Los Angeles Kings defenseman Caleb Jones suffered an upper-body injury in Wednesday's clash with Colorado. Jones returned to the lineup after missing seven games as a healthy scratch, but his comeback lasted less than six minutes. He registered two hits and a minus-one rating in 5:56 of ice time. Jones' role has been very limited in 2024-25, as he's made only five appearances. The 27-year-old is stuck on zero points with six shots, four blocks, and nine hits. Andreas Englund made way for Jones in the lineup on Wednesday, while Kyle Burroughs is also an option to rejoin the action at the weekend versus Detroit.
The Carolina Hurricanes have signed defenseman Caleb Jones to a one-year, $775,000 contract. The team is adding further quality to what already looks like the strongest blue line in the NHL. "Caleb is a reliable, two-way defenseman," said Hurricanes president and general manager Waddell. "His NHL experience will help boost our depth on defense." Jones played the previous two seasons in Chicago and had a career-high 16 points (four goals, 12 assists) in 73 games last term, but the Blackhawks didn't extend him a qualifying offer, making the 26-year-old an unrestricted free agent. Jones has tallied 50 points (14 goals, 36 assists) in total across 217 regular-season appearances.
Edmonton Oilers defenseman Caleb Jones will be a healthy scratch against Ottawa on Wednesday night. Jones has just one assist this season in 14 games. He is averaging 14:23 of ice time a game. The last time he registered a point was on Jan. 21, which was the first game of the year versus Vancouver. The former Portland Winterhawk is rostered by zero percent of fantasy managers in Yahoo leagues, so you should obviously be avoiding him everywhere.
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