On July 1, the Pittsburgh Penguins signed goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic to a one-year $1.5 million dollar deal. At the time, the Penguins had three goaltenders in Tristan Jarry, Casey DeSmith, and now Nedeljkovic.
Nedeljkovic Earns Backup Role
A month and five days later, the Penguins made a blockbuster trade acquiring superstar defenseman Erik Karlsson. In that trade, the Penguins sent DeSmith to the Montreal Canadiens. DeSmith leaves the Penguins after spending his entire five year career with them as the backup netminder.
Now, Nedeljkovic has the honor to backup Jarry which is a promising job.