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Jones, Murray growing into top-pairing role

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On exit interview day in Columbus, John Davidson shared his thoughts on the defensive future of the Blue Jackets: "we feel stronger about our back end with Seth Jones, in particular.”

In January, a true 'hockey trade' brought Jones to Columbus. Jones is only 21 years old, but expectations are high for what he can achieve; so, after playing in Columbus for exactly half of the regular season, how did he respond to a bigger role, a new team and a new defensive partner?

Let’s take a look.

As the above chart illustrates, just before Jones arrived in Columbus, Ryan Murray was beginning to eat big minutes with the Blue Jackets.