Zac Jones Has Earned Regular Lineup Spot on 2024-25 Rangers

After waiting ever-so patiently for an opportunity, then getting that opportunity and seizing it, New York Rangers defenseman Zac Jones finds himself waiting once again. The 23-year-old blueliner, though, can take heart in the fact that his eye-opening extended run of games that allowed the Rangers to stay afloat amidst injuries should open up his biggest possibility next season. As the 2023-24 regular season draws to a close, Jones is back to his role as the Blueshirts' seventh defenseman, a spot he occupied to start the season largely because he could no longer be sent to the minors without passing through waivers. Despite a halting start to his NHL career, the Rangers didn't want to lose him for nothing, and thus kept him in the blue-line depth role, one that hardly guarantees significant playing time.