Chicago Blackhawks actually make the big trade for Seth Jones

The Chicago Blackhawks have been connected to Seth Jones for a few weeks now. He told the Columbus Blue Jackets earlier in the offseason that he would not be resigning with them so that began all of the speculations. When the Hawks entered the conversation, things started to get interesting. They aren’t close to contention but adding someone like him would help them along. Well, now he is coming to Chicago via a Draft Day trade.

Seth’s younger brother Caleb Jones came back in the trade that sent Duncan Keith to the Edmonton Oilers. Now it is a family affair on the Blackhawks blue line. Jones is officially the team’s new number one defenseman. Upon his arrival, he has an extension with the Hawks for eight years. He is going to get 9.5 million as an average annual value.

Jones is everything you want from a defenseman. He is 26 years old and is already a good number one defenseman. He will help their roster in every way. Everyone else on the defense will slot into better roles with a player like this on the roster. All of the forwards will benefit as well as Jones is as good as anyone at breaking out plays from his own end. This is a great move by the Chicago Blackhawks.

It is a hefty cap hit for the Hawks. If he does live up to his potential, however, he will be worth it. The cap is going to go up once the new TV deal money comes in along with expansion money. He could be a Norris Trophy-type guy as he has shown in the past. He had a down year in the 2020-21 season but the Columbus Blue Jackets didn’t do much to help him. Expect a big bounce-back going forward.

The Chicago Blackhawks are going to be well off with Seth Jones in the lineup.

It took a while for the return to be announced when it came out that Jones was coming to Chicago. They are also getting a first-round pick (32nd overall) as a part of the deal along with Columbus’s 6th in 2022. Adam Boqvist is believed to be a part of the package going to Columbus in the deal along with the Hawks’ first-round pick.

There are going to be a lot of people that don’t like this trade because they like Adam Boqvist and that they are going to sign Jones for a lot of money. The truth about Boqvist is that he isn’t very good. He is very one-dimensional and the one thing he is good at isn’t even on an elite level. This is actually a very good trade for the Hawks and Jones will be loved in short order.