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Philadelphia Flyers Sign Martin Jones

July 28, 2021 at 11:13 am CDT | by Gavin Lee 7 Comments

After being bought out by the San Jose Sharks, Martin Jones has quickly found a new home. Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports that Jones will be joining the Philadelphia Flyers. The deal is expected to be a one-year contract at $2MM.

It is easy to dismiss Jones as a player not worth getting excited about. The past three seasons in San Jose have been nothing short of horrendous four the veteran netminder, especially compared to his lofty contract. However, Jones was carrying a heavy load as the unchallenged starter for the Sharks, playing a workhorse schedule despite his struggles. The expectation is entirely different in Philadelphia. Carter Hart is coming off a difficult campaign of his own, but the talented young keeper should rebound and will be given every opportunity to hold on to the starting job. Jones meanwhile will be looked upon to mentor Hart and provide competent play at the backup position. With far less pressure, he could very well return to form.

With that said, the Flyers’ choice of Jones as their No. 2 at this salary is intriguing. Philly has only $8MM in cap space with Hart and Travis Sanheim in need of new contracts and two other roster sports to fill and could have benefited from a more affordable backup. If they were going to give out a substantial contract to a keeper, it likely should have been someone they trusted as the starter if Hart continued to struggle. The past few years have not supported the idea that Jones can still be that player. So he instead is a pricey backup, which is not ideal for the Flyers.

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  1. DarkSide830

    2 years ago

    why on Earth

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    • MacJablonski--NotVegasLegend

      2 years ago

      @DarkSide830 – Because *somebody* had to do it… Fletch always volunteers for the tough assignments!

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    • Abs Samanta

      2 years ago

      I cannot get behind this one… We lose Elliot just to get a worse replacement? Great… Might as well call up a minor leaguer or something… Ustimenko? Sandstrom? Fedotov? Ugh…

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  2. Nha Trang

    2 years ago

    If he signs for anything over league minimum … Jones hasn’t demonstrated he can play NHL-caliber hockey for three seasons now, and San Jose has had a winning record over those years despite him.

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    • mydadleftme

      2 years ago

      He got 2mil. Astounding awful deal

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  3. Evan_singhhh

    2 years ago

    LOL Of course Philly signed him. The Goaltending Graveyard grows.

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  4. GMan1 4

    2 years ago

    Bernier gets 4.125 from Devils, Reimer goes to Sharks, Ullmark stays in Buffalo for 2.6 and Holtby goes to Dallas for 1 year at 2.0. The Flyers couldn’t give Holtby an extra 500K?

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