Confirmed with Link: Seth Jones (25% retained) & ‘26 4th to Florida for Knight and a '26 1st

[CallMeShaft]

That's honestly insane for how terrible this team is this season.

Yes it is, but it sorta makes sense.

Jones was leading the team in ice time - 25ish minutes a night - and had a lot of sway in the locker room. It honestly feels like the Hawks were playing to his pace, which is slow as shit, instead of pushing the pace like we should.

He'll do better on a team where he won't have as much influence. Where he needs to adjust to them instead of the other way around. But for us, it's addition by subtraction.

Just a shame this team decided to become more than they were at the start of the season the moment he leaves.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Legitimately Jones was the problem. Like the sample size is getting larger. TJ Brodie looked competent when Jones was out.

I can’t even come up with reasons why, but this team just plays harder now that Jones is gone.

In addition to being a subpar player, he's locker room cancer.

Guarantee the vibes were bad when the assistant captain was complaining nonstop.

 

[x Tame Impala]

In addition to being a subpar player, he's locker room cancer.

Guarantee the vibes were bad when the assistant captain was complaining nonstop.

Isn’t that damning of our Captain, Nick Foligno, too?

 

[CallMeShaft]

Isn’t that damning of our Captain, Nick Foligno, too?

No.

Foligno can't control what Seth does or says. And he can't control how the team feels, especially some of the younger guys who aren't accustomed to being on a team like this. I'm sure he's been doing what he can there, it certainly has sounded like it.

Very few guys in this league have worn the C in multiple different organizations. Don't think we need to worry about Nick's role as captain.

 

[ColbyChaos]

Isn’t that damning of our Captain, Nick Foligno, too?

Could be but I also feel Alfie his mentor was a very overrated captain

 

[ColbyChaos]

No.

Foligno can't control what Seth does or says. And he can't control how the team feels, especially some of the younger guys who aren't accustomed to being on a team like this. I'm sure he's been doing what he can there, it certainly has sounded like it.

Very few guys in this league have worn the C in multiple different organizations. Don't think we need to worry about Nick's role as captain.

Not like they had many other options either though. It was basically a 2 person race Foligno, Jones. 3 if you want to count Murphy but I don’t think he was a being considered for anything besides an A