Confirmed with Link: Flyers Sign Martin Jones (1 Yr - $2M)

[FlyerNutter]

I’m just typing this out for my own purpose to see it

In: Ellis, Ristolainen, Atkinson, Yandle, Martin Jones

Out: Voracek, Myers, Patrick, Ghost, 1st, 2nd (22), 7th (22), 2nd rounder in ‘23.

Even looking past the fact that every coach remains, including Lappy and Dillabaugh.

That’s something.

 

[tictactoe]

I liked Reimer deal better vs Jones as a back up.

 

[The Madrigal]

Eklund occasionally guesses correctly. Throw enough shit at a wall and eventually something sticks.

Someone once ran a random rumor generator and it had more success than him.

He picked one of the worst realistic options out there though. If he did pull it out of his ass that was a ballsy guess.

 

[Flyer lurker]

Hope he can bounce back!

Bounce back to 2017-18? Meh only 3 years....

Chuck's next trade is hot tub time machine so vets can think its 2017.

 

[Rebels57]

Chuck Fletcher: "We need to defend better. We need better goaltending."

Also Chuck Fletcher: Signs KEITH YANDLE and MARTIN JONES.

 

[Flyer lurker]

But is he good in the locker room?

Do Jones and Hayes get along is the real question

 

[Hollywood Cannon]

He picked one of the worst realistic options out there though. If he did pull it out of his ass that was a ballsy guess.

It was completely realistic though. We were all guessing Holtby would be the one but we still found a way to underestimate how dumb Fletcher is by not even considering Jones could be his choice of washed up goalies.

 

[The Madrigal]

Your taking a shot at a guy who's be shit for 3 years at a percentage of a small amount of cap space over a guy who has one bad season on his record and would cost 500k less that you need for Hart and Sanheim. Cap space is a worth the chance on 1 bad year over 3 bad years.

Halak didn't sign for 1.5 million. It was 1.5 million plus another potential 1.5 million in incentives. I couldn't care less though because I didn't want either of them. Halak looks done at his age and coming off of the season he had and Jones just sucks.

 

[dragonoffrost]

But is he good in the locker room?

He'll be crying in a corner when our beats ask him why he can't stop a freaking beach ball.

 

[FlyerNutter]

Do Jones and Hayes get along is the real question

That marketing team is doing a damn good job though trying to get people to fall in line with this new “vision”, and core.

Just prepping us for when they do an Alfredsson, to Giroux.

 

[Flyer lurker]

I liked Reimer deal better vs Jones as a back up.

Not a Reimer fan at all. Under pressure tends to have a size 16 neck with a size 4 collar and chokes a bit.

 

[CanadianFlyer88]

This certainly is a decision.


I guess I get to watch our backup suck differently. I was tired of watching the ways that Elliott could suck. This will be exciting and new for up to five games.

They definitely don't suck in the same way, but they certainly both suck.

 

[DrinkFightFlyers]

Most backups will play around 30 games this year due to the schedule. WE ARE f***ED...

We are not f***ed because of this signing. Let's say Martin Jones costs us X amount of games because he sucks. Who is the best option that we realistically could have gotten and how many games does that cost us? Serious question. If Jones goes 10-20 in those 30 game, what does the next best option do? 15-15? 20-10? I am not saying this is a great move, but it isn't like they passed up on Patrick Roy to get him.

 

[Alex K]

So, is there a chance this is not a disaster?

 

[The Madrigal]

It was completely realistic though. We were all guessing Holtby would be the one but we still found a way to underestimate how dumb Fletcher is by not even considering Jones could be his choice of washed up goalies.

We are going to have to agree to disagree. Eklund was the only person talking about the Flyers signing Jones. Whether it was a guess or not it was a ballsy one.

 

[Beef Invictus]

He picked one of the worst realistic options out there though. If he did pull it out of his ass that was a ballsy guess.

A lot of his rumors are trash options to generate clicks. It's how he makes money.

 

[Magua]

People are being a little too negative about this honestly. It is absolutely fair to believe a change of environment can aid Jones’ bounce-back. Vigneault’s defensive overload system to cause blown coverages makes things easy on his goaltenders. I see no reason the Flyers goaltending this year can’t be vaguely better than historically awful!

 

[wuf]

Damn we could have gotten Holtby, now I'm mad.

 

[kudymen]

He'll be crying in a corner when our beats ask him why he can't stop a freaking beach ball.

Unlikely, at that points the beats will be busy writing fluff pieces Why Carter Hart would not have made those stops either

 

[Curufinwe]

I would much rather have had Holtby, but not surprised he'd rather play in Dallas.

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

People are being a little too negative about this honestly. It is absolutely fair to believe a change of environment can aid Jones’ bounce-back. Vigneault’s defensive overload system to cause blown coverages makes things easy on his goaltenders. I see no reason the Flyers goaltending this year can’t be vaguely better than historically awful!

Yeah, I don't get why people are being so doom and gloom about this signing. It's perfectly fine. Nothing great or bad, just fine.

 

[kudymen]

Yeah, I don't get why people are being so doom and gloom about this signing. It's perfectly fine. Nothing great or bad, just fine.

I think they are tired of poor asset management where they see analogous moves across the league with lower prices paid/better assets received/less cost spent.
(honorarilly (?) excluding Seattle and Ken Holland)

 

[tictactoe]

Not a Reimer fan at all. Under pressure tends to have a size 16 neck with a size 4 collar and chokes a bit.

Reimer does not have below .900 NHL season. Under Pressure? what pressure, as a back up pressure?

 

[dragonoffrost]

We are not f***ed because of this signing. Let's say Martin Jones costs us X amount of games because he sucks. Who is the best option that we realistically could have gotten and how many games does that cost us? Serious question. If Jones goes 10-20 in those 30 game, what does the next best option do? 15-15? 20-10? I am not saying this is a great move, but it isn't like they passed up on Patrick Roy to get him.

5 games in the NHL is a huge swing if you win them all. If Hart bounces back and Jones goes 10-20 there's a good chance they still miss the playoffs.

 

[Magua]

Yeah, I don't get why people are being so doom and gloom about this signing. It's perfectly fine. Nothing great or bad, just fine.

After the goaltending was historically bad last season, Fletcher in his life-or-death campaign to prevent goals against just signed a backup/1B who has registered the 2nd worst, 7th worst, and 2nd worst all situations goals saved above expected over the last 3 seasons. He’s been arguably the worst goalie in the league. It’s a train wreck of a signing and yet another blinking neon sign of disorienting incompetence. It’s unexplainable from so many vantage points.