Seth Jones: John Tortorella's 'intensity' is misunderstood

Seth Jones sees his head coach in a new light.

Five games into his tenure with the Columbus Blue Jackets, the young defenseman offered his perspective on John Tortorella, whose fiery personality has been more than evident both behind and away from the bench.

"I think people may have mistaken his intensity for ... He just wants to win, that’s pretty much the bottom line," Jones told Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

"He wants you to work hard, sometimes it doesn’t matter about the scoreboard, he just wants to see 100 percent effort when you’re out there and you’re doing what you can for the team to win."

While Tortorella appeared to have been at odds with Ryan Johansen, who was sent to Nashville in exchange for Jones, he's pushing the right buttons with the blue chip blue-liner.

Deployed by Tortorella in all situations, Jones has averaged 24 minutes per game with the Blue Jackets, recording an assist in each of the past two contests.

Consequently, Columbus is riding a two-game heading into Wednesday's game against Washington.