The Blackhawks will be without Seth Jones for four weeks after he suffered a right foot injury against the Kraken on Nov. 14.

The Chicago Blackhawks will be without top defenseman Seth Jones for four weeks after he sustained a right foot injury against the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 14. Jones, 30, was placed on injured reserve on Saturday.

Jones] has done a great job so far this year running the power play,” fellow defenseman Alex Vlasic said. “I've been able to watch him for a couple of years now and see what he does up there and try to copy what he can do as much as possible.

The 30-year-old Jones played in each of Chicago’s first 17 games, averaging more than 25 minutes of ice time per night. He has two goals and eight assists this season.

And unfortunately, they were just dealt a difficult blow. Top defenseman and assistant captain Seth Jones will be absent for the foreseeable future after suffering a foot injury on November 14 at Climate Pledge Arena when the visiting Blackhawks took on the Seattle Kraken.

Jones will be placed on injured reserve with a right foot injury, coach Luke Richardson said Saturday, whereas Hall will be a healthy scratch in order to get more practice time.

Chicago will be without four-time All-Star defenseman Seth Jones and former MVP Taylor Hall vs. Vancouver on Saturday, and possibly longer.

The Chicago Blackhawks will be without their top defender for the next month. After veteran blue liner Seth Jones sustained a right foot injury during a recent

The Chicago Blackhawks will learn a lot about what they have in Alex Vlasic while Seth Jones is out of the lineup recovering from an injury.

CHICAGO -- Seth Jones will be out four weeks with a right foot injury the Chicago Blackhawks defenseman sustained against the Seattle Kraken on Nov. 14. “Unfortunate for us and him, he was rolling along pretty good,” Blackhawks coach Luke Richardson said Wednesday. “But that’s just the nature of the business.”