New-look Penguins boost back end, re-sign Jarry, add Graves - ESPN

The Pittsburgh Penguins made it known Saturday that goal prevention was a priority, re-signing goaltender Tristan Jarry and then adding defenseman Ryan Graves.

Jarry got a five-year extension carrying a $5.375 million cap hit while Graves, who spent last season with the New Jersey Devils, signed a six-year deal with the Penguins that's worth $4.5 million annually.

The signings are the latest developments in what has become an aggressive offseason for the Penguins. It started with the team missing the playoffs for the first time in 16 years as it was one point out of the final wild-card spot, captured by the eventual Eastern Conference champion Florida Panthers.

The sting of getting eliminated was compounded by the fact that franchise cornerstones Sidney Crosby, Kris Letang and Evgeni Malkin are all older than 35.

It led to the Penguins firing President of Hockey Operations Brian Burke, general manager Ron Hextall and assistant general manager Chris Pryor in April. In June, the Penguins hired former Toronto Maple Leafs GM Kyle Dubas to serve as president of hockey operations and interim GM.

Dubas and his front office staff have been active. They took advantage of their cap space by offering the Stanley Cup champion Vegas Golden Knights financial flexibility in a trade that saw Pittsburgh get Reilly Smith in return.

Getting Smith ultimately signaled the Penguins would be in a position to move on from Jason Zucker, who signed a one-year contract with the Arizona Coyotes.

CapFriendly projected that Smith's arrival meant the Penguins had a little more than $15 million in space, which they then used to bring back Jarry while further addressing their defensive needs by adding Graves.

Jarry was in the final year of a three-deal