Speculation: Seth Jones says he's talking with the Blackhawks about the possibility of a trade

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Even with 1M retain he is vastly overpaid for his play the past 2.5 seasons. You would have to take a bad contract coming back on top. I'd be surprised if he brings back anything more than a late first.

He's recent media apparence is not going to help the Hawks get max value. He's essentially publicly asking to gtfo of there asap. They are certainly not going to keep him either with that kind of attitude ...
Vastly? He's like 1.5M overpaid at most. Especially with the cap going up. He averages 25 minutes a night and plays both special teams.
 
How can you blame Jones for the team's mismanagement lol. That's comical.
The man signed a ridiculous contract. He ain't innocent.

He makes 9,500,000.

Why would I have the slightest sympathy?

The dude has played on loser teams his entire career and guess what ... he's part of the reason they are loser teams.

But when has this dude ever pointed a finger at himself?

He wants to whine about being on a bad blackhawk team but that didn't happen in a vacuum.

He wanted the money. He got it. Shut up and play.
 
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I don't think these are going to be easy trade talks, because I'm not sure the holdup has been his NMC, but rather the contract and Chicago's unwillingness to retain so much for so long to facilitate a trade.

I think they'd retain a little, but doubt that gets them to a point where teams are interested. I get the sense that Chicago thinks that if it starts contemplating heavy retention, then a heavily retained Jones should be really valuable. Yet I think other clubs view that as the bare minimum needed to get them to consider acquiring him, not reason to fork over a king's ransom.

There seems to be room between where the Blackhawks value a heavily retained Jones for five more years and where the rest of the league values that package. There's a decent chance they hold on to him. His increasingly clear desire for a trade might not matter very much.

Retention is simple for pending UFAs. It's a hell of a lot more complicated when it's for multiple years. Heavy retention over five years on a big contract? It's rarer than people think.
 
The man signed a ridiculous contract. He ain't innocent.

He makes 9,500,000.

Why would I have the slightest sympathy?

The dude has played on loser teams his entire career and guess what ... he's part of the reason they are loser teams.

But when has this dude ever pointed a finger at himself?

He wants to whine about being on a bad blackhawk team but that didn't happen in a vacuum.

He wanted the money. He got it. Shut up and play.

100% agreed
 

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