The Chicago Blackhawks are currently 22 points back for the final wild-card spot in the Western Conference. They are looking to explore trades with the trade deadline just 11 days away. One name out there to watch is defenseman Seth Jones. Elliotte Friedman on today’s 32 Thoughts mentioned Chicago is getting calls from the Dallas Stars and Florida Panthers. The one hurdle that will be tough to make work is the money. The Stars being linked isn’t all that surprising after they lost Miro Heiskanen to a knee injury. If the Panthers are able to make things work and acquire Jones that would give the defending Stanley Cup Champions a boost on the blue line. Reports the other day said Jones wants to go to a contending team and both of those teams are certainly Stanley Cup contenders.
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Seth Jones
The Nashville Predators drafted Jones fourth overall in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft. He spent his first three seasons with Nashville, in 199 games he recorded 63 points on 15 goals and 48 assists. He was a -25 and had 231 blocked shots and 160 hits. The Predators then traded him to the Columbus Blue Jackets on January 6, 2016. He spent six seasons in Columbus playing in 381 games recording 223 points on 50 goals and 173 assists. He was an even in plus/minus, he had 675 blocked shots and 476 hits. Columbus traded him to the Chicago Blackhawks in the offseason of 2021.
He’s spent the last four seasons in Chicago playing in 257 games. He has 145 points on 31 goals and 114 assists. He is a -105 and has 490 blocked shots and 338 hits. He’s a four-time All-Star and finished in the top five of the Norris Trophy voting in 2017-18.
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