Penguins' Tristan Jarry on future after playoff woes: 'It's out of my control'
Pittsburgh Penguins starting goaltender Tristan Jarry had a playoff series against the New York Islanders he and everybody else associated with the Penguins would prefer to forget.
Some have said the 26-year-old could and should have stopped all four shots that resulted in New York goals in Game 1 of the series the Islanders ultimately won in six contests. Jarry then committed an unforced error for the ages that gifted the Isles with a game-winning double-overtime tally in Game 5 Monday night:
Jarry was downright abysmal in Wednesday's 5-3 loss that bounced Pittsburgh from the playoffs and might have closed Pittsburgh's championship window for good during the Sidney Crosby era.
When speaking with reporters Friday, Jarry seemed to understand the franchise could go in a different direction as it pertains to his position this summer.
"That's [the Penguins'] decision. It's out of my control," he said of his future, per Wes Crosby of the NHL's website. "There's nothing I can do about that. It's up to them. It's up to management. I think just having a good summer, pushing myself and just coming back as the best version of myself is all I can do."
Jarry added: "I think in the playoffs, obviously wish it would've went better. There were some things that I could do differently. Some things I can learn from. Next year, there's a lot of room for improvement for me."
Jarry finished the postseason with a .888 save percentage and 3.18 goals-against average in six starts, woeful numbers that put his previous Pittsburgh accomplishments out of memories for at least the foreseeable future.
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