After he produced 23 points in 32 games as a freshman at UMass and played a prominent role for Team USA at the World Junior Championship, there was universal consensus that Zac Jones’ stock had risen significantly. A year later, a 2019 redraft would undoubtedly have seen Zac Jones taken well before 68th-overall.
The one lingering question was whether the left-handed defenseman could do it again. As great as Jones was overall, his great beginning and end to the season bookended a moderate drop in performance in which he produced just three points in 15 games.
He’s leaving little doubt about his abilities this season, matching his play from last season and thensome.