Revisiting the Chicago Blackhawks' Trade for Seth Jones, who won?
The Chicago Blackhawks made a major move in 2021, which saw Seth Jones being traded to the Hawks, and signed by GM Stan Bowman.
Seth Jones would arrived in Chicago under the assumption the Blackhawks would be a winning team. The Hawks in addition to Jones would receive the 32nd overall pick in 2021(which would later become Nolan Allan) and a sixth-round pick in 2022.
The sixth-round pick pick would be 173rd overall, and the Hawks would later select Dominic James. A center whose currently in his fourth season in the NCHC, with the UMD Bulldogs.
Overall, not only adding to the Blackhawks competitiveness, but restocking the now flush prospect pipeline.
What did the Blue Jackets receive in return for sending Jones, and two picks to Chicago?
Columbus's Fumble
The Blue Jackets would receive Adam Boqvistin return who played three-seasons with the team. He'd never be able to push the team into a winning direction, and was placed on unconditional waivers on June 30th, 2024.
Boqvist no longer plays for the Jackets, and only played 13 games for the Panthers this season.
While the Blue Jackets had to move a top prospect, who was a 6th overall pick in the NHL draft, David Jiricek.
Jiricek now plays with the Minnesota Wild, and has played 3 games in Iowa as he continues to develop in the AHL.
So far, does it look good for the Hawks? We think so.
The only players whose stuck around in the Blue Jackets lineup is Cole Sillinger, whose dad also played for the Blue Jackets in the early 2000s.
Sillinger has played 250 games in the NHL with the Jackets, scoring 93 points(37 G, 56 A) and proven to be a reliable third-line center.
Who Won the Trade?
While the Blackhawks have Seth Jones signed to a long-term deal, he's proven to be more than just their top-defenseman. He's help mentor players like Alex Vlasic, and the picks that came in tow with Jones have proven to be great picks, as we've seen Nolan Allan in the regular lineup this season.
That $9.5 Million cap hit may seem expensive, but it also restocked the pipeline with two prospects in Nolan Allan, and Dominic James.
