The Tristan Jarry era in Pittsburgh isn't over just yet.
Jarry, the 29-year-old goalie, cleared waivers and can now be sent to the AHL's Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, Pittsburgh's AHL affiliate, Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman and others reported on Thursday.
The Penguins will call up rookie Joel Blomqvist to join Alex Nedeljkovic, who took over from Jarry as the starter.
Jarry signed a five-year, $26.8-million extension with the Penguins on July 1, 2023, meaning he has three years remaining on his current deal with a cap hit of $5.38 million, according to PuckPedia.
"At this point, just feel it's best in the long run for the team and for Tristan to allow Joel to come up here," Penguins general manager Kyle Dubas said on Wednesday. "We think over the past year-and-half with his play in Wilkes-Barre and when he's been up here with us, he's earned the right to have a go at it."
Jarry ceded the starting job to Nedeljkovic last spring. Although he reclaimed his spot atop the depth chart entering this season, he stumbled out of the gate and was sent to the American Hockey League for a lengthy conditioning stint.
Jarry has been particularly poor early in games. He's allowed a goal on an opponent's first shot six times this season and allowed a short-handed goal on Seattle's second shot in a 4-2 loss to the Kraken on Tuesday.
The Surrey, B.C., native also made five appearances in the AHL this year, where he recorded a .926 save percentage and 2.12 goals-against average.
"Throughout this whole stretch, he's continued to come in here and put the work in. That's not been a question at all. It just hasn't materialized the way we would like it to on the ice," Dubas said. "At this level, you get to the point where you have to do what's right in the long run for him and for us."
The Penguins sit seventh in the Metropolitan Division with an 18-20-8 record and are in the midst of a three-game losing streak. They return to action on Thursday when they take on the Sabres in Buffalo.
-- with files from the Associated Press
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