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The Chicago Blackhawks are having another miserable season and are well out of the playoff race. They already traded Taylor Hall and could deal more pending free agents by the March 7 trade deadline.

Seth Jones, 30, a popular name in this season's trade market who is in his fourth year with Chicago, voiced his frustration after the Blackhawks lost their fourth straight Tuesday, telling reporters "we're the exact same team right now as we were Game 1.

Utah Hockey Club is one example of why. They have no intention of being sellers if they can avoid it. They feel they’re still in the playoff race in the West, trying to chase down the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames for the last playoff spot.

Seth Jones and Zach Werenski, friends and former Columbus Blue Jackets defensive partners, couldn’t be on more disparate trajectories this month. Werenski just returned from stealing the show at the 4 Nations Face-Off with a tournament-high six points but falling a Connor McDavid overtime goal short of helping the Americans bring home the championship.

Jones continues to be open about his desire to be traded to a winning team. Hawks captain Nick Foligno insisted Saturday he's not worried about Jones mentally checking out in the meantime.

The Blackhawks have taken trade calls on Seth Jones, but it would be in their best interest to keep him the rest of the season.

It’s been a season of frustrations and missed expectations for the Chicago Blackhawks, a team that has finished at or near the bottom of the league standings for three straight seasons, and will soon do so again for a fourth straight.