The Pittsburgh Penguins are not happy with the start they’ve had to the 2024-25 season. Holding a 3-6-1 record and currently riding a four-game losing streak, the Penguins haven’t looked anywhere near themselves.

Arguably the biggest, and most talked about problem for the Penguins has been between the pipes. Tristan Jarry was expected to be the regular starting goalie to begin the year, but he’s in the middle of a conditioning stint in the American Hockey League, and not due to injury.

The Penguins sent Jarry to spend some time with the Wilkes-Barr/Scranton Penguins in an effort to rehabilitate his game. Jarry’s gotten off to an extremely poor start and hasn’t come anywhere near his potential.

Despite Alex Nedeljkovic and Joel Blomqvist emerging as reasonable options for the Penguins, there is still hope Jarry will reclaim his role as starting goalie.

According to Josh Yohe of the Athletic, certain members of the Penguins organization still believe Jarry is going to be the go-to guy in net.

“I don’t have the sense the Penguins’ big names have given up on Jarry,” Yohe writes. “Maybe fans have… His teammates, though, seem to like him, appreciate his talent and still think he can be their best goaltender.”

It’s understandable to support your teammates and stand by their side, especially since Jarry’s issues appear to be mental. But, there are obvious reasons why the fans have lost hope and the front office might be “uncertain.”

The fan base started losing hope in Jarry down the stretch of the 2023-24 season when Nedeljkovic was given 13 starts in the last 13 games.

Jarry has been given three starts in 2024-25; he allowed six goals in the first, allowed three unanswered giving up a 2-0 lead in the second, and was pulled in the first period of the third.

With a 1-1-0 record, .836 save percentage, 5.47 goals against average, and 12 goals against, Jarry doesn’t have it this season. He collected a win in the first game of his conditioning stint, but there is still a way to go before he’s ready to reclaim his NHL starting role.

Fans might be out on Jarry, but his Penguins teammates still have belief and are going to continue supporting their goalie.

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PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Steelers have been on the hunt for wide receiver help since dealing Diontae Johnson to the Carolina Panthers during the offseason. While the trade landed them Donte Jackson, they still are without a second elite option at the position.

Jonathan Jones, an NFL analyst for CBS Sports, made his case for why Garrett Wilson should be a trade option for the Steelers on his show The Other Pregame Show.

“In this extremely hypothetical situation, I’m looking at a Garrett Wilson who says, you can’t have a newcomer come in and steal the show,” Jones said. “But that maybe is what Davante Adams has done with the New York Jets. Maybe I’m feeling a little devalued. Maybe I’m feeling a little under-appreciated. I’m gonna try to force my way out. And oh, to where, how about the Pittsburgh Steelers? How about a place Omar Khan, the general manager there, has been looking for so long at getting another wide receiver to complement George Pickens. Do you see how good George Pickens looked last week when Russ was cooking? Now just get him a compliment.”

It is possible that Wilson is looking for a way out of New York following the Davante Adams move that took much of the spotlight off of him. It is unlikely, however, that the Steelers would be willing to either part with significant draft capital or current players on their roster. The only part of the team that seems deep enough that you could part with players that could return someone like Wilson is the linebacker room. It seems quite unlikely they’d do anything to weaken that room, however, and fans would be furious.

While the move could help the Steelers substantially at a position of need, it seems quite unlikely that they would be willing to part with anyone significant in order to land a big name such as Wilson.

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