Mark Madden believes Penguins are making 'an error of monumental proportions'

One of the main priorities heading into the offseason for Pittsburgh Penguins newly appointed general manager Ron Hextall was to improve the team's goaltending after a sketchy season last year from Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith. Although, the Penguins have been very quiet in obtaining another goalie.

Jarry recorded a .909 save percentage in 39 regular season games, but struggled in the playoffs with a .888 save percentage in 6 games. His goals against average did not improve either, as a 2.75 GAA dipped to 3.18 in the playoffs. These numbers just will not work for a team that is trying to win a championship and controversial radio host Mark Madden shined these thoughts through in a recent podcast on Monday.

"I think they are going nowhere with Jarry and DeSmith as the goalies," said Madden on his podcast. "People are panicking about losing Jared McCann and Brandon Tanev. They are small potatoes. They are bottom-six guys. That's still a team that won the division last year. But unless they solve the goaltending, they aren't going to win a playoff series. And let's not forget they are in a tougher division this year. It won't be as easy to make the playoffs, let alone win it."

Madden also thinks that there is a possibility that Hextall could still make a move before the off-season ends.

"You hear Jonathan Quick may be available in a trade (with the Los Angeles Kings). Hextall has some history with Quick, having worked with the Kings organization. But I don't know. The more I look at what's going on, the more it seems like they are going to stick with Jarry and DeSmith. Which would be an error of monumental proportions," said Madden.

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