The Blackhawks Are The NHL's Perfect Cautionary Tale Of A Rebuild

Seth Jones and Ryan Donato (Sergei Belski-Imagn Images)

The dejection on Seth Jones face was palpable, the resignation in his voice telling. After the Chicago Blackhawks lost 2-1 to the Utah Hockey Club Tuesday night, the veteran defenseman sounded off on the state of things in Chicago.

"I think we’re the exact same team right now as we were in Game 1," Jones told reporters. "It’s pretty evident out there. We haven’t made any strides to be a better, more simple hockey team, and it shows. We don't get a lot of wins because of that. This has been almost four years of (being at the) bottom of the league, so it's not just this year, for me at least."

Following their horrific 2-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night, Seth Jones went off on the Chicago Blackhawks to the media. He made it loud and clear that he thinks they are not doing the right things to get better.

thehockeynews.com"We Had No Business Being In That Game": Seth Jones Goes Off Following Another LossFollowing their horrific 2-1 loss to the Utah Hockey Club on Tuesday night, Seth Jones went off on the Chicago Blackhawks to the media. He made it loud and clear that he thinks they are not doing the right things to get better.

Now there's probably an agenda behind all of this, and it has to do with Jones wanting to play for a contender after signing an eight-year deal in 2021, and to be fair, Jones is part of the problem. But his point is well taken. If you're going to go through the process of a complete rebuild, as Mike Babcock once said, there's going to be pain.

The Blackhawks are feeling all of that pain right now. It will be a while before things get better.

Here's more in today's video column.

When you want your team to strip it down to the bare wood and take on a total rebulid, what you get is what the Chicago Blackhawks are enduring right now, says Ken Campbell.

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Seth Jones' future with the Chicago Blackhawks is a topic of growing interest in the NHL rumor mill.

thehockeynews.comNHL Rumor Roundup: Latest On Blackhawks' Seth Jones And Canucks' Brock BoeserSeth Jones' future with the Chicago Blackhawks is a topic of growing interest in the NHL rumor mill.

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anonymous·Feb 27, 2025

Seth Jones is a big part of the problem.

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JonathanTovell·Feb 26, 2025

A question for everyone: which team's rebuild went the best in your memory?

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anonymous·Feb 27, 2025

interesting, some players get millions of dollars to play, so play. yes its tough when teams go through a rebuild that they donot win many games that can be frustrating. But when a player gets millions to play then play quit whining. This rule of where player can choose which team to be traded to is totally stupid especially when they get paid millions to play hockey.

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anonymous·Mar 1, 2025

Give me 9.5 mill per and I won't care where i play, take your medicine like a good boy

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