The 2 are completely separate in my books. If we don't make that dumb Jones trade, and try to "retool", we finish much worse than where we did in the Jiricek draft.
Kaiser was called up and inserted into the Hawks lineup when Jones was traded.
| FLA | Team | CHI |
| D | Position | D |
| 7 | GP | 7 |
| 124:04 | TOI | 117:55 |
| 17:43 | TOI/GP | 16:50 |
| 52.23 | CF/60 | 50.37 |
| 62.87 | CA/60 | 54.95 |
| 45.38 | CF% | 47.83 |
| 39.66 | FF/60 | 34.09 |
| 50.78 | FA/60 | 40.71 |
| 43.85 | FF% | 45.58 |
| 24.66 | SF/60 | 22.39 |
| 29.02 | SA/60 | 24.93 |
| 45.95 | SF% | 47.31 |
| 0.48 | GF/60 | 3.56 |
| 2.9 | GA/60 | 2.04 |
| 14.29 | GF% | 63.64 |
| 2.38 | xGF/60 | 2.25 |
| 3.34 | xGA/60 | 2.65 |
| 41.61 | xGF% | 45.92 |
| 24.18 | SCF/60 | 23.92 |
| 32.4 | SCA/60 | 26.97 |
| 42.74 | SCF% | 47.00 |
| 8.7 | HDCF/60 | 10.69 |
| 13.06 | HDCA/60 | 11.19 |
| 40.00 | HDCF% | 48.84 |
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One important thing for Florida to remember;2. Jones struggling in Florida16 stats: Canadiens’ arrival, Elias Pettersson’s return and Auston Matthews’ standards
The future looks bright in Montreal, plus a league-wide drop in power plays and a matchup that could have major playoff implications.
There’s often an acclimation period when it comes to newly acquired players and the Panthers better hope that’s all that’s going on with Seth Jones.
The star defender had his share of struggles in Chicago, but the thinking was that he’d put it behind him on a contender and give a jolt to Florida’s offense. Through seven games the early returns are not great, with a team-worst 39 percent of expected goals while getting outscored 6-1. Even with Aaron Ekblad out, Jones’ minutes in Florida have actually been easier than they were in Chicago.
I believe in Jones and think he will turn it around, but it’s hard not to be a little concerned with his start here. So far he’s been a detriment on a team that made Ben Chiarot look good — and that’s saying something.
