It’s cliche to say that the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, but in this instance, it’s a great example of exactly that.’

The Florida Panthers have just rolled into Raleigh and embarrassed the Carolina Hurricanes in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Final. In Game 2, the Panthers jumped all over the Hurricanes right out of the gate and cruised to a 5-0 win.

The Florida Panthers will be without one of their best players in Sam Reinhart for Game 3 against the Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday night.

Things have worked out very well for Jones, who singed some bridges on his way out of Chicago but now finds himself on the verge of the Cup Final mere months later.

It looks like the Florida Panthers will appear in the Stanley Cup Final for the third straight season. Paul Maurice's squad has jumped out to a 2-0 lead over the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final.

Jones is in his 12th NHL season, having played 860 regular-season games since being drafted fourth overall by the Nashville Predators in 2013. Before this run with the Panthers, Jones had appeared in only 37 playoff games with Nashville and Columbus, having never made the postseason during his four seasons with the rebuilding Chicago Blackhawks.