Shade under $8M for a goaltending duo is perfectly fine if you can get above average play from them. Definite if with this tandem, though.
Cassady57
This has to mean that Jarry is traded, right? 7.5 mil against the cap for two (both good but not elite) goalies is…a lot
danstymusic
That’s a great deal! Did not expect to see him sign this offseason. Especially for a relatively low price.
rageharles
wow i fully thought he was gone in favor of reshuffling journeyman depth players. love to see this
kilroywasHere523
Glad to see it. Big fan
emeraldoomed
How about Jarry?
nakon14
Did NOT expect this, very sick
Interested to see now if Jarry gets shopped at all
Aabelke
I am so hard right now. I’m actually surprised that the Pens were able to resign him.
Ecruteak-vagrant
In a vacuum I like this. In practicality though that’s a lot for a goalie tandem where one of the guys isn’t an out and out stud. I’m fine with Ned, but I firmly believe Jarry is simply not capable of being a go to NHL goalie. The sample is large enough to draw that conclusion.
nizniy
To be honest I’d be fine with a Jarry cap dump at this point. I don’t love having $8 mil tied up in two guys I don’t fully trust. Ned and a young guy or another solid 1B type would be fine if it cost less and we could reallocate that money elsewhere.
Jan_17_2016
This is awesome! I would guess Dubas is going to take calls on Jarry
deekins
Hmm. I’m in the minority but could have done without this deal. Not a huge cap hit though and it definitely seemed like the team battled behind him.
erb149
This means nothing regarding Jarry. The only thing this means is we’re not seeing Blomqvist this year unless there’s an injury.
Cheeks_Klapanen
That’s about as high as I would have gone for him. Kind of confirms Blomqvist is staying in WBS for at least another year, but that’s fine. A little extra seasoning never hurt anybody.
YourS_E_N_S_E_I
So I’m not anti or pro Jarry, I’m perfectly neutral. But I kind of thought that he would be teamed up with Blomqvist here soon. Now I think, especially with the rumors they weren’t happy with Jarry at the end of the year, that maybe there’s a real possibility they look to trade him.
sextoymagic
Hell yeah! Blocks Bloom sadly. But maybe a Jarry trade comes.
BeansTheCoach
Fantastic deal, so glad he’s staying.
Freedjet27
I can’t express how good this move is. He’s such a solid goalie in a league where having a good pairing is almost near impossible. At 2.5M for 2 years???? What a steal.
XGuiltyofBeingMikeX
Fuck, that’s such a deal.
Also, seeing what goalies have gone for in the past two days…it’s now or never to move Jarry. He’s worth more than the other two guys who just got traded
DDx18
Love this, absolutely love this. Welcome back Ned !!!
Quarky-Beartooth
Yes!!!! Great news
Kadaththeninja_
Wow I’m honestly surprised he didn’t wait for like a 3×3.5 or something, nice to hear he’s staying
_nopucksgiven
Really shocked he signed for $2.5 I thought for sure he could’ve got 3-3.5 in free agency
Competitive_Eye_8699
Hopefully this means that Jarry is gone. He is a head case who craps his pants in big moments, Jarry never fails to let the pens down when they need him the most. I like the Ned deal, however he is not a sure number one we need a trustworthy goalie to be in a tandem with him.
pto500
This makes Yohe’s article today not look great.
j0n66
Damn, starting the near-off season great
ashcat724
Wooo!
Wtmklm
LFFFGGG
itsmnemotime
Jarry heading to columbus as part of a laine deal
Steaknkidney45
Ned was a good addition. That late season surge undoubtedly clinched it.
MainPFT
Excellent deal.
NO_name_LOON
Hell yeah!
