The Columbus Blue Jackets have agreed to trade star defenseman Seth Jones to Chicago, according to the club.
Jones has been a Blue Jacket for the past six seasons after being drafted fourth overall by the Nashville Predators in 2013.
ESPN says Jones will sign a seven-year contract extension with the Blackhawks, averaging $9.5 million a year.
The Blue Jackets also sent over the 32nd overall pick and a 2022 sixth-round pick.
In return, Columbus is getting:
- Blackhawks defenseman Adam Boqvist
- 12th overall pick
- 2022 first-round pick
- A second-round pick, which Columbus has traded in exchange for defenseman Jake Bean from the Carolina Hurricanes
Boqvist, 20, was selected by Chicago in the first round, eighth overall, in the 2018 NHL Draft.
He has scored six goals and 23 assists for 29 points in 76 career NHL games with the Blackhawks.
