Pittsburgh Penguins general manager Jim Rutherford says he wants to move a goaltender before the start of the regular season. He told The Athletic the team couldn't do anything over the summer, "but in the last three or four days, things have changed. The market is really heating up, especially for goalies.”
Rutherford told The Athletic he tried moving goaltender Tristan Jarry, but couldn't find a trade partner. Jerry would require waivers to be moved to the AHL, as would Matt Murray and Casey DeSmith, who are projected to be the team's starting and backup goaltenders when the regular season gets underway.
"We have three really good goalies, I know that much,” Rutherford said. “That's a good problem to have, but it's still a problem. Those guys have all been great. So, is there going to be a trade coming up here? It's certainly a possibility.”
Meanwhile, The Athletic reports Rutherford is also open to moving forwards Bryan Rust and Nick Bjugstad if the right deal can be found, as well as defenceman Jack Johnson. According to CapFriendly, the Pens are around $331,000 over the salary cap at the moment, so something must be done before the start of the regular season. Rutherford says they could start the season with 23 players on the roster rather than 24, but adds that's not ideal.
"We'll see. We could certainly move somebody," Rutherford says.
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