The Pittsburgh Penguins are in action tomorrow night against the Florida Panthers, and aren’t expected to have Matt Murray in net. That’s because Murray is out with another injury, this time listed as day-to-day with an upper-body ailment. That means Tristan Jarry has been recalled from Wilkes-Barre/Scranton under emergency conditions, not the first time he’s replaced Murray for injury reasons this year.
Head coach Mike Sullivan made it clear that the injury to Murray is not a concussion, but would not further elaborate. Unfortunately this seems to be par for the course when it comes to Murray, as the young goaltender can’t seem to stay healthy for any length of time. After dealing with another concussion earlier in the year, Murray was activated in mid-December and has looked good since, carrying a .930 save percentage over his last 15 games. That kind of production is exactly what the Penguins need, especially as they try to catch the New York Islanders and Washington Capitals for a higher playoff seed.
Jarry, who is still just 23 years old, has spent the majority of this season in the minor leagues where he has posted a .912 save percentage across 27 games. Having him in the system is integral for the Penguins even after extending DeSmith earlier this year, as they need someone who can step in and contribute in case of injury.
Why would this be considered an emergency condition? Obviously Dipereto makes sense as an amateur but what’s the AHL rule?
Players who are recalled from the AHL or a Canadian Hockey League (CHL) team on an emergency basis must be returned to their AHL or CHL team once the injured player returns, or converted to a regular recall, which can then subject the player to waivers if the service time in the table above is met. In DiPietro’s case it means that he can play up to 10 games without burning a year of his ELC or accruing service time. In Jarry’s case it’s to prevent him from accruing service time which would allow him to be a UFA at a younger age than the standard.
I think Murray’s injury is known as “extremely weak glove hand” syndrome
His injury history is why they cannot trade Jarry. Would be silly to trade a 23 year old especially since you traded the guy behind him last year