Pittsburgh Penguins goalie Tristan Jarry has reversed career course and is once again proving to be a competent NHL goalie. Simultaneously, the NHL trade winds have swirled around the Edmonton Oilers, who are in desperate need of goaltending as the Stanley Cup hopeful’s season continues to trend sideways.
Wednesday afternoon, ESPN analyst Kevin Weeks reported that Jarry was “drawing significant interest” from Edmonton.
Edmonton and Jarry seemed to be a match until Jarry’s drama-filled 2024-25 season, in which Penguins goalies approached an NHL record for most goals allowed on the first shot of the game, and Jarry was waived in January.
Jarry rebounded from the ignominious demotion by reclaiming the Penguins’ starting net over the final month last season.
This season, Jarry has platooned with Arturs Silovs until a lower-body injury cost Jarry most of November. The Penguins activated Jarry Wednesday, and he will make his first start since suffering the injury against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Nov. 3.
Jarry, 31, posted a .911 save percentage in seven starts before his return. He carries a $5.375 million salary cap hit for this season and two more.
Jarry is familiar with the city of Edmonton, and they are with him, too. He played his junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL.
Edmonton goalies Stuart Skinner and Calvin Pickard have combined to post a league-worst .868 save percentage. Edmonton has lost in the Stanley Cup Final in each of the last two seasons.
The Penguins returned hyped rookie Sergei Murashov to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the AHL in order to activate Jarry.
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