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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
Early in this contract, Jones was fighting knee problems. Even for us he's been pretty injury prone. Also, his 27 goal season, he played a lot with Stastny (scored 6 goals while on that line), and Duchene (scored 9 goals while on that line). That's a sure step up from the playmakers he's played with for Hartley. Add in 2:23 power play time and it's a recipe for putting up goals. He's got a great shot in the slot IMO, just needs linemates setting him up.
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Eh.. no one is saying that he was playing bad in non-contract years, just that is his numbers would go significantly up in contract years.
Also the fact that his best offensive seasons were propped up by playing with Stastny and Duchene makes it even more likely that the 30 goal pace he is currently on is more likely an aberration granted the injuries do make the picture fuzzy.