Jones signs one-year, $2 million contract with Flyers

The 31-year-old goalie was 15-13-4 with a 3.28 goals-against average and .896 save percentage in 34 games last season.

“I’m coming in to be the best that I can, to push Carter [Hart],” Jones said. “He’s obviously a very talented young goalie and if we can push each other to be better that’s going to be the best thing for the team.”

Hart, who was 9-11-5 with a 3.67 GAA and .877 save percentage in 27 games (25 starts) is a restricted free agent.

Jones had the final three seasons of his six-year contract with the San Jose Sharks bought out Tuesday.

“It was a couple of trying seasons and sometimes a fresh start can give you a little bit of life and a little bit of energy and kind of refocus,” Jones said. “I love a lot of the moves that the Flyers are making in the offseason so far, so I think we have a good opportunity to have a good team and win some hockey games.”

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Signed by the Los Angeles Kings on Oct. 2, 2008, Jones is 186-132-29 with a 2.60 GAA, .908 save percentage and 25 shutouts in 361 games (355 starts) with the Sharks and Kings. He helped the Kings win the Stanley Cup in 2014 as the backup to goalie Jonathan Quick, and in 2016 was the starting goalie for the Sharks as they reached the Stanley Cup Final for the first time.

The Flyers also signed defenseman Keith Yandle to a one-year, $900,00 contract, and forward Nate Thompson to a one-year, $800,000 contract.

Yandle had the final two seasons of his seven-year contract bought out by the Florida Panthers on July 15. The 34-year-old scored 27 points (three goals, 24 assists) in 56 regular-season games and had two assists in three Stanley Cup Playoff games.

Thompson scored five points (two goals, three assists) in 44 regular-season games and had two assists in eight Stanley Cup Playoff games with the Winnipeg Jets last season. He had one assist in seven games with the Flyers in 2019-20 after being acquired in a trade with Montreal Canadiens on Feb. 24, 2020.

The Flyers also acquired defenseman Ryan Ellis in a trade with the Nashville Predators on July 16, and defenseman Rasmus Ristolainen in a trade with the Buffalo Sabres on July 23.