The opportunity to acquire a defenseman like Seth Jones might seem like a simple decision. It was not that way for the Florida Panthers. A day after pulling off the deal that brought Jones in from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goaltender Spencer Knight,

It was not that way for the Florida Panthers. A day after pulling off the deal that brought Jones in from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goaltender Spencer Knight, Panthers general manager and hockey operations president Bill Zito said the Stanley Cup champions took their time before finally executing the move and agreeing to bring on Jones — who has five years left on a big-money contract.

Knight, who will make his first Hawks start Monday against the Kings, creates a tricky three-goalie rotation for the Hawks at the moment — not that they're complaining.

Goaltender Spencer Knight, 23, acquired by the Chicago Blackhawks over the weekend from the Panthers in a blockbuster deal that sent defenseman Seth Jones, 30, to Florida, was slated to start Monday night against the Los Angeles Kings at United Center.

The opportunity to acquire a defenseman like Seth Jones might seem like a simple decision. It was not that way for the Florida Panthers. A day after pulling off the deal that brought Jones in from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goaltender Spencer Knight,

Spencer Knight got right to work with the Chicago Blackhawks. Knight started Monday night against the Los Angeles Kings in the goaltender's first game since he was acquired in a trade with the Florida Panthers on Saturday night.

The Chicago Blackhawks are set to play the Los Angeles Kings on Monday night. This will be their first matchup at the United Center following the big Seth Jones trade. The night of the deal, Chicago beat the Anaheim Ducks at Honda Center.

The goalie will make his Chicago Blackhawks debut when he starts against the Los Angeles Kings at United Center on Monday (8:30 p.m. ET; FDSNW, CHSN, TVAS), two days after being acquired in the trade that sent defenseman Seth Jones to the Florida Panthers.