Seattle Kraken: Martin Jones – West is Best
With Philipp Grubauer out of action, Martin Jones becomes the Seattle Kraken's top goalie.
Martin Jones
Martin Jones has had an up-and-down career at best. He was an undrafted free agent signing by the LA Kings, then was traded to Boston Bruins for a whopping four days before the B’s flipped him to San Jose.
It was with the Sharks that Jones became a #1 goaltender and a fairly decent one at that. From 2015-19, Jones logged four straight seasons with 30+ wins. In the 2015-16 season, he led the Sharks to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to Pittsburgh in 6 games.
Jones has 392 career regular season starts, along with 60 playoff starts. He just notched his 200th career regular-season win. That’s good for 94th in NHL history and 12th among active goaltenders (not including Carey Price and Mike Smith, who might never play again).
Career in Transition
Following six seasons with SJ, the Sharks bought out Jones. He was signed by the Philadelphia Flyers to a 1 year, $2M contract one day later.
The 2021-22 season was one that Jones would love to forget, as he saw his Goals Against Average reach career highs and, in 33 games, did not see a single shutout appear in his stat line. Clearly, Philadelphia was not the right fit. Perhaps a move back to the West Coast is just what the doctor ordered.