Is Edmonton trying to make the defense worse on purpose?

Too much to ask to not have a totally out of left field and horribly embarrassing decision every offseason I guess.

Flyers are getting blasted again.
- Flyers1218

Who is blasting them? Eagles fans or the experts on tsn sports net?

Martin Jones!? Are you f’ing kidding me? You needed a guy that could play should Hart struggle. This guy can’t play at all. He’s worse then Elliott.
- Flyers1218

Yeah, terrible signing. I'm not sure what other goalies were interested in playing here but Jones would have been one of my last options. He's here now so I'll root for him to do well.

Is Edmonton trying to make the defense worse on purpose?
- Glak18

They need some more first overal picks to make this work.

Not understanding the Jones reactions. It’s a back up role and I believe he had similar #s than Moose(last year) on a horrendous Sharks team.

Meh. Jones can’t be any worse than Elliott was last year. And honestly, if Hart struggles again this year we have a bigger problem to worry about than the backup.

Yeah, terrible signing. I'm not sure what other goalies were interested in playing here but Jones would have been one of my last options. He's here now so I'll root for him to do well.
- dubc55

Me too. I hope he does well with the new setting here.

Is Edmonton trying to make the defense worse on purpose?
- Glak18

They need more first overall picks. Haven’t had enough

Reimer 2x 2.25

and Yandle official

Caps tried hard to get Jones, too. Are they a dumb team too?

Not understanding the Jones reactions. It’s a back up role and I believe he had similar #s than Moose(last year) on a horrendous Sharks team.
- arichardson22

Yes similar piss poor numbers.

After last year and the moves made they needed a top end "backup" imo.

Caps tried hard to get Jones, too. Are they a dumb team too?
- arichardson22

Apparently they are

If he’s here to play 20 games maybe it’ll work.
- Hextall271

Pretty sure I heard Chuck say maybe 35 and that they weren't expecting Hart having to play 50 games.

Reimer 2x 2.25

and Yandle official
- Tomahawk

Where did Reiner go?

Not understanding the Jones reactions. It’s a back up role and I believe he had similar #s than Moose(last year) on a horrendous Sharks team.
- arichardson22

He was good for them a few years back. Fresh start opportunity. Probably better than Moose and only 31. Numbers were meh on a less than meh team the last year or so. Hart sucked last year based on his numbers, but nobody wants to throw him away. This team looks completely different on the back end going into the year. Question remains: how much do Sanheim and Hart get paid with only $9MM remaining?

Pretty sure I heard Chuck say maybe 35 and that they weren't expecting Hart having to play 50 games.
- rayc16

Ok. So Jones gets 35. I hope he can get it done. The d should be better so that may help

Where did Reiner go?
- Hextall271

SJ

- Tomahawk

Fletcher is so bad. Why expect anything different when he sucked for a decade in Minnesota

Not understanding the Jones reactions. It’s a back up role and I believe he had similar #s than Moose(last year) on a horrendous Sharks team.
- arichardson22

Are you a paid "influencer" by the Flyers? Lol. Jones stinks and everyone knows it. They bought him out to bring in Reimer for crying out loud. I'm not a fan of Reimer at all but I would have taken him over Jones.

He was good for them a few years back. Fresh start opportunity. Probably better than Moose and only 31. Numbers were meh on a less than meh team the last year or so. Hart sucked last year based on his numbers, but nobody wants to throw him away. This team looks completely different on the back end going into the year. Question remains: how much do Sanheim and Hart get paid with only $9MM remaining?
- section32

Our defense was so bad last year, so was the Shark’s D. One would think our goaltenders’ lives will be easier this year with how much we bolstered the D core. At least I hope

Where did Reiner go?
- Hextall271

San Jose.

He was good for them a few years back. Fresh start opportunity. Probably better than Moose and only 31. Numbers were meh on a less than meh team the last year or so. Hart sucked last year based on his numbers, but nobody wants to throw him away. This team looks completely different on the back end going into the year. Question remains: how much do Sanheim and Hart get paid with only $9MM remaining?
- section32

3 and 3 or 4 and 3?

Looking at the cap, they have roughly 8.8m to re-sign Hart and Sanheim.

Sanheim - 4.1m x 3 or 5 (I don't really see why they would pay him more than Carlo)
Hart 3.25 - 3.5m x 3 or 5 (Hopefully more than 2 years term)

Maybe they get lucky and sign them for 7.6m.....

Are you a paid "influencer" by the Flyers? Lol. Jones stinks and everyone knows it. They bought him out to bring in Reimer for crying out loud. I'm not a fan of Reimer at all but I would have taken him over Jones.
- dubc55

No, I’m just not mr sky is falling for a back up goalie. Jones has shown he’s capable of being a starting goalie in the past. He’s reunited with his old goalie coach too. Mrazek was dog poop for us and Carolina, then he was a stud for Carolina. Goalies can bounce back with a change of scenery. Less pressure for him to do it as a back up goalie too.

Fletcher whiffing big time here. It’s especially perplexing since he is on the record saying the backup will play pretty often.