SnooCaterpillar
That’s cheaper then I was expecting
HooHooHaHa
Have nothing against Jarry but this move means you almost have to move him to have cap space to fill out other needs in the lineup
aatops
This is incredibly surprising
Ok-Car1006
Great news
StevenWasADiver
I’m so glad
He deserves to stay
Radu47
Super good deal
These type of contracts ultimately likely the second best type of goalie contracts in the league, behind the 5M$ ullmark ones
Cap hits around 10M $ usually a mixed bag
Fastlane19
Great signing
Sea_Blah
Ive seen zero talk about Jarry potentially being moved except from Pens fans. Hes objectively better than Markstrom, but on a worse contract at 4 years. Doubt he gets moved unless its a hockey trade and we gamble on another player probably also on a bad contract
ImGonnaNutZ33
In Dubas we trust
bigsquib68
This is a great signing. From the looks of the other comments it seems I’m in the minority but I think keeping Jarry and playing these guys as a 1A/1B tandem is better than shipping Jarry. Both guys played well last year in a similar role and I believe it’s in large part because they were getting good rest. Ned hasn’t proven he can be the guy yet (although I think he is capable).
harpyoftheshore
Yayyy!!! 🙂
IrishTiger89
What the heck are they going to do with Blomqvist if he is not going to be in the top 2 the next 2 years? He’s about the most NHL ready prospect we have
CynicWalnut
I hope we stick with Jarry and Ned and here’s why.
Everyone wants the Nedquist combo because new guy and we don’t like Jarry for various reasons. But this is the same thing we did when we put all our money on Murray.
We put a new shining goaltender into the fire as the starter after he won back to back cups (which makes sense on paper) but we forget that our defense played some of the best defense we’ve ever seen out of the pens D in years! They absolutely shut down the other teams. From when Flower got pulled against the senators to our second cup win (only in the playoffs games)
Then Murray started slipping in performance and Jarry started getting more starts and was playing great! Yay!
So we moved Murray and made Jarry our starter with a mix of backups. Except we didn’t have a lights out performance from our defense to make up for Jarry’s lack of experience mixed with our aging core. But we still looked great against the rangers until Crosby got injured.
So now we have Jarry slipping and we’re trying to move Ned into the starter role with Blomquist as backup.
Do we see the pattern here?
We have two pretty decent goalies that aren’t insane game stealers, but can keep us afloat when needed. But our defense is still super questionable and our bottom 6 is inconsistent. We looked good at the end of the season, but who knows what that’ll be like starting the next season.
Maybe our power play will do something this year. Maybe our defense will play defense? Who knows? But I think our goalie TANDEM we know what we’re going to get and it looks promising if we don’t overwork them. We’ve got a new defensive coach and powerplay coach starting next season so I think we see where that goes before we start repeating the same mistakes we’ve been making for the last 8 years.
And I think Sullivan should have the hottest seat out there.
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Love it.
Shade under $8M for a goaltending duo is perfectly fine if you can get above average play from them. Definite if with this tandem, though.
This has to mean that Jarry is traded, right? 7.5 mil against the cap for two (both good but not elite) goalies is…a lot
That’s a great deal! Did not expect to see him sign this offseason. Especially for a relatively low price.
wow i fully thought he was gone in favor of reshuffling journeyman depth players. love to see this
Glad to see it. Big fan
How about Jarry?
Did NOT expect this, very sick
Interested to see now if Jarry gets shopped at all
I am so hard right now. I’m actually surprised that the Pens were able to resign him.
In a vacuum I like this. In practicality though that’s a lot for a goalie tandem where one of the guys isn’t an out and out stud. I’m fine with Ned, but I firmly believe Jarry is simply not capable of being a go to NHL goalie. The sample is large enough to draw that conclusion.
To be honest I’d be fine with a Jarry cap dump at this point. I don’t love having $8 mil tied up in two guys I don’t fully trust. Ned and a young guy or another solid 1B type would be fine if it cost less and we could reallocate that money elsewhere.
This is awesome! I would guess Dubas is going to take calls on Jarry
Hmm. I’m in the minority but could have done without this deal. Not a huge cap hit though and it definitely seemed like the team battled behind him.
This means nothing regarding Jarry. The only thing this means is we’re not seeing Blomqvist this year unless there’s an injury.
That’s about as high as I would have gone for him. Kind of confirms Blomqvist is staying in WBS for at least another year, but that’s fine. A little extra seasoning never hurt anybody.
