Pittsburgh Penguins officially give up on their highest paid goaltender since Marc Andre Fleury
Tristan Jarry has been dreadful throughout the 2024/25 season, and now it appears the Penguins may officially be giving up on the once-promising goaltender after they've made a shocking decision on the 29-year-old.
Earlier this season, the Pittsburgh Penguins went through some major struggles, headlined by Tristan Jarry's poor performance, with the team doing anything to get him going again.
Unfortunately, nothing has helped at this point, as he has allowed a 3.26 GAA and tallied an .886 save percentage through 22 games played, and with the team getting much better performances from their other goaltenders, it makes sense for them to simply move on from him.
Given that he signed a five-year, $26.8 million deal, they unfortunately can't move him, as they'll instead place him on waivers according to TSN's Chris Johnston, following up on a report from Josh Yohe who stated the team was simply at their breaking point with him.
Jarry was once seen as the promising successor to Marc-Andre Fleury and Matt Murray, and while he had career highs of a 2.42 GAA and a .921 save percentage, he clearly just hasn't been able to continue playing at a high level.
At 29 years of age, he still clearly has plenty of time to get his career back on track, but with the Penguins likely to leave him in the AHL for the remainder of the 2024/25 season, it's very unclear where his future now lies.
Ultimately, this is a major issue for the Penguins, as Jarry is owed over $5 million annually for another three seasons beyond this one, and if he can't somehow get things back on track, it's very likely that his time in the NHL for the Penguins has come to an end.
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