Pens extend Tristan Jarry, indicating that Murray could be on the move
The Pittsburgh Penguins have announced the re-signing of 25-year-old goaltender Tristan Jarry to a 3-year contract extension on Saturday, essentially indicating that the Pens have made their internal decision on who their goalie of the future will be.
Jarry is set to earn $3.5M AAV through the 2022-23 season, a steep increase from the $630,833 he earned last season with the Pens, a career year for the Surrey, BC native.
"Tristan is coming off of an All-Star season and has demonstrated the ability to be a regular starter for us," said Penguins GM Jim Rutherford. "He is a fundamentally sound young goaltender who we believe is a great asset for the Penguins."
Given the commitment that Rutherford has made to his 2019-20 backup, whose numbers indicate that he is ready for a long look as the team's defacto number one, the writing seems to be on the wall for two-time Stanley Cup winner and Thunder Bay, ON native Matt Murray.
Murray has been the target of much trade speculation since Rutherford declared his intent to move a goalie during this offseason. Due to his injury troubles over the past few seasons, Murray's numbers have taken a sizable hit since winning back-to-back Stanley Cups in 2015-16 and 2016-17 with the Pens.
Jarry, on the other hand, posted career-best numbers in both starts and wins (33 starts, 20 wins), and also reached new highs in GAA (2.43) and Save % (.921) last season. He also set the Penguins franchise shutout record in 2019-20. Jarry went an incredible 177:15 minutes without allowing a goal between November 29th through December 10th.
Jarry was drafted by the Pens in the second round (44th overall) in 2013.
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Roope Hintz | - | 4 | 4 | |
| Ross Colton | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| Jason Robertson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 2 | - | 2 | |
| Sam Steel | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Mika Zibanejad | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Thomas Harley | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Oliver Kylington | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Will Cuylle | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jonathan Drouin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jack Drury | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matt Duchene | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Oliver Ekman-Larsson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Warren Foegele | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vinnie Hinostroza | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Wyatt Johnston | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Matthew Knies | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Trevor Moore | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| William Nylander | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 60 | 42 | 15 | 3 | 87 | |
Capitals | 59 | 38 | 13 | 8 | 84 | |
Stars | 59 | 38 | 19 | 2 | 78 | |
Maple Leafs | 59 | 37 | 20 | 2 | 76 | |
Golden Knights | 59 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 76 | |
Panthers | 60 | 36 | 21 | 3 | 75 | |
Lightning | 58 | 34 | 20 | 4 | 72 | |
Hurricanes | 59 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 72 | |
Oilers | 59 | 34 | 21 | 4 | 72 | |
Wild | 60 | 34 | 22 | 4 | 72 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||