Seth Jones makes it clear he is no longer willing to be patient with the Chicago Blackhawks

Seth Jones has gone from saying he would welcome a trade to pretty much coming as close to demanding a trade without outright saying it.

The Chicago Blackhawks' highest-paid player added more context as to why he let Chicago Sun-Times Hawks beat reporter Ben Pope know why Jones and his agent are talking with the Hawks' front office about getting him out of Chicago.

Jones' intentions are not malicious. He just wants to win.

He is not confident the Blackhawks are going to win anytime soon.

Although, maybe Jones should understand how timelines work. He is signed through the rest of the decade. The Hawks have enough young talent in their prospect pool that they should get back to the playoffs before his massive contract runs out.

However, Jones' comments pretty much hints he is getting tired of missing the playoffs like he has ever since he signed up with the Blackhawks.

There is nothing wrong with his intentions since he signed up to play for a Blackhawks team competing to make the playoffs. Not this most recent version of the Hawks that has been in a race to the bottom the past three seasons.

The season of supposed raised standards has turned into another of lost campaign where the Blackhawks are competing for the best NHL Draft Lottery odds.

If Jones wants out, then it makes sense for the Blackhawks to accommodate moving him.

Despite him never playing up to being paid like a Norris Trophy winner, Jones has been a productive defenseman.

When he is engaged in the game, and not letting the losing get to him, he is still a blueliner who can be trusted to be on the ice for over 25 minutes a game.

So, contenders will be interested in adding him.

Jones has a full no-movement clause, and he sounds like he has run out of patience with the Hawks being able to build a winner that he would likely waive his NMC to go to a contender.

The problem is no contender is going to trade for him unless the Blackhawks retain at least half of his $9.5 million cap hit. The team has just one retention spot remaining for the season. The Hawks would be retaining that portion through the rest of the decade.

The Blackhawks just got a third-round pick from the Carolina Hurricanes to help facilitate them getting Mikko Rantanen going from Colorado. Maybe, Hawks general manager Kyle Davidson would prefer to get another premium pick by helping facilitate another deal like that, especially since Davidson only has to partially carry Rantanen's cap hit through this season.

He might prefer to use his final cap retention spot on a short-term deal so it can be freed up quickly.

It does make sense to move Jones at some point whether it is at the trade deadline or the offseason. Even with the salary cap going up, it would be nice to get a portion of Jones' cap hit off the books to have even more money to pursue Rantanen in free agency or Mitch Marner.

Also, the Blackhawks have a glut of promising defensive prospects on the way that all Jones is going to be doing is taking away precious developmental ice time.

If Jones does not want to be patient with the Blackhawks, then fine, send him on his way.