Seth Jones rips the Blackhawks apart making it clear he wants out now!

It was another ugly loss on Tuesday night for the Chicago Blackhawks, who dropped their fourth consecutive game in a 2-1 defeat to the Utah Hockey Club. The Hawks current sit last in the Central Division and 31st in the overall standings.
And defenseman Seth Jones has had enough. In the media scrum following the loss, the blue liner called out his team, claiming he hasn’t seen any improvement from his team all season.

“I think we’re the exact same team right now as we were in Game 1. 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,” he told reporters.

“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.”

Jones was the lone scorer for the Hawks on Tuesday as his team was simply overpowered by Utah in shots (36-22), face-offs won (40-25) and penalty minutes (12-6). Jones blamed the penalties as being a major factor in another loss for the Blackhawks.

“It puts a ton of pressure on Sody (goalie Arvid Soderblom), it just kills momentum. If you have one or two good shifts in a row and then you take a penalty - three in the first, two in the second…10 minutes is a long time on the kill, you don’t get the flow of the guys offensively, now guys have to sit, and it’s tough to get anything going,” Jones said.

Soderblom managed to stop 34 of 36 shots and cannot be blamed for the defeat.

“Definitely staying out of the box is key. But I’ll say it again, (Soderblom) was unbelievable. We have zero chance of winning if he doesn’t stand on his head,” Jones added.

Earlier this month, it was confirmed that Jones, who signed an eight-year, $76 million deal in Chicago ahead of the 2021-22 season, has spoken to club management about the desire to be traded to a contender.

There are reports out there that Jones would likely waive his no-movement clause to play for interested suitors, the Dallas Stars, but the Blackhawks would have to retain salary in the move.

Jones, who has put up seven goals and 20 assists for 27 points in 41 games this season, could be on the move even more now after calling out his teammates last night.