A new head coach might mean a new start for Flyers defenseman Cam York. Oh, and don’t forget that big five-year, $25.75-million contract he just signed the other day. That could help explain why York was smiling so much during a Zoom media call on Tuesday afternoon.

Defenseman Cam York has agreed to terms on a five-year contract worth $25.75 million with the Philadelphia Flyers, the team announced on Monday. York will count $5.15 million against the salary cap through the 2029-30 NHL season.

Cam York and the Philadelphia Flyers agreed to terms Monday on a five-year contract worth $25.75 million, with re-signing the restricted free agent defenseman completing perhaps the team’s last important piece of offseason business.