This wasn't where Seth Jones was supposed to end his third season -- stapled to the bench in a meaningless game as his Columbus Blue Jacketsplayed out the string of a lost year. But there he was, in the final game of the 2015-16 season, the most celebrated American hockey prospect in years benched against the Chicago Blackhawks after his first-period turnover directly resulted in a goal by winger Artemi Panarin. After sitting out the second period against Chicago, Jones returned to start the third period, eventually assisting on Scott Hartnell's overtime winner in a 5-4 Columbus victory that closed out a 34-40-8 record, which ranked second-worst in the Eastern Conference. Every indication was that the player tasked with helping hockey grow across the United States had hit a considerable snag in his development. read more http://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/...s-defenseman-seth-jones-league-next-superstar
