Seth Jones had a imaginative and prescient for what his 9 seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks could possibly be like. He thought he was becoming a member of the group in the beginning of one thing particular.
The imaginative and prescient hasn’t come to fruition. The Blackhawks undertook a large rebuild quickly after his arrival and are 94-175-32 in his 4 seasons with the group. And now, Jones is able to transfer on.
Jones confirmed Friday he was open to waiving his no-movement clause and having the Blackhawks commerce him to a different group if it permits him an opportunity to play extra aggressive hockey.
“I’ve been right here the final 4 years by means of in all probability the darkest instances the Blackhawks have seen for some time,” Jones stated after follow on Friday. “I feel issues are shifting up, they’re shifting ahead. However I feel my timeline may be completely different than Kyle (Davidson) and Norm’s (Maciver) and the Blackhawks. There’s nothing towards anyone. I’m not holding it towards anyone what they determined to do right here. Generally it’s not in everybody’s plans.
“Clearly, that is my fourth 12 months right here. I’m not going to undergo the entire course of after I signed. Simply the place I’m at, , 30 years previous, I nonetheless have some good years forward. I wish to hope to possibly be in a scenario the place I’m competing for a Stanley Cup, at the very least taking part in some significant video games in Could and hopefully June. That’s the place I’m proper now. Discussions with the agent and stuff like which were occurring. Clearly, there’s a variety of shifting elements to one thing like this. However it’s what it’s, type of, proper now.”
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