
Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry believes his injury issues are behind him.
It may not have been the largest contract, but the Pittsburgh Penguins' decision to re-sign Tristan Jarry has been the most impactful of the offseason. Coming off an injury-riddled season, Jarry landed a five-year extension worth $5.375 million per season to remain the Penguins top goaltender.
The Penguins netminder is confident that his injury issues are behind him after spending the early portion of the offseason getting back to "100%".
"It's tough to go out and be your best when you have things that are bothering you every day," Jarry said. "I was very frustrated a lot of times this season when I wasn't performing and wasn't playing up to the standards that I wanted to."
Jarry got off to a hot start last season, winning 15 of his first 22 games and stopping 92 percent of the shots he faced leading up to the Christmas break. But after two lackluster starts in the final days of December, Jarry left the first period of the Winter Classic in Boston with an injury and would only play in two of the next 18 games.
The 28-year-old goaltender never regained his footing, finishing the season 8-8-2 with a .890 save percentage and a handful of instances where he was pulled from the game.
Jarry has shown the ability to be a number one goaltender in this league when he is fully healthy, and with his comments earlier this week, it appears he will be "100%" when training camp opens in September.
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