With many expecting that the Penguins would seek a change in net during the flurry of activity around the start of free agency, the goalie carousel swung around and around, and Pittsburgh found itself on the outside when it stopped. Still in the same position as they were coming in. One thing is clear now, if help is coming, it’s not coming from the open market (which is needless to say based on the salary cap, but still).
There are only 9 UFA goalies left who played at least 1 game in the NHL last season:
Tuukka Rask (injured)
Devan Dubnyk
Marcus Hogberg (signed overseas)
Curtis McElhinney
Alex Lyon
Michael Houser
Louis Domingue
Veini Vehvilainen
Artyom Zagidulin— CapFriendly Depth Charts (@CF_DepthCharts) July 30, 2021General manager Ron Hextall — be it a true thought, or be it posturing — has always maintained in recent public comments that he was fine with Tristan Jarry and Casey DeSmith being the goalies in Pittsburgh for 2021-22.