Uhm, lots of people?To be fair, who suspected FLA would trade Knight?
From Florida's POV, Knight was a $4.5 mil backup while they're chasing a cup. Last year he wasn't even back-up quality and he still had 1 year left on his contract with an impending cap crunch.
I frankly would've been surprised if he was on the team at the start of next season. This isn't to negate Knight's potential, but Florida couldn't go into next year with $15 mil tied up in goaltending.