Emil Larmi has signed a new contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

AHL goalie or NHL backup?

AHL.

Probably means Jarry is good as gone for the Penguins.

Good signing here by Pens ...w/ the lack of goalie depth here. Larmi looks like he put up good #'s in Finland w/ even better #'s in playoffs.
PLUS very smart of Pens to have all 5 Finns together in AHL... With culture change and all ... it will prob help.
- I still wouldnt quit on Jarry IMO he would do just as good or better than Desmith as back up

I'm with u on this one. I think Jarry should take more chances to play in NHL. I see a very good potential on him. Besides, Pens will likely have to trade him till next season, as they did with MAF, because of the expansion draft. So, it'll be important to increase his market value before, to get better assets in return.

Yah, Ive always been a big Jarry fan... If we have to waive him, he will def get picked up tho. Id say keep him and trade Desmith while his value his high. But it would be a classic Rutherford thing to do tho and keep the older backup at $1.25 and trade the younger / cheaper guy with way more upside. Even if he struggles late in season... u can trade for a backup for nothing , then send him down.

The problem to trade DeSmith and keep Jarry is the ED. We'd probably lose him to Seattle. Then, we'd have no backup. So, it's a huge chance to see Jarry leaving Pitt till next season, unfortunately.

i think there will be better guys available in the ED.

Emil Larmi is a very good pick up by the Penguins. He's from Finland and goaltenders from there are typically top notch and have great pedigree. As for needing another goalie in our system yes we do. Murray and DeSmith are our top two and Jarry is a potential trade piece so we do need to fill in his spot and this could be that piece. Had our GM reacted earlier and made more proactive decisions based on (Actual player realization = Knowing what the actual player's can do longterm) we could have received higher compensation for players like Jarry and Maatta but he chose to hold onto them as if they were all of a sudden become something they are not. This is where I have not liked GM Jim's choices in these decisions. He has made very good decisions but I think this can be improved. This is where Age of a GM comes into play. While its great to have experience he also needs to listen to younger (more in touch) professionals who understand talent as it is developing today. Maatta's foot speed was not going to change and neither was his decision making. IF, it's not where it needs to be according to the play of the team then moving him when he had value would have been smart. Now its too late because we exposed his weakness and teams cannot be fooled. As for Jarry he is a goalie and he has a better chance to improve in little ways but from what I have witnessed his time has come and gone. His value is depleted because we chose DeSmith (whom I like). Jarry and Maatta need to be traded away and a philosophy change must be made moving forward. Trade players away before they loose too much value. It's like trading stocks, Buy low and Sell High.

Not quite sure about this one. We'll see the options till there. The facts are Jarry is a very good goalie in terms of upside and his position is the most important in hockey. So, there's a possibility to see him drafted in ED, indeed. But it's too soon to be sure right now.

Fringer potential. Worth about a 3rd rounder in trade...