Tristan Jarry’s contract is one of Kyle Dubas’ biggest mistakes as Penguins GM

In what will be a stunning, albeit not-so-surprising move, the Pittsburgh Penguins are going to place goaltender Tristan Jarry on waivers on Wednesday.

It might be signaling the end of what has been a tumultuous past couple of seasons for the Penguins and a goaltender that has struggled, all things considered.

It is worth mentioning that the Surrey, British Columbia native had a couple of decent seasons in Pittsburgh, taking the reins as the No. 1 goaltender after the departure of Matt Murray. However, questions of his legitimacy arose after general manager Kyle Dubas signed Jarry to a five-year, $26.875 million contract in July 2023.

The deal was immediately a disaster, as Jarry had a mediocre 2023-24 campaign, which has bled into a disastrous 2024-25 season. In 22 appearances thus far, Jarry has an 8-8-4 record with an awful 3.31 goals-against average and a .886 save percentage.

On Wednesday’s edition of Daily Faceoff LIVE, Frank Seravalli and Tyler Yaremchuk explain why the decision to extend Jarry at the cap hit he received was Dubas’ biggest mistake as a GM.

Frank Seravalli: It’s mind-numbing to think about the mistakes that Kyle Dubas made in the first three months as general manager in his tenure. The Jarry contract and the Erik Karlsson trade will go down to haunt the organization for a long time. Tristan Jarry getting the same treatment as Jack Campbell. He was sent to the AHL on a conditioning stint after a tough three games right out of the chute. Since then, he’s come back and played in 18 games with a .893 save percentage. Not good.

Tyler Yaremchuk: Not good at all. If you’re wondering, “Would a team claim Tristan Jarry?” Three more years [$5.375 million], there’s no shot.

Frank: $15 million in real cash, too.

You can watch the full segment and entire episode here…