Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk Joined By Brother And Father On Deluxe Edition Of EA Sports NHL 26
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Panthers' Tkachuk says he's undecided on whether to have surgery to address last season's injuries
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk said he is still undecided whether to get surgery this offseason to address the significant injuries he suffered in the 4 Nations Face-Off earlier this year. Tkachuk told ESPN in a story posted Friday that while he's hoping to return to the ice soon after playing the Stanley Cup playoffs with a torn adductor muscle and a sports hernia injury, he could miss a couple months if he has surgery. 'If I do get the surgery, it'll definitely be the first two or maybe three months if that's the case,' Tkachuk told the sports network. 'But it's still undecided at this point.' After the Panthers won their second straight Stanley Cup in June, Tkachuk revealed that he had sustained the injuries while playing for Team USA in the 4 Nations Face-Off in February. He missed the final 25 games of the NHL regular season but returned for Game 1 of the Panthers' first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. 'He was a mess,' coach Paul Maurice said in June, adding the team wasn't even sure if Tkachuk would make it through the first round because of the injuries. Tkachuk had 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) in 23 playoff games, including seven points in the final round against Edmonton. Tkachuk said after the season that he was 50/50 on if he would have surgery. 'I don't know if it'll be a normal summer or not,' he said in June. 'I hope so. ... I have a few weeks here where I can figure it out.' The Panthers begin the regular season at home against the Chicago Blackhawks on Oct 7.
Miami Herald
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- Miami Herald
Panthers' Matthew Tkachuk still mulling surgery decision with season two months away
Star winger Matthew Tkachuk still hasn't decided if he's going to have surgery to remedy a pair of injuries with the Florida Panthers just under two months away from beginning the 2025-26 NHL season and their quest for a third consecutive Stanley Cup. Tkachuk told ESPN on Friday that he's still weighing his options. However, if he does elect surgery to repair a torn adductor muscle and sports hernia, both of which he sustained during the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, Tkachuk said he would be sidelined 'the first two or maybe three months if that's the case.' Florida opens the season on Oct. 7 against the Chicago Blackhawks. If he is out for three months, that shelves him until early January. It's worth noting the 2026 Winter Olympics, the first in which NHL players are able to participate since 2014, take place in February. Tkachuk in June was one of the first six players named to Team USA, along with brother Brady Tkachuk, Auston Matthews, Jack Eichel, Quinn Hughes and Charlie McAvoy. Despite the injuries forcing Tkachuk to miss the final 25 games of the 2024-25 regular season, he returned for the Stanley Cup playoffs and tied for the team lead with 23 points (eight goals, 15 assists) throughout the run that ended with Florida being repeat Stanley Cup champions. Tkachuk's offseason afterward has been a whirlwind. After the weeklong team celebration in South Florida following the championship, Tkachuk got married in St. Louis, had his day with the Stanley Cup, went on his honeymoon and was named the cover athlete for NHL 26. What comes next for Tkachuk — surgery or otherwise — will have an impact on the Panthers' immediate future. Florida is currently $3.725 million over the salary cap and needs to become cap compliant by the start of the season. One avenue in doing so would be putting Tkachuk on long-term injured reserve to start the season. By doing so, his $9.5 million cap hit would not count toward Florida's salary cap while he is sidelined, which would have to be for a minimum of 10 games or 24 days (whichever is longer). If Tkachuk doesn't land on LTIR, Florida would need to shed salary elsewhere, most likely in the form of trades. The players on the roster without no-trade clauses with cap hits of more than $1 million next season are forwards Anton Lundell ($5 million), Evan Rodrigues ($3 million), Eetu Luostainen ($3 million) and Jesper Boqvist ($1.5 million) plus defensemen Niko Mikkola ($2.5 million) and Dmitry Kulikov ($1.15 million).
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Canadiens Steamrolled The Champions
When the curtain fell on the 2024-25 NHL season, the Florida Panthers skated away with the Stanley Cup for a second year running, which consolidated their status as the best team in the league. Still, during the regular season, the Montreal Canadiens played them four times and won every single one, which is no small feat. When Patrik Laine went to the Cup Final and celebrated the Cats' victory with captain Aleksander Barkov, he was teased about joining them and simply replied he was fine in Montreal, having beaten the Panthers at every turn this season.
