Confirmed Signing with Link: [PIT] G Tristan Jarry re-signs with the Penguins (5 years, $5.375M AAV)

[Empoleon8771]

Great, now compare their good seasons.

Murray is a great goalie when he's good, no one is denying that. But Murray hasn't been good since 2018-2019 and 2016-2017 before that.

 

[Gary Bets Man]

Stats rarely tell the whole story.

-As you said, the last 2 seasons he has been hurt and unavailable during the stretch run and playoffs. Availability is the most valuable trait, especially for a goalie.

-The only time he has been healthy for the playoffs, he literally gave the season away.

-Look at his splits from the first half to the second half. His game routinely falls apart after the all-star game.

Fair to say having trouble keeping healthy lowers his value somewhat, but when healthy I’d still take him over most other goalies, and can’t think of a replacement on the market that’s an upgrade.

I don’t know if it was ever disclosed what exactly was wrong with him, but his play fell off when he was in and out on (presumably) the same injury acting up. Never good for goalies to “play though it” but their alternatives (DeSmith?) we’re probably worse.

If his injuries are nothing career derailing, and he has/can heal and overcome from them, it’s a fine deal and pretty good value imo. Don’t understand the lols on this one.

Since the staff know the specifics, maybe it’s just been bad luck and he has nothing but healthy seasons ahead. We don’t know here.

 

[SomeDude]

Fair to say having trouble keeping healthy lowers his value somewhat, but when healthy I’d still take him over most other goalies, and can’t think of a replacement on the market that’s an upgrade.

I don’t know if it was ever disclosed what exactly was wrong with him, but his play fell off when he was in and out on (presumably) the same injury acting up. Never good for goalies to “play though it” but their alternatives (DeSmith?) we’re probably worse.

If his injuries are nothing career derailing, and he has/can heal and overcome from them, it’s a fine deal and pretty good value imo. Don’t understand the lols on this one.

Since the staff know the specifics, maybe it’s just been bad luck and he has nothing but healthy seasons ahead. We don’t know here.

Still overlooks the fact that as the games importance increase, his results decrease. He has shown to be the opposite of a clutch player.

 

[Cape]

F…ck. I hate this. How many Malkin/Crosby years were ruined by abysmal goaltending.

 

[Krimson]

Nice ! Keeps the Pens mediocre. Just good enough to miss the playoffs by a couple points and draft crappy.
Also takes the Pens out of the running for Hellebuyck .
Looks like all of Pens , Sens , Wings , Canes , are all set in goal now. Leaves ?? left to go after Helle ? Devils and….?

Take a deep breath bro. It’s July.

 

[Gary Bets Man]

Still overlooks the fact that as the games importance increase, his results decrease. He has shown to be the opposite of a clutch player.

I don’t think I overlooked it. Seems like his play was affected by trying to play through / come back from a nagging injury. Not a lack of skill or “clutchness”.

And he was forced to push himself to do it because DeSmith just wasn’t playing well enough, or injured himself.

But IF that injury is behind him after a long summer to recover, then he’s a damn fine goalie.

 

[Kravtsov420]

Tristan Jarry sucks ass, never understood penguins or Sullivan obsession with him

 

[DearDiary]

Tristan Jarry sucks ass, never understood penguins or Sullivan obsession with him

He was an average goalie last season with a SV% that's 16th among goalies who played 35+ games, 11th among 40+ games played. He's not great, but saying he sucks is a reach. Statistically the reason why his SV wasn't much higher was his .802 SV% on high danger chances. That means he's making the saves he's supposed to, just not bailing out mistakes by the team in front of him.

 

[67 others]

That contract is like analsex to the brain.

That's one of thr strangest but funniest comments I have ever read regarding a free agent signing lol

 

[Andre Palot]

This might not age well.

Like fine milk.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

This makes me nervous.
If Jarry can stay healthy, or a least healthier, this is a fair deal.
I'd have liked a goalie who has won a playoff series recently, but I don't know how many of those were available.
I will choose to be optimistic that he can stay healthy.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

 

[Zbynek]

That contract is like analsex to the brain.

Sure felt like that waking up this morning.

 

[Extra Texture]

The basic defense for this deal is “who else was available that was better?”

Here is why this defense is bunk. Look at a team like LA. By no means am I saying Rob Blake is some great GM, but I think he’s not an idiot.

He looked at the same goalie UFA crop Dubas did. Likely said, “these guys all suck, let’s just sign a couple of these idiots for 1 year because we literally have to.”

You now are still flexible that if/when the trade market for a good goalie softens up, you’re still in play. Less likely, you have a chance one of those idiot goalies will do what goalies do and randomly be good for a season and then problem solved. Either way, worst case, you’re back to square one next summer.

Dubas has now handcuffed the Pens to Jarry for 5 years. He has already let them down, one way or another, for 3 straight seasons. There is no longer a plan B. There is no flexibility. It’s Jarry or bust.

Dubas looks like an idiot here. If you bring Jarry back for a 1-2 year “prove it” deal, that makes some sense. If he has a better offer somewhere else, let that team roll the dice on a guy that already burned you THREE times. Then go sign some schlub stop gap or pony up for a trade.

Print this post and put it in a frame. You nailed it.

Dubas may have just rolled into town last month, but he has eyes to see a pretty damning record for Jarry in the clutch, going on years now. That is he has now failed multiple times, on the occasions he was actually healthy.

We know what we’re getting with Jarry. Chaining the remaining years of the Pens to him is fatal, IMO

 

[Nathaniel Skywalker]

And with that goes any outside shot of the Pens making any kind of splash in the playoffs. Horrible goalie

 

[wintersej]

I was sure Ullmark was going to be a Penguin, but seems like Boston stuck to their guns in their asking price.

 

[Zbynek]

Summer ruined

 

[WolfgangPuck]

Wasn’t pens goaltending a weakness last season? Why not look for better?

 

[Maple Leaf]

Dubas wasting all the cap like usual

 

[socko]

I’m really curious who they were bidding against. I think a GM was having fun driving up the price.

Dubas doesn't need competition to up the price. Learned that the hard way.

 

[MAB1]

I forgot how a difference of .004 is asininely better.

Campbell's #'s behind the Leaf defence are irrelevant considering he's on the Oilers. Until they improve their team D, last season is what they should expect from Campbell going forward.

 

[bov]

Worst contract of free agency so far. Wow.

 

[Ryder71]

Tristan Jarry sucks ass, never understood penguins or Sullivan obsession with him

Take a number, he's trash!

 

[Voight]

Seemed like the goalie market wasn't very strong.... I dont understand how his agent got over $5million per.

 

[socko]

Campbell's #'s behind the Leaf defence are irrelevant considering he's on the Oilers. Until they improve their team D, last season is what they should expect from Campbell going forward.

This is true. Campbell is terrible on scrambles around his net. Has always been the weakest part of his game. And Edmonton allows that to happen all the time. It's like they didn't do any scouting.