Jones open to/working with Blackhawks on trade

[Kevin Musto]

Assuming Tkachuk goes on LTIR

To
D Seth Jones ($2M retained, $7.5M cap hit going forward)

To
RW Jack Devine
G Kirill Gerasimyuk
Panthers 2026 1st round pick

Hawks I have imagine have seen plenty of Devine watching Thompson and can sign both after season. Gerasimyuk gives Hawks long-term potential prospect to develop in Russia in net (G is not strength of Hawks system with Gajan and Commesso struggling). Get a 2026 1st

Panthers get Jones with $2M retained and at $7.5M thru next 5 years is very cost appropriate replacement for Ekblad at RD

If Samoskevich isn't on the table, we're not trading with Florida

(I'd also like to snipe the rights to Shuravin if possible)

 

[TLEH]

That’s fair but I don’t think being a part of the jones trade is the best way to maximize value here. If they’re concerned at all about his development swap him for a forwards. I guess that’s probably what you’re trying to do here with Ritchie but I’d think you can get a bit higher up the totem pole

I'm not even like a massive Ritchie fan either. But for forward prospects that are on possible spots he could go to, that actually might move? Yeah I like him. Also I really like Zellers. I don't think the deal is that crazy, but maybe I'm the crazy one.

 

[Hawkaholic]

I wonder if the Rangers could be an option. They have a lot of deadline space to take him on, enough space in the offseason to use on him, and could have a need for a "steady" presence behind Fox.

Maybe they ship out Kreider as he's looking older and struggling with a couple years left at 6 mil.

Jones (+ w.e retention it takes)
For
Kreider
Othmann/Sykora