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Jarry has a career record of 161-100-32 in 294 stars with a 2.74 goals-against average, a .909 save percentage and 22 shutouts.
“A lot of the metrics we track, he’s been very good on those for many years in a large sample size,” Bowman said. “So we just felt it was time for something different.”
Jarry played his junior hockey with the Edmonton Oil Kings of the Western Hockey League, winning a championship in 2014. He was selected by Pittsburgh in the second round (No. 44) of the 2013 NHL Draft and played 307 games with the Penguins over the course of 10 seasons.
Skinner helped Edmonton get to the Stanley Cup Final the past two seasons, losing to the Florida Panthers each time. He can become an unrestricted free agent after this season, and as the season went along it seemed less and less likely the 27-year-old would re-sign with the Oilers.
Jarry, on the other hand, is signed through the 2027-28 season, signing a five-year $26.88-million contract ($5.38 million AAV) with Pittsburgh on July 1, 2023.
“We didn’t have any negotiations yet with Stu,” Bowman said. “It was something we were going to assess as the year went on. That’s one of the things that was attractive about this deal was, not only that Tristan is signed but he’s signed — in today’s marketplace and with the cap — to a very manageable (NHL salary) cap number. You look at some of the recent goaltenders who signed over the past summer, Tristan’s cap hit is very manageable.
“The fact that he has two more years on his contract, so we have our goalie for the next three playoff runs, which I think is important. Knowing that he’s signed and it’s a number that we’re going to be able to manage well in our the salary cap over the next couple of seasons.
“Those factors did play a role. When you add it all up, it wasn’t just about a couple of games here or there, it was about a career sample size and the fact he’s going to be with us for three playoff runs.”
Jarry could make his Oilers debut in the first of a five-game road trip starting against the Toronto Maple Leafs on Saturday (7 p.m. ET; CBC, SNO, SNP). The trip will take Jarry back to Pittsburgh on Tuesday, where Edmonton could be facing Skinner.