To be fair, Jones didn't exactly 'force' his way out, he just said he was going to hit UFA (which he'd earned) after completing a six-year contract he'd signed here. That was also on the heels of pretty much the whole core blowing up (Panarin walking, PLD throwing a tantrum, Foligno/Savard getting moved at the deadline) – I don't blame him for wanting to hit the market and end up with a contender (even if that is hilariously not what ended up happening).
Marchessault was an undrafted free agent who wasn't even a full-time NHL player until like five years after he left the org, and Jack Johnson is Jack Johnson.
As for PLD… well, he is my most hated former Blue Jacket (more than Carter) so… yeah. I'd have some lingering resentment there too if I were Jarmo, but you can't just ice out a powerful agent like that.