Seth Jones certainly paid his dues.

Suiting up in more than 900 games between the regular season and playoffs, the veteran defenseman is savoring his first trip to the Stanley Cup Final with the Florida Panthers.

“I’m just trying to take it all in,” he said of playing on hockey’s biggest stage.

Not letting the opportunity go to waste, Jones has been simply outstanding at both ends of the ice through the first two games against the Edmonton Oilers.

In addition to notching two points (one goal, one assist), he’s also recorded four hits, three blocked shots and amassed a team-leading +4 plus/minus rating.

Helping the Panthers bring the series to 1-1 with a 5-4 win in double overtime in Game 2 on Friday, he scored a goal and logged a team-high 34:35 of ice time.

At 5-on-5, Florida also l

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