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

[x Tame Impala]

So you would've just told Seth to get his head out of his ass?

And what if a stern talking to didn't do the trick? What then?

I’m not sure I need to explain this further. It looks like you’re just not getting it.

What are Foligno’s responsibilities as Captain if not for this exact type of thing?? To occasionally talk to refs? Just be a figure head?

 

[Kevin Musto]

I’m not sure I need to explain this further. It looks like you’re just not getting it.

What are Foligno’s responsibilities as Captain if not for this exact type of thing?? To occasionally talk to refs? Just be a figure head?

Shaft's point (I think) is that maybe Foligno has done all of those things already... so what? What does it accomplish?

You can't just change Jones's disposition. The guy is set in his ways. Nothing Foligno can say or do will fix that.

 

[CallMeShaft]

I’m not sure I need to explain this further. It looks like you’re just not getting it.

What are Foligno’s responsibilities as Captain if not for this exact type of thing?? To occasionally talk to refs? Just be a figure head?

So a team shouldn't have a captain if that captain cant convince the bad eggs on the roster to behave themselves?

Was Nick supposed to threaten Jones with a gun? Was he supposed to tell Seth that he'd burn his house down if he acted out? That he'd go and tell Seth's mother (a real Karen type) that her kid was misbehaving and needed to be grounded?

You can't do anything other than to tell that player to act like an adult. If they don't, it's not on the captain. Or the coaches. Or the management (besides the ones that brought him in).

Foligno has seemingly done a great job at helping welcome new players to the team, which there have been a lot of in recent seasons. He says the right things and is a consummate professional. That's what he brings as a captain. He's not beating the shit out of his teammates that are dissatisfied being here, that's not what being a captain is.

 

[Pez68]

And what should Foligno have done to keep Seth in line?

I remember stories of fights at practice during the Blackhawks dynasty days. This is something I would have done as a captain if a guy wasn't pulling his weight or being a problem.

 

[Hawkaholic]

I remember stories of fights at practice during the Blackhawks dynasty days. This is something I would have done as a captain if a guy wasn't pulling his weight or being a problem.

Seths a p***y, no way he's fighting Foligno.

 

[x Tame Impala]

Shaft's point (I think) is that maybe Foligno has done all of those things already... so what? What does it accomplish?

You can't just change Jones's disposition. The guy is set in his ways. Nothing Foligno can say or do will fix that.

If that’s the case then fine and I have no problems with Foligno. We don’t know that to be true or false however.

So a team shouldn't have a captain if that captain cant convince the bad eggs on the roster to behave themselves?

Was Nick supposed to threaten Jones with a gun? Was he supposed to tell Seth that he'd burn his house down if he acted out? That he'd go and tell Seth's mother (a real Karen type) that her kid was misbehaving and needed to be grounded?

You can't do anything other than to tell that player to act like an adult. If they don't, it's not on the captain. Or the coaches. Or the management (besides the ones that brought him in).

Foligno has seemingly done a great job at helping welcome new players to the team, which there have been a lot of in recent seasons. He says the right things and is a consummate professional. That's what he brings as a captain. He's not beating the shit out of his teammates that are dissatisfied being here, that's not what being a captain is.

You must have poor conflict resolution skills if you think there’s no way for someone in a leadership position to address a problematic coworker.

I’m not saying Foligno has to MAKE Jones do something. It just seems that Foligno hasn’t done ANYTHING to remedy the poor attitude and culture in the locker room if they have a $9.5m vet on the team with a bad attitude and mostly bad play on ice

 

[statswatcher]

If that’s the case then fine and I have no problems with Foligno. We don’t know that to be true or false however.

You must have poor conflict resolution skills if you think there’s no way for someone in a leadership position to address a problematic coworker.

I’m not saying Foligno has to MAKE Jones do something. It just seems that Foligno hasn’t done ANYTHING to remedy the poor attitude and culture in the locker room if they have a $9.5m vet on the team with a bad attitude and mostly bad play on ice

i don't understand how in the first reply you explicitly acknowledge that "we don't know" what exactly foligno did or did not do, while in the second you assert that it "seems" he actually did nothing at all. on the basis of what? it "seems" to me that there is exactly as much indication that he tried to say something to deal with jones as that he didn't.

 

[Pertti]

How would Jones react to tough love? Would it end up with same locker room problems as Canucks had?

Foligno was CBJ captain before maybe he knew not to go that far. Jones didn't react very mature when home fans boo at his performance.

 

[giza]

Hawks just seem to be better without him.....it's rare to say that when you lose you're "supposed" #1 Dman.....it's like a weight has been lifted.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

Is the captaincy entirely just for show then? As captain I would’ve hoped Foligno would’ve reined in Seth Jones and told him “you’re a veteran and a leader on this young team. Get your head out of your ass with this bad attitude”

Foligno might have said that to SJ, but you have to care about the team to have peer pressure work. I don't think that SJ has cared in a long time and it showed.

