Tristan Jarry speaks out after terrible start to the season.

The Pittsburgh Penguins are only 6 games into the 2024-25 National Hockey League regular season but are already dealing with a major controversy, thanks entirely to the play of presumed number one goaltender Tristan Jarry.

Jarry has simply been bad to start the season, recording an abysmal 5.47 goals against average and an equally ugly .836 save percentage through just 3 games or 132 minutes of play on the ice. Although some of the blame for that should go to the Penguins blue line and their relatively poor defensive play, there's no disputing the fact that Jarry simply hasn't been good enough.

On Saturday, Jarry faced the media and was asked about his struggles this season and indicated that he was working on getting out of his own head and just focusing on the game itself.

"Just, honestly, letting go," said Jarry of what he was working on. "We did a lot of mental aspects of the game to start the season, a lot of video, a lot of teaching. So I think now is just at the point of letting go and being myself, trying to be the best goalie moving forward."

Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan seemed to agree that Jarry may be his own worst enemy at the moment when asked about the play of his goaltender.

"To a certain extent, sometimes, when players struggle at any of the positions, in a lot of my experiences, sometimes you can be your own biggest obstacle," admitted Sullivan. "You have to find a way to get out of your own way, allow your instincts to take over."

Although Sullivan may outwardly be indicating that he still believes Jarry can turn it around, many believe that will not be the case. The fact that the Penguins are also planning to carry 3 goaltenders during their upcoming road trip may also be an indication that the team itself no longer has confidence in Jarry turning things around.

The fact that Jarry is currently just in year 2 of a 5 year contract that carries an average annual value and cap hit of $5.375 million per season means that could be very bad news for the Penguins.