The story of an injured goaltender might be one Pittsburgh Penguins fans have heard before.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are in a situation with Tristan Jarry that’s hit a crossroad.

On one hand, Jarry has shown flashes of being one of the league’s top goaltenders. Those instances, though, have been few and far between this year because he’s often unavailable to the Penguins due to injuries.

Last season, Jarry missed the final month of the regular season with a broken foot. He returned in Game 7 of the opening round playoff series against the New York Rangers and allowed four goals in the loss.

This season, Jarry suffered a lower-body injury in the Winter Classic and eventually returned three weeks later. That return was short lived as he went back on the shelf within two games.

He’s played in 14 games since returning and is 5-5-2 with a 3.62 goals against average and an .876 save percentage. It’s no secret that, outside of two or three starts, he’s been largely mediocre.

Thursday evening, it was announced that Jarry would miss the game against the Stars due to a lower-body injury. No timetable was given for his return.

If you’ve heard this story before, stop me.

Matt Murray, a two-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Penguins, dealt with much of the same injury luck in Pittsburgh. He spent lots of time shuffling on and off the injured reserve. It got to a point where you started to feel bad for him.

Murray’s injuries seemed to often be concussions or other muscle-related injuries that would keep him out for extended periods of time. He would return and not be able to really find his footing because he’d soon be on the injured list again.

Jarry seems to be much the same.

He played solid early in the season ranking towards the top of the league in many statistical categories. He’s been in and out of the lineup and been very inconsistent when he’s in.

In his last two or three games, it seems that maybe Jarry was beginning to find himself again. Just as that happens, he’s on the shelf again.

Jarry likely wouldn’t have started Thursday’s game anyway because he started Wednesday in Colorado. But his being deemed not healthy enough to back up and the emergency recall of Dustin Tokarski is worrisome for the prospects of how long he’ll be out.

Pittsburgh was forced to move on from Murray and traded him to Ottawa to end his Penguins tenure. Jarry’s contract is up following this season and their decision on whether or not to cut bait with him too is becoming easier and easier.

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