Sometimes a hockey game becomes about much more than the two points at the end. Wednesday night in Ottawa was one of those nights. Brady Tkachuk returned to the city where he spent eight seasons, including five as captain, wearing a Florida Panthers jersey.
After giving the Ottawa Senators the proverbial middle finger in May, Brady Tkachuk essentially forced his way to the Florida Panthers in June, joining a team looking to return to glory after winning back-to-back Stanley Cups and one that also employs his brother, Matthew.
People love a good mid-round draft pick that pans out, and in the NHL you used to see those fairly often, but that’s obviously partially luck. If the Red Wings thought Nicklas Lidstrom was going to become a top-five defenseman in history, they wouldn’t have waited until the 53rd pick to take him.
Competent depth is essential to survive and thrive through an NHL season. The Florida Panthers will learn how their reserves at the most vital position measure up with goalie Jacob Markstrom out for the next couple of weeks.
Brady Tkachuk says he doesn’t know when the emotions will hit him tonight, but he knows what the moment means. The former captain of the Ottawa Senators makes his first appearance in Ottawa as a visitor when the Florida Panthers face the Senators at 7:30 p.m.
The season started with Paul Maurice at a September 16th press conference saying he won’t give everyone what they want by playing the Tkachuks on a line with Sam Bennett.
Brady Tkachuk knows what to do in case Ottawa Senators jerseys are thrown onto the ice when he returns to his old stomping grounds. Tkachuk will be playing his first game against his former team at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa on Wednesday, since he was traded by the Sens to the Florida Panthers in June.
People will talk about the “Mount Rushmore” for a franchise, which is to say the four people, usually four players, that most define the franchise. Not always the four-best players, but the four that evoke the essence of the franchise.
The Florida Panthers open a four-game road trip Wednesday night against the Ottawa Senators. They will begin it without their starting goaltender. Head coach Paul Maurice said Tuesday, Oct.
Florida Panthers forward Brady Tkachuk is expecting a wide range of emotions when he makes his return to Ottawa to face the Senators on Wednesday night.
A week after suffering a lower-body injury, Florida Panthers netminder Jacob Markström will head back to the press box with a new injury. According to head coach Paul Maurice (per Florida Hockey Now’s George Richards), Markström is expected to miss the next 10 to 14 days after being injured in practice.
Florida Panthers goaltender Jacob Markstrom is expected to miss 10-to-14 days with an injury sustained in practice, head coach Paul Maurice announced Tuesday.
According to a team announcement, the Florida Panthers recalled forward Cole Schwindt from the AHL’s Charlotte Checkers. In a corresponding roster move, the Panthers assigned forward Sam Lafferty the other way.
Brady Tkachuk’s return to Ottawa certainly didn’t need an attention grabber. Nonetheless, when the Florida Panthers star forward revisits his roots Wednesday it will be as the hottest player in the NHL.
Hat trick of natural hat tricks: Florida Panthers set an unprecedented NHL Record. They became the first team in NHL history to have multiple players in three consecutive games with “natural” hat tricks.
The Florida Panthers are in the midst of a historic three-game win streak, with the last victory against the Seattle Kraken 8-3 on Saturday night putting the exclamation point on an incredible week for the Cats.
Florida’s offense exploded against the Seattle Kraken, dominating the full 60 minutes. The Panthers scored early and often, recording two hat tricks. Players who had had a slow start found the back of the net while the defense did a good job of making the Kraken’s life miserable.
Florida Panthers forward Brad Marchand has a new chapter in the no-trade clause NHL debate. Marchand went after an NHL analyst over his take on Connor Hellebuyck’s trade situation.
Florida Panthers forward Carter Verhaeghe recorded a natural hat trick during the team’s 8-3 win over the Seattle Kraken Saturday night. Verhaeghe’s trio of goals made the Panthers the first team in NHL history with natural hat tricks in three consecutive games, after Brady Tkachuk recorded a natural hat trick in Florida’s previous two games.
With no extra healthy players on their roster heading into tonight’s game against Seattle, the Panthers have elected to give themselves a bit more depth. The team announced that they’ve recalled winger Cole Reinhardt from AHL Charlotte.
The return of a healthy Aleksander Barkov was supposed to be one of the biggest factors in the Florida Panthers being a top Stanley Cup contender for the 2026-27 NHL season.