The Pittsburgh Penguins are taking a new direction in their crease.
They confirmed that they will place long-time starting netminder Tristan Jarry on waivers at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, marking the latest development in his turbulent season.
Jarry had another rough performance in Tuesday’s loss to the Seattle Kraken, giving up a soft goal on the second shot of the game and allowing two more in the third period as Pittsburgh squandered another lead. He has now dropped his last four starts.
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Jarry has developed a troubling tendency to concede goals on the first shot of a game, which gave reasonable concern to management. He’s allowed a goal on the opening shot six times, putting the Penguins in an early deficit far too often.
This season, Jarry holds an 8-7-4 record, with a .886 save percentage and a 3.32 goals-against …