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Penguins to place goalie Tristan Jarry on waivers

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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Pittsburgh Penguins are placing goaltender Tristan Jarry on waivers, the team announced on Wednesday.

The Penguins issued a brief statement on social media, saying Jarry, 29, would hit the waiver wire at 2 p.m. Eastern Time.

The 31 other NHL teams will have 24 hours to place a waiver claim on Jarry. If no team places a claim on the goaltender, he can be officially assigned to the Penguins' minor league affiliate in the AHL.

Jarry was sent to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins earlier this season for a conditioning assignment. At the time, coaches said the British Columbia native needed to work "to capture his best game."

"(Jarry) has continued to come in here, put the work in and that's not been a question at all. That just hasn't materialized the way we would like it to on the ice. At this level, you get to the point where you have to do what's right... for him and for us," Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas said on Wednesday.

"When you lose, this is the kind of stuff that can happen. A goaltender already has a ton of pressure, and it's difficult for us because we feel like as a team we're responsible if we don't give our goalies enough help sometimes," said Penguins captain Sidney Crosby. "I think that's the tough part."

This season, Jarry's record is 8-8-4 in 21 starts, with a 3.31 goals-against average and a .886 goals-against average.

Jarry signed a five-year, $26.9 million contract with the Penguins on July 1, 2023.

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