Headlines

  • Golden Knights, Jack Eichel Have Had Preliminary Extension Talks
  • Wild Sign Danila Yurov To Entry-Level Contract
  • Johnston: “Zero Reason” To Believe Mitch Marner Signs Extension With Maple Leafs
  • Brad Shaw Won’t Return To Flyers
  • Full 2025 NHL Draft Order
  • Sam Gagner Confirms Retirement, Joins Senators’ Front Office
  • Previous
  • Next
Register
Login
  • MLB Trade Rumors
  • Hoops Rumors
  • Pro Football Rumors

Pro Hockey Rumors

  • Home
  • Teams
    • Atlantic
      • Boston Bruins
      • Buffalo Sabres
      • Detroit Red Wings
      • Florida Panthers
      • Montreal Canadiens
      • Ottawa Senators
      • Tampa Bay Lightning
      • Toronto Maple Leafs
    • Central
      • Chicago Blackhawks
      • Colorado Avalanche
      • Dallas Stars
      • Minnesota Wild
      • Nashville Predators
      • St. Louis Blues
      • Utah Mammoth
      • Winnipeg Jets
    • Metropolitan
      • Carolina Hurricanes
      • Columbus Blue Jackets
      • New Jersey Devils
      • New York Islanders
      • New York Rangers
      • Philadelphia Flyers
      • Pittsburgh Penguins
      • Washington Capitals
    • Pacific
      • Anaheim Ducks
      • Calgary Flames
      • Edmonton Oilers
      • Los Angeles Kings
      • San Jose Sharks
      • Seattle Kraken
      • Vancouver Canucks
      • Vegas Golden Knights
  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact Us
  • Partners
    • MLB Trade Rumors
    • Hoops Rumors
    • Pro Football Rumors
Go To MLB Trade Rumors
Go To Hoops Rumors

San Jose Sharks Will Not Buy Out Martin Jones

September 26, 2020 at 5:13 pm CDT | by Zach Leach 5 Comments

The San Jose Sharks finished with their worst record since 2002-03 this year and failed to make the playoffs for just the fourth time since the turn of the century. It was a disastrous campaign for one of the most consistent organizations in all of pro sports, especially given the considerable talent that the club has on paper. The Sharks will do anything they can to find their way back to relevance next season – well, almost anything. They are not prepared to go the buyout route to remove their weakest link.

It’s unfair to ever blame on player for the struggles of an entire team. However, in San Jose this season it’s not a stretch to place the lion’s share of the guilt on starting goaltender Martin Jones. Eating up $5.75MM in salary cap space in 2019-20, Jones recorded a career-worst .896 save percentage and 3.00 goals against average. Among goaltenders who played in at least half of their team’s games, Jones ranked 29th out of 30 in both of these categories while recording a 17-21-2 record. What’s worse is that this was the second straight season that the 30-year-old showed significant decline and is signed for four more years with $21MM in salary and bonuses still owed to him.

Yet, the Sharks have made the decision not to buy out Jones’ contract. The Athletic’s Kevin Kurz writes that no buyouts are expected from San Jose, whose only obvious candidate had been Jones. While this is a deep free agent class in goal and San Jose likely could have found replacements for both Jones and impending UFA backup Aaron Dell on the open market, the team will stick with Jones for at least another year. In the current financial climate in the NHL, it is very possible that the team did not feel comfortable playing Jones to not play for them this coming season and beyond. A buyout of Jones’ remaining four seasons would have cost the club $1.625MM in real dollars this year and in each of the following seven years, while the buyout would have counted for $2.875MM against the cap this season.

Jones’ poor play and equally poor contract means that the Sharks will very likely not be able to trade him this off-season. Kurz expects that he will be back in net next season, but assumes that he will have to challenge for the starting job with a free agent or trade acquisition. While San Jose may be wary to commit too much cap space to the goalie position, they do have over $14MM in space and look like one of the few free agent spenders in the impending market. With a number of talented options in goal to consider as a possible new starter, Jones’ performance may not be as much of a factor in San Jose’s attempts to return to the playoffs next year.

