Opinion
No Team Claims Jarry, Who Heads to AHL; Blomqvist Promoted

As widely expected, Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry passed through waivers by the 2 p.m. deadline Thursday without being claimed by another NHL club. The Penguins quickly announced that Jarry has been assigned to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton of the American Hockey League.
The Penguins said on Wednesday that they would be putting Jarry through waivers. Later that day, Penguins president of hockey operations/general manager Kyle Dubas outlined that Jarry, if he cleared waivers, would be assigned to WBS, with rookie Joel Blomqvist coming up from that affiliate — and Blomqvist was promoted as soon as Jarry cleared.
For now, at least, the team’s goaltending tandem at the NHL level will be Blomqvist and Alex Nedeljkovic. The team is about to embark on a seven-game road trip that will take them across the country and through the end of January.
From the start, this seemed like a season that would solidify or sever Jarry’s standing with the Penguins. It turned out to be the latter, as he struggled, including a two-week stint with WBS in November to try to get his game back. In the end, Jarry, 29, showed a penchant for giving up goals on opponents’ first shot or within their first few shots. He is 8-8-4, with a 3.31 goals-against average and .886 save percentage.
His contract made it difficult to trade Jarry, who is in the second season of a five-year deal that carries a salary-cap hit of $5.375 million. That contract and his performance to this point this season probably also figured into him clearing waivers.
In the offseason, the Penguins could again try to trade Jarry or could buy him out. PHN explored those options.
It’s not known when or how much Jarry will play with WBS. Complicating matters, that team’s home game scheduled Saturday against Belleville has been postponed because of repairs that are needed at Mohegan Arena. Dubas eluded to the problem being significant.