads into a very uncertain offseason which will see a number of different players brought in and current Pens shipped out. Explore everything hockey
As the NHL schedule flips to a new page of its 2022-23 calendar, all of that which made up a narrative-rich November left fans with a lot to digest heading into December. In many cases, supporters must be satisfied with what they were able to consume. Whereas, what other respective onlookers witnessed from their favourite
The role of an NHL goaltender is one of the most complicated in all of sports. While hockey is a team game, ultimately the success or failure of a franchise can be dictated by goaltending. A great goaltender can steal games that a team has no right winning, while a bad game or two can
The NHL Goalie Report is back! Poised to be better than ever, this series will cover all that matters most throughout 2022-23. Expect these writeups to showcase league leaders, highlight-reel saves, backups battling for starts, spotlight-worthy debuts, questionable calls, all-star performances, injury updates, and everything in between. 2022-23 NHL Goalie Report (The Hockey Writers) In anticipation of
The Pittsburgh Penguins have lost four of their last five games in which Tristan Jarry started between the pipes. Casey DeSmith has shown promise but has leaps and bounds to go before being considered a strong second choice. Tristan Jarry, Pittsburgh Penguins(Amy Irvin / The Hockey Writers) After dropping the last two games to their
The NHL offseason has entered arguably its slowest news month — August. Free agent signings aren’t as common, trades are usually wrapped up, and organizations are usually pretty happy with their team about a month away from training camp. The Pittsburgh Penguins are no different this month. Every free agent signing they wanted to make
Tristan Jarry probably isn’t going anywhere. It’s been about a month since the Pittsburgh Penguins’ goalie attempted a stretch pass 51 seconds into the second overtime of Game 5 against the New York Islanders. It went straight to Josh Bailey, who immediately scored on hockey’s version of a game-ending pick-six on May 24. Game 6 didn’t
There is no way Tristan Jarry can stay in Pittsburgh after that abysmal postseason performance. He had a 2-4 record with a minus-6.91 goals saved above expected (GSAx), which currently ranks dead last in the NHL in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. He is being paid $3.5 million AAV for two more seasons, so it is
After winning only one game in the last two postseason series, the Pittsburgh Penguins’ offseason will be crucial. The Penguins were swept in the first round by the New York Islanders in the 2019 Stanely Cup Playoffs and then lost to the Montreal Canadians in the play-in round this season. Back-to-back, early exits in the
Tuesday night was an exciting evening with 12 games across the National Hockey League. The busy schedule gave us plenty of goalie news, including a big debut on Broadway, some heroics in the desert and a victorious anniversary. In addition, we have a very deserving All-Star replacement. Shesterkin Topples Avalanche in NHL Debut As the
Sunday night’s National Hockey League schedule only had two games, but we saw a vintage performance from one of the best in the game. In St. Louis, a forward learned the hard way not to take a run at the goaltender. Plus, we have our Week in Review catching you up on all things goaltending.
What makes for a great NHL backup? Judging by this list of the best ones in the game today, it could really be either youth or experience. There’s really no rhyme or reason to the job, although it’s safe to say that if you’ve got a Vezina Trophy win notched on your belt, like the
The Penguins’ positional strengths and weaknesses are apparent. Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin are the best duo at center in pro hockey. Kris Letang is an elite puck-mover on the blue line; and Erik Gudbranson and Jack Johnson slow down the defense. How does the goaltending situation look? Matt Murray Matt Murray rose from relative
Late in the 2015-16 season, Pittsburgh’s third round (83rd overall selection) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft, got his shot in the NHL when Marc-Andre Fleury fell to a concussion. Murray, a standout performer in the American Hockey League with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton in 2014-15 and the early part of 2015-16, was called up. His record in