Share 0 Retweet 0 Send via email

San Jose Sharks Aaron Dell| Martin Jones| Salary Cap

Offseason Keys: Colorado Avalanche
Main
Trade Rumors: Kuemper, Laine, Penguins
View Comments (5)

Comments

  1. GoLandCrabs

    5 years ago

    He has declined the past 2 years but buying him out is a crazy idea.

    Reply
  2. lapcheung39

    5 years ago

    I wonder which goalie they will get time around ?!?

    Reply
    • goalieguy41

      5 years ago

      Vesa Toskala

      Reply
    • lapcheung39

      5 years ago

      They should get Lundquist so he can mentor him!! Teach him a thing or two

      Reply
  3. shawn baber

    5 years ago

    Sharks are sunk in goal. Rebuild Douglas.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Please login to leave a reply.

Log in Register

    Top Stories

    Golden Knights, Jack Eichel Have Had Preliminary Extension Talks

    Wild Sign Danila Yurov To Entry-Level Contract

    Johnston: “Zero Reason” To Believe Mitch Marner Signs Extension With Maple Leafs

    Brad Shaw Won’t Return To Flyers

    Full 2025 NHL Draft Order

    Sam Gagner Confirms Retirement, Joins Senators’ Front Office

    Mark Stone Out For Game 5

    Flyers Name Rick Tocchet Head Coach

    Canucks Sign Tom Willander To Entry-Level Contract

    Canucks To Name Adam Foote Head Coach

    Recent

    Golden Knights, Jack Eichel Have Had Preliminary Extension Talks

    Penguins Have Interviewed Jay Leach, David Quinn, Jay Woodcroft For Head Coaching Vacancy

    Offseason Checklist: Pittsburgh Penguins

    Capitals’ Ryan Chesley Signs Entry-Level Deal

    Blue Jackets Sign Oiva Keskinen To Entry-Level Deal

    Wild Sign Danila Yurov To Entry-Level Contract

    Johnston: “Zero Reason” To Believe Mitch Marner Signs Extension With Maple Leafs

    Senators Begin Contract Talks With Claude Giroux

    Pacific Notes: Hiller, Canucks, Romani, Pettersson

    Blackhawks Interview Jeff Blashill For Head Coaching Vacancy

    Rumors By Team

    Rumors By Team

    • Avalanche Rumors
    • Blackhawks Rumors
    • Blue Jackets Rumors
    • Blues Rumors
    • Bruins Rumors
    • Canadiens Rumors
    • Canucks Rumors
    • Capitals Rumors
    • Devils Rumors
    • Ducks Rumors
    • Flames Rumors
    • Flyers Rumors
    • Golden Knights Rumors
    • Hurricanes Rumors
    • Islanders Rumors
    • Jets Rumors
    • Kings Rumors
    • Kraken Rumors
    • Lightning Rumors
    • Mammoth Rumors
    • Maple Leafs Rumors
    • Oilers Rumors
    • Panthers Rumors
    • Penguins Rumors
    • Predators Rumors
    • Rangers Rumors
    • Red Wings Rumors
    • Sabres Rumors
    • Senators Rumors
    • Sharks Rumors
    • Stars Rumors
    • Wild Rumors

    Latest Rumors & News

    Latest Rumors & News

    • Brock Boeser Rumors
    • Scott Laughton Rumors
    • Brock Nelson Rumors
    • Rickard Rakell Rumors
    • Mikko Rantanen Rumors

    Pro Hockey Rumors Features

    Pro Hockey Rumors Features

    • Support Pro Hockey Rumors And Go Ad-Free
    • 2024-25 Salary Cap Deep Dive Series
    • 2025 Trade Deadline Primers
    • 2025 NHL Free Agent List
    • 2026 NHL Free Agent List
    • Active Roster Tracker
    • Arbitration-Eligible Free Agents 2025
    • Draft Order 2025
    • Trade Tracker
    • Pro Hockey Rumors On X
    • Pro Hockey Rumors Polls
    • Waiver Claims 2024-25

     

     

     

    Navigation

    • Sitemap
    • Archives

    PHR Info

    • About
    • Privacy Policy
    • Commenting Policy

    Connect

    • Contact Us
    • Twitter
    • Facebook
    • RSS Feed

    Pro Hockey Rumors is not affiliated with National Hockey League, NHL or NHL.com

    scroll to top

    Register

    Desktop Version | Switch To Mobile Version