SEEMS TO ME HE'S HEARD THAT SONG BEFORE
ZAC JONES has heard it all before … how good he plays when he gets the opportunity … that by now the New York Rangers defenseman from Richmond has reason not to believe his lying ears … So why isn’t he playing more … than 31 games a year ago when the 5-11, 185 pounder clearly was better than ERIK GUSTAFSSON , the veteran journeyman who was brought in to take Jones’ place on the left side of the third defensive unit? … Listen to coach PETER LAVIOLETTE : “Zac Jones got better every single time he played for us," he told NHL.com. "... He was fantastic." Sure sounded like Laviolette might be second-guessing himself, keeping Jones a healthy scratch throughout the playoffs … when New York, winner of the President’s Trophy, which goes to the team with the best regular-season record, lost in the conference finals to eventual Stanley Cup...