Proposal: Ivan Provorov For Seth Jones with 50% retained?

[majormajor]

- Jones literally just said that he'd love to go back to Columbus

- Retaining half is insane. The Hawks aren't paying $5m a year for Jones to play in Columbus unless the Jackets are sending a high end prospect or two back.

- Provorov makes no sense to Chicago, he wouldn't do it and neither would they. Provorov is more suitable for playing a middle role on a very good team, than he is for playing a top role on a bad one.

- I'm not sure Jones should be a Jackets target, the Jackets need a high end defender not another offensive guy.

- If they did want Jones, an even swap around Severson and Jones would make more sense. You can then add some retention in exchange for draft picks if the clubs want to do that.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

Wow, how did you post this and think it was remotely fair?

 

[PanniniClaus]

The Hawks will be hard pressed to give Jones away without sending something significant with him. Which they can't do. So getting someone to take that cap hit for 5 more years will be the win. He is awful.

 

[CincyCBJ]

Severson and Jones swap makes more sense as noted above. Both locked into long term deals that are overpays at this point for the on ice production. Chicago gets a lower cap hit, while Columbus gets the better player at a higher cap hit. CBJ have a ton of cap space so might make sense, but I feel like most CBJ fans would think there is a better use of money there...especially if they plan on going big game hunting for a UFA this summer to round out the roster. And Severson has been playing noticeably better lately after his benching...so not seeing much upside for Columbus here. If anything were to happen here, I feel like it would be at the end of the off-season if CBJ strikes out on UFA targets. In general, that probably is when Jones would be moved, no way its at the deadline.

 

[Ledge And Dairy]

The Hawks will be hard pressed to give Jones away without sending something significant with him. Which they can't do. So getting someone to take that cap hit for 5 more years will be the win. He is awful.

He's overpaid yes, but to say he's awful is just fundamentally wrong. He is absolutely still a 1st pair caliber defenseman and thinking Chicago will have to pay to move him is hilarious

 

[PanniniClaus]

He's overpaid yes, but to say he's awful is just fundamentally wrong. He is absolutely still a 1st pair caliber defenseman and thinking Chicago will have to pay to move him is hilarious

Be interesting to see what the return is then. If pro scouts watched him the last two nights.. their reports won't be glowing.

 

[The Hockey Tonk Man]

I’d think Jones @ 50% would bring back a lot more than a ufa dman with a cute dog