Sullivan, in a fairly serious tone, acknowledged the three goaltenders on his roster and on the Penguins’ road swing through Western Canada. He said he wouldn’t reveal his hand and everyone could wait until puck drop to see which goaltender plays. The more interesting aspect was which goaltender backed up Alex Nedeljkovic on Sunday.

With the Penguins recalling goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic from his conditioning loan without a corresponding roster move it was inevitable that the Penguins would have to healthy scratch one of their three netminders for Sunday’s game.

The Pittsburgh Penguins, and more importantly Penguins head coach Mike Sullivan, have just sent a brutal message to number one goaltender Tristan Jarry. According to a report from Penguins insider Josh Yohe,

The Pittsburgh Penguins began their annual trip through Western Canada on Sunday afternoon with a 6-3 loss to the Winnipeg Jets.