{"id":12854,"date":"2025-02-05T13:45:14","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:45:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12854"},"modified":"2025-02-05T13:45:14","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:45:14","slug":"report-blackhawks-could-trade-overpaid-defenseman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=12854","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Blackhawks Could Trade \u2018Overpaid Defenseman\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Blackhawks\u00a0could be open\u00a0to trading defenseman Seth Jones if they receive an offer that\u00a0meets their conditions.<\/p>\n<p>According to NHL insider Frank Seravalli, sharing the information during Monday&#8217;s &#8220;DailyFaceoff Live&#8221; show (h\/t House of Hockey), the Blackhawks&#8217; precarious situation might make it easier for the team to trade the high-salaried blueliner.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When you look at Seth Jones&#8217; deal-nine-and-a-half million bucks AAV, the perception of that deal changes if three years from now we&#8217;re talking about 113-and-a-half million bucks,&#8221; Seravalli said. &#8220;He&#8217;s a good defenseman, but he&#8217;s an overpaid defenseman right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As Seravalli pointed out, those figures might not look gaudy in a few years\u00a0under the new NHL salary cap projections, but they do now for the second-worst team in the NHL.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"photo-inline-\">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/efb9vp\/picture298696888\/alternates\/FREE_1140\/fc2deb64-2134-4367-9f56-3acf9a54aeaf\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/efb9vp\/picture298696888\/alternates\/FREE_960\/fc2deb64-2134-4367-9f56-3acf9a54aeaf\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/efb9vp\/picture298696888\/alternates\/FREE_768\/fc2deb64-2134-4367-9f56-3acf9a54aeaf\" media=\"(min-width: 601px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/efb9vp\/picture298696888\/alternates\/FREE_640\/fc2deb64-2134-4367-9f56-3acf9a54aeaf\" media=\"(min-width: 441px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/efb9vp\/picture298696888\/alternates\/FREE_480\/fc2deb64-2134-4367-9f56-3acf9a54aeaf\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img class=\"responsive-image\" title=\"fc2deb64-2134-4367-9f56-3acf9a54aeaf\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/efb9vp\/picture298696888\/alternates\/FREE_1140\/fc2deb64-2134-4367-9f56-3acf9a54aeaf\" alt=\" Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones (4) looks to pass the puck. \" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Chicago Blackhawks defenseman Seth Jones (4) looks to pass the puck.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jones, 30, is in the third year of an\u00a0eight-year, $76 million contract\u00a0carrying a full no-move clause and a huge $9.5 cap hit.<\/p>\n<p>While the Blackhawks are not actively shopping him, Seravalli suggested the organization is open to exploring options, a report that aligns with\u00a0TSN&#8217;s Darren Dreger&#8217;s claims on Jan. 17\u00a0that teams have been calling about Jones.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Teams are calling, and they&#8217;re asking about Seth Jones&#8217; availability,&#8221; Dreger reported.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0The Fourth Period&#8217;s David Pagnotta reported\u00a0similar information at the same time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Blackhawks are willing to move Jones\u2013under the right circumstances, of course,&#8221; Pagnotta said.<\/p>\n<p>Seravalli noted that Chicago&#8217;s struggles have put Jones in a tough situation given the disparity between his talent and the team&#8217;s rebuilding situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s been playing 25 minutes and 18 seconds a night in four years for the Blackhawks,&#8221; Seravalli said. &#8220;He doesn&#8217;t have any help. 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