So I’m not anti or pro Jarry, I’m perfectly neutral. But I kind of thought that he would be teamed up with Blomqvist here soon. Now I think, especially with the rumors they weren’t happy with Jarry at the end of the year, that maybe there’s a real possibility they look to trade him.
Hell yeah! Blocks Bloom sadly. But maybe a Jarry trade comes.
Fantastic deal, so glad he’s staying.
I can’t express how good this move is. He’s such a solid goalie in a league where having a good pairing is almost near impossible. At 2.5M for 2 years???? What a steal.
Fuck, that’s such a deal.
Also, seeing what goalies have gone for in the past two days…it’s now or never to move Jarry. He’s worth more than the other two guys who just got traded
Love this, absolutely love this. Welcome back Ned !!!
Yes!!!! Great news
Wow I’m honestly surprised he didn’t wait for like a 3×3.5 or something, nice to hear he’s staying
Really shocked he signed for $2.5 I thought for sure he could’ve got 3-3.5 in free agency
Hopefully this means that Jarry is gone. He is a head case who craps his pants in big moments, Jarry never fails to let the pens down when they need him the most. I like the Ned deal, however he is not a sure number one we need a trustworthy goalie to be in a tandem with him.
This makes Yohe’s article today not look great.
Damn, starting the near-off season great
Wooo!
LFFFGGG
Jarry heading to columbus as part of a laine deal
Ned was a good addition. That late season surge undoubtedly clinched it.
Excellent deal.
Hell yeah!
That’s cheaper then I was expecting
Have nothing against Jarry but this move means you almost have to move him to have cap space to fill out other needs in the lineup
This is incredibly surprising
Great news
I’m so glad
He deserves to stay
Super good deal
These type of contracts ultimately likely the second best type of goalie contracts in the league, behind the 5M$ ullmark ones
Cap hits around 10M $ usually a mixed bag
Great signing
Ive seen zero talk about Jarry potentially being moved except from Pens fans. Hes objectively better than Markstrom, but on a worse contract at 4 years. Doubt he gets moved unless its a hockey trade and we gamble on another player probably also on a bad contract
In Dubas we trust
This is a great signing. From the looks of the other comments it seems I’m in the minority but I think keeping Jarry and playing these guys as a 1A/1B tandem is better than shipping Jarry. Both guys played well last year in a similar role and I believe it’s in large part because they were getting good rest. Ned hasn’t proven he can be the guy yet (although I think he is capable).
Yayyy!!! 🙂
What the heck are they going to do with Blomqvist if he is not going to be in the top 2 the next 2 years? He’s about the most NHL ready prospect we have
I hope we stick with Jarry and Ned and here’s why.
Everyone wants the Nedquist combo because new guy and we don’t like Jarry for various reasons. But this is the same thing we did when we put all our money on Murray.
We put a new shining goaltender into the fire as the starter after he won back to back cups (which makes sense on paper) but we forget that our defense played some of the best defense we’ve ever seen out of the pens D in years! They absolutely shut down the other teams. From when Flower got pulled against the senators to our second cup win (only in the playoffs games)
Then Murray started slipping in performance and Jarry started getting more starts and was playing great! Yay!
So we moved Murray and made Jarry our starter with a mix of backups. Except we didn’t have a lights out performance from our defense to make up for Jarry’s lack of experience mixed with our aging core. But we still looked great against the rangers until Crosby got injured.
So now we have Jarry slipping and we’re trying to move Ned into the starter role with Blomquist as backup.
Do we see the pattern here?
We have two pretty decent goalies that aren’t insane game stealers, but can keep us afloat when needed. But our defense is still super questionable and our bottom 6 is inconsistent. We looked good at the end of the season, but who knows what that’ll be like starting the next season.
Maybe our power play will do something this year. Maybe our defense will play defense? Who knows? But I think our goalie TANDEM we know what we’re going to get and it looks promising if we don’t overwork them. We’ve got a new defensive coach and powerplay coach starting next season so I think we see where that goes before we start repeating the same mistakes we’ve been making for the last 8 years.
And I think Sullivan should have the hottest seat out there.