Returning to Bridgestone Arena tomorrow night for the first time this season and the second time since he was traded by the Predators for Ryan Johansen, Seth Jones is no longer playing on Nashville ice as a third pair defenseman, but as a bona fide first pairing All-Star.
Looking back on how restricted Seth Jones was in Nashville, his transition to stardom makes a significant amount of sense. Despite having the talent to be a second-pairing defenseman, both Shea Weber and Ryan Ellis occupied the first two right-handed defensemen positions.