 

[x Tame Impala]

i don't understand how in the first reply you explicitly acknowledge that "we don't know" what exactly foligno did or did not do, while in the second you assert that it "seems" he actually did nothing at all. on the basis of what? it "seems" to me that there is exactly as much indication that he tried to say something to deal with jones as that he didn't.

I'm seeing where CallMeShaft is coming from. We don't know for sure either way but based on the prolonged attitude issue and no reports that it was addressed or that Jone's attitude caused a problem it looks like nothing was done from where I'm sitting.

Foligno might have said that to SJ, but you have to care about the team to have peer pressure work. I don't think that SJ has cared in a long time and it showed.

I just don't think this would fly under the Toews' Captaincy on the dynasty teams. Having a major player have a toxic attitude and not give a shit is a major problem. Look how much better they play without him.

 

[CallMeShaft]

I'm seeing where CallMeShaft is coming from. We don't know for sure either way but based on the prolonged attitude issue and no reports that it was addressed or that Jone's attitude caused a problem it looks like nothing was done from where I'm sitting.



I just don't think this would fly under the Toews' Captaincy on the dynasty teams. Having a major player have a toxic attitude and not give a shit is a major problem. Look how much better they play without him.

There's a big difference between Toews' role with those teams and Foligno's role now. The entire culture was different back then. We were the team everybody wanted to go to. We were what Florida - who Jones demanded to be moved to - is now, but probably even better.

The only players that might've wanted to be moved back then were guys that didn't have much of a role (#FreeMorin), not guys like Seth Jones that had a lot bigger of an impact in the locker room.

It's made even worse by the fact that there was a legit chance that Jones would've been stuck on this roster for years. You can't just go burning bridges with him and then he never leaves because nobody else wants him.

It was just a tough situation. Glad his ass is gone.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

I just don't think this would fly under the Toews' Captaincy on the dynasty teams. Having a major player have a toxic attitude and not give a shit is a major problem. Look how much better they play without him.

I don't disagree, but those were amazing teams with multiple HOF caliber players. They had something to play for, and the team was good enough to make the sacrifices worthwhile.

The SJ Hawks were the worst Hawks teams I can remember, and I've been a fan for 30+ years. I think that SJ is selfish player and the last type of guy you want on a rebuilding team. Thank god KD was able to move him along and get value for him.

Analogy I would use was Roger Dorn in Major League. Guy coasting after cashing in on a big deal who was terrible example for the kids.

 

[Kevin Musto]

Seth Jones... 0 points since the trade

 

[Hawkaholic]

Seth Jones... 0 points since the trade

Imagine paying a 1st, and a goalie for him?

 

[CallMeShaft]

Imagine paying a 1st, and a goalie for him?View attachment 990305

Imagine paying him $7m per year until 2030.

 

[statswatcher]

Imagine paying a 1st, and a goalie for him?View attachment 990305

Imagine paying him $7m per year until 2030.

but he plays so many minutes!

 

[Putt Pirate]

I watched the Panthers game and he was not bad actually. Just saying.

 

[Pez68]

I watched the Panthers game and he was not bad actually. Just saying.

"Not bad" certainly isn't enough for the top goalie prospect, a 1st round pick, and paying him $7M a season. They didn't acquire him to be a third pairing guy.

 

[Taze em]

Couldn't be Samoskevich in the Kurashev spot on the colorful lines, my eyes must deceive me.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

I watched the Panthers game and he was not bad actually. Just saying.

He looked not bad here too. Not f***ing good enough.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Pointed words​

Foligno, when asked about the Hawks’ improved play over their last six games, fired some not-so-subtle shots at Seth Jones and the circus his late February trade request created.

“We’ve gotten rid of some distractions, so to speak, and now there’s just a group that’s trying to get better, trying to find ways to improve,” Foligno said. “Sometimes when you make hard decisions, they end up benefiting the group. I think you’re seeing a product of that where guys are playing together. They’re playing for one another. They’re playing to grow something here. And [they’re] not worried about what’s gone on or what guys are feeling.

“Everyone here is pulling on the same rope. We know we’ve got to pull ourselves out of this, and it’s a credit to all the guys that — after a lot of distractions and the deadline — we’re seeing a group that has come together here. It’s encouraging.”

 

[Muffinalt]

Love it. f*** Jones, but funnily enough his presence might have contributed to something very good in the locker room. Well after he left lol.

 

[Hattrick Kane]

Panthers lose their first game where Jones has to play first pairing.

The fraud remains a fraud.

 

[CallMeShaft]

Panthers lose their first game where Jones has to play first pairing.

The fraud remains a fraud.

But on the bright side, he got his first point.

4 games, one single, lonesome point. Well worth $9.5m $7m per.