DALLAS — Tristan Jarry bounded into the makeshift dressing room, zipped his helmet into its own travel bag and exhaled as he sat on a wooden bench inside StarCenter-Farmers Branch, where the Penguins practiced on Saturday afternoon.

The Penguins’ goalie looked relaxed and genuinely happy. That hasn’t always been the cause during a tumultuous past couple of seasons. Jarry’s 2025-26 season has turned into quite the story, one where he has served as the Penguins’ backbone recently and attracted trade interest from at least one Stanley Cup contender.

Jarry insists he’s not thinking big-picture. He knows he’s playing better than he has in years, but he believes it has more to do with repeating movements or focus than it does some sort of seismic change.

Perhaps most interesting, Jarry also d

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