Antoine Vermette was so-so in his debut with the Blackhawks on Monday against the Panthers after the deadline deal with Arizona last week, ESPN Chicago reports.

Vermette was so-so in his debut with the Blackhawks on Monday against the Panthers after the deadline deal with Arizona last week, ESPN Chicago reports. He skated for just under 13 minutes and only won 29 percent of his faceoffs.

Analysis:

Vermette should see a bigger role on Friday against the Oilers. He centered the second line on Monday, with a takeaway and a giveway in the game. It will take some time to adjust to the Blackhawks' system -- but with Edmonton and Arizona, his former team, in two out of the next three games on the schedule, it will help him adjust.