The Pittsburgh Penguins will have a decision to make when it comes to their backup goalie.

It feels like every offseason since the days of Marc-Andre Fleury fans of the Pittsburgh Penguins have questions and concerns over who the starting goalie will be.

Those questions and concerns were once again present heading into the summer of 2023, but the Penguins answered it by pushing all of the chips in on Tristan Jarry.

With a new five-year contract under his belt, Jarry will be the starter in Pittsburgh for the foreseeable future.

The question now turns to who will be his backup? New president of hockey operations Kyle Dubas handed Jarry his new deal, but also made multiple other signings in the goalie position.

Alex Nedeljkovic and Magnus Hellberg were given one-year deals on the first and second days of free agency, all while Casey DeSmith is still under contract.

Those signings gave the Penguins their obvious starter in Jarry, but also a real question over who the next man up will be.

Dubas said that in today’s NHL, you really need three reliable goalies that you can count on to snag as many wins as possible.

It’s hard going from the season opener to the hunt for the postseason without dealing with some kind of injury in net, and Dubas planned for that.

The Penguins might be likely to run a three-goalie system with Jarry, DeSmith, and Nedejkovic, but Hellberg is still a perfectly capable goalie, especially as a third string.

If the Penguins decide they only want to roll with a one-two punch, someone will need to be an odd man out, and that might be DeSmith.

Nedeljkovic and Hellberg just got here, while DeSmith is the old guard and likely first to go if the Penguins need to make a decision between the pipes.

The Penguins have options, which is a good problem to have, and a fresh set of pads in net might be a good change of pace for the team.

Especially if they decide to give Nedeljkovic the advantage in training camp; the Calder Trophy finalist is looking to bounce back in a big way and should bring his A-game every chance he gets.

Nedeljovic hasn’t had the greatest of runs since leaving the Carolina Hurricanes, but the Penguins should bring better chances to win than he had with the Detroit Red Wings.

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