Seth Jones had a vision for what his nine seasons with the Chicago Blackhawks could be like. He thought he was joining the team at the start of something special.
The vision hasn’t come to fruition. The Blackhawks undertook a massive rebuild soon after his arrival and are 94-175-32 in his four seasons with the organization. And now, Jones is ready to move on.
Jones confirmed Friday he was open to waiving his no-movement clause and having the Blackhawks trade him to another team if it allows him a chance to play more competitive hockey.
“I’ve been here the last four years through probably the darkest times the Blackhawks have seen for a while,” Jones said after practice on Friday. “I think things are moving up, they are moving forward. But I think my timeline might be different than Kyle (Davidson) and Norm’s (Maciver) and the Blackhawks. There’s nothing against anybody. I’m not holding it against anybody what they decided to do here. Sometimes it’s not in everyone’s plans.
“Obviously, this is my fourth year here. I’m not going to go through the whole process when I signed. Just where I’m at, you know, 30 years old, I still have some good years ahead. I want to hope to maybe be in a situation where I’m competing for a Stanley Cup, at least playing some meaningful games in May and hopefully June. That’s where I am right now. Discussions with the agent and stuff like that have been going on. Obviously, there’s a lot of moving parts to something like this. But it is what it is, kind of, right now.”
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