Today is the final day before the season begins tomorrow and the Pittsburgh Penguins made a move in acquiring Mike Condon from the Montreal Canadiens, who they will play next week, on waivers. In response to this the Penguins sent down Tristan Jarry to the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. This makes sense really when you think about it. Jarry needs playing time and if he remained with the Penguins whilst Murray was injured he would likely spend most of it on the bench whilst Fleury played.
Mike Condon is on a one-way contract valued at $575k for this year. Next season he will be an unattached free agent and should Fleury be moved it is possible he returns as a back-up to Murray. Condon stepped in for Carey Price when he was injured and performed well to begin with but the demands of the role became more apparent later on and he regressed to a 2.71 GAA and .903SV% by seasons end through 55 games.
When Murray returns from his injury you can expect that Condon will be sent through on waivers to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton and should he pass them he will become one of their top goalies. He will have to battle against Jarry, Maguire and DeSmith however. Musical Goalies.
Tuesday, 11 October 2016
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