Davidson on the Jones trade: "The benefits of the deal were such that it was something we felt compelled to do."

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.

That second line of Nick Lardis, Sacha Boisvert and Oliver Moore will have made those Blackhawks matchup-proof, forcing opposing coaches to pick their poison. Advertisement And man, who’ll be able to forget the way Samuel Savoie,

A day after pulling off a deal that brought Seth Jones in from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for goaltender Spencer Knight, Florida Panthers general manager Bill Zito said the Stanley Cup champions will provide an environment that "he'll thrive in.

As the NHL playoffs approach, teams across the league are looking to make moves ahead of the March 7th trade deadline