According to recent reports, Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman is giving his goaltending tandem until Christmas to sort out their play before making a drastic move.
This comes after hitting the quarter season mark outside of a playoff spot, where they currently remain. To say things have not went the way that Oilers fans would hope thus far, would be an understatement.
The team is not getting the results and also not playing well. This is especially true between the pipes where the goaltending has hit rock bottom, with a teamwide save percentage of .860, numbers that the team has not seen in decades.
This is partially why NHL insider Kevin Weekes recently posted on X (formerly Twitter), revealing one of the Oilers main goaltending targets, Pittsburgh Penguins' netminder, Tristan Jarry.
š Iām told 2X @NHL All-Star and @penguins Goalie Tristan Jarry is among
ā Kevin Weekes (@KevinWeekes) November 26, 2025
the goalies drawing significant interest as
a potential option for the @EdmontonOilers , keep in mind he played
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Oilers interested in Penguins goaltender
The Oilers having interest in Jarry or any of the Penguins' netminders makes sense given the logjam that the team has in their crease, especially with the play of Sergei Murashov, propelling him up the depth chart. The team has multiple NHL worthy goaltenders and would be likely to part with at least one.
Jarry, 30 has two years remaining on a five-year contract carrying a $5.75 million annual average value with a modified no-trade clause (12-team no trade list). He has had some struggles in recent years with last season seeing him hold a .893 save percentage in 36 games and find himself up-and-down between the American Hockey League and the NHL.
However, digging into Jarry's underlying numbers provides a glimmer of hope that the goaltender could be a solid upgrade for the Oilers. Over the last three years, he has a net positive goals saved above expected (GSAx) having stopped 10.69 goals at 5-on-5 (evolving-hockey.com). As well, he has had a positive quality start percentage every season of his NHL career aside from one, last year. Over the past three years his quality starts are; .604, .486, .625 respectively (hockey-reference.com).
These statistics of course do not tell the whole story and there is still the possibility that Jarry is not the answer in net. Based on all available evidence, he is a better option right now than the two goalies currently in net for the Oilers. He also has a large body of work that shows he is a quality netminder and even if he never reaches the heights he was expected to in his earlier years, it might be worth a shot.
Given his large cap hit, the Oilers will have to find a way to have his contract retained or shed salary in order to fit him into their payroll. The Oilers will likely also have to pay a decent price to get the goalie, teams will be more likely to throw them an anvil instead of a lifeline.