Ex-Blackhawks Star Seth Jones Feels Rejuvenated as He Chases Stanley Cup with Panthers: 'There's some Pressure Off'

Ex-Blackhawks star Seth Jones feels rejuvenated as he chases Stanley Cup with Panthers: 'There's some pressure off'

Things have worked out very well for Jones, who singed some bridges on his way out of Chicago but now finds himself on the verge of the Cup Final mere months later.

Panthers Notes: Jones, Reinhart, Mikkola, Greer

Seth Jones has played up to his ceiling as a top-pairing defenseman in the Panthers’ playoff run. On the verge of advancing to their third straight Stanley Cup Final, Jones has six points and a +11 rating in 15 games while averaging the most minutes per game of any Florida skater, by far, at 25:20 per night. Rejuvenated after being acquired from the Blackhawks before the deadline, Jones’ game is back to where it was during the heights of his car…

Seth Jones rediscovers form in fresh start with Panthers

Much of the hockey world was shocked when the Panthers acquired defenceman Seth Jones from the Blackhawks. The star blueliner discusses why Chicago wasn’t the right fit and how he adapted to joining Florida’s reigning Stanley Cup champions.

Ex-Blackhawks star Seth Jones feels rejuvenated as he chases Stanley Cup with Panthers

RALEIGH, N.C. — Seth Jones wanted a trade away from the Blackhawks this season, and with a degree of bluntness and forcefulness rarely seen in the NHL, he got what he wanted. Less than four months later, he now has a golden opportunity to get something else he really, really wants — a Stanley Cup — with the Panthers. His life has changed drastically, quickly. “My hair is growing back,” Jones said with a grin to the Sun-Times on Thursday, shortly…