Tristan Jarry turns attention from staying healthy to taking next step for Penguins

At the beginning of a video call with Pittsburgh media Thursday afternoon, Tristan Jarry briefly excused himself to deal with a barking dog. No big thing, but nonetheless one more — and if Jarry has his way, one last — delay before he could finally move on from a “very frustrating” previous 10 months.

“Sorry, give me a couple of seconds,” Jarry said before a brief on-screen disappearance.

He returned to take questions for the first time since signing a new contract with the Penguins, though most of his answers weren’t about that five-year deal worth almost $27 million. And though his actions during the upcoming season will speak louder than any words he offered Thursday, Jarry’s level-headed demeanor as he repeatedly addressed an elephant in the organization — his health — perhaps provided a glimpse of what Kyle Dubas saw when visiting him, his wife and their dogs in Edmonton late in June.

“I was excited he took the time to come see me, it showed a lot,” Jarry said. “It really helped us make that decision.”

Helpful, no doubt, was Dubas’ having arrived at the Jarrys’ residence already confident — after meeting extensively with team doctors and trainers, and also coach Mike Sullivan and goaltending coach Andy Chiodo — he was greeting a healthy…