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Five intriguing players for the Panthers in the second round

At this time last year, the Florida Panthers collection of picks for 2026 NHL Entry Draft was looking rather bare. The Cats had just won their second Stanley Cup in a row and were already busting out the terms “three-peat” and “dynasty.” Success in the season to come seemed like a forgone conclusion. However, Florida’s struggles during the 2025-26 campaign resulted in the return of a top-10 protected first round pick that nobody thought would come back to the Cats. In late June, the Cats also ...

Next move Senators must make after Brady Tkachuk blockbuster trade

The trade of Brady Tkachuk by the Ottawa Senators to the Florida Panthers is a huge transaction that is going to have an impact on the team for at least the next two seasons, and probably quite a bit longer than that. The Senators swallowed hard when they made the trade that gives Tkachuk the […] The post Next move Senators must make after Brady Tkachuk blockbuster trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Next move Panthers must make after adding Brady Tkachuk in Senators blockbuster

The Florida Panthers made a blockbuster trade for Brady Tkachuk on Sunday, shaking up the NHL world. But completing the Tkachuk brothers duo will not be their last offseason move. The Panthers need a goalie, and they need to decide between Sergei Bobrovsky and Connor Hellebuyck to fill that role. On one hand, Bobrovsky is […] The post Next move Panthers must make after adding Brady Tkachuk in Senators blockbuster appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Insider Links 3 Teams To Sergei Bobrovsky (+ 2 More Possibilities)

The Sergei Bobrovsky rumors continue to percolate around the water cooler. It sounds, from all accounts, that he very well might not be back in Florida with the Panthers next season.  Goalie Bob wants something like the Brad Marchand deal with term (six years), while the Panthers aren't interested in going there. If the pending unrestricted free agent makes it to July 1st without a new deal in place in Florida, the most recent report has three teams named as his most likely suitors, per i...

Bill Zito drops ‘fantasy hockey’ revelation on Panthers’ roster construction

The Florida Panthers formally introduced new team member Brady Tkachuk on Tuesday. General manager Bill Zito appeared with Tkachuk at his introductory press conference. Zito was asked by reporters about how he is feeling at the moment, in regards to his club. “I feel great. We have all the pros in town actually a little […] The post Bill Zito drops ‘fantasy hockey’ revelation on Panthers’ roster construction appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Brady Tkachuk reveals why he’ll wear No. 8 with Panthers

The Florida Panthers are making a play to win their third Stanley Cup championship in four years. Florida is uniting the Tkachuk brothers, with Brady Tkachuk now a Panther. Tkachuk revealed that he will be wearing the no. 8 with Florida. “For me, we joke around….I definitely see myself as a single-digit guy…..my dad wore […] The post Brady Tkachuk reveals why he’ll wear No. 8 with Panthers appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Panthers’ Brady Tkachuk gets real on Senators trade request

The first bombshell trade of the NHL offseason has come and gone, with former Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk being reunited with brother Matthew and the Florida Panthers on Sunday evening. Tkachuk now joins a powerhouse Panthers team that has won two of the last three Stanley Cups, and will be well-positioned to make another […] The post Panthers’ Brady Tkachuk gets real on Senators trade request appeared first on ClutchPoints .

NHL rumors: Panthers eyeing Blues’ Jordan Binnington if Sergei Bobrovsky doesn’t re-sign

The Florida Panthers have already shaken up the NHL landscape by acquiring Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators over the weekend, but general manager Bill Zito may not be done making significant moves this summer. One of the biggest questions still facing the organization is in goal, where veteran netminder Sergei Bobrovsky — who backstopped […] The post NHL rumors: Panthers eyeing Blues’ Jordan Binnington if Sergei Bobrovsky doesn’t re-sign appeared first on ClutchPoints .

How Chicago deployed its centers last season, how they performed, and what that means going forward

It was a little after 4 p.m. Chicago time in the second week of October when the puck dropped on the 2025-26 season, with the Hawks on the road against what was then the two-time defending Cup champions in the Florida Panthers. Visiting teams announce their starters first, and new head coach Jeff Blashill played it safe. Rather than putting superstar Connor Bedard out for the opening draw — as I’m sure the TV networks were hoping — he went with his shutdown line. He started Jason Dickinso...

Ask Brian: Come with all your questions as we’re wrapping up June

Hello CSR! Welcome to Ask Brian, part one of your weekly Panthers fan mailbag for everyone! Last week, we talked quite a bit about Brendan Sorsby, so despite it being the slow part of the off-season, there’s a ton of things we can talk about. The Panthers are preparing for training camp, there’s a ton […]

Hurricanes’ 2022 trade offer for Matthew Tkachuk included Martin Necas, Alexander Nikishin and more: Friedman

On Sunday, the Ottawa Senators traded Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers. Over at Sportsnet, Elliotte Friedman and Kyle Bukauskas discussed Tkachuk’s trade on the latest edition of the 32 Thoughts podcast. As part of that discussion, Friedman circled back to the 2022 trade that sent Brady’s older brother, Matthew, from the Calgary Flames to…

4 Trade Targets Listed As Senators Going 'Big Game Hunting' After Dealing Tkachuk

The Ottawa Senators & Florida Panthers shocked the hockey world on Sunday with the blockbuster move of Brady Tkachuk to Ft. Lauderdale to join his brother. But the all-draft assets return that Ottawa got isn't the end of this story.  Insider Bruce Garrioch  of the Ottawa Citizen fully expects Sens GM Steve Staios now to take some of those assets and go "Big Game Hunting" to try to find some significant scoring help. A league executive told him that the Senators "were actively seeking...

Senators’ Steve Staios drops ‘comfortable’ truth bomb on Brady Tkachuk trade

While there have already been a handful of trades so far in the NHL offseason, the Ottawa Senators and Florida Panthers have pulled off the biggest move so far. The Senators traded captain Brady Tkachuk, whom they selected in the first round of the 2018 NHL Draft, to the Panthers in return for multiple draft […] The post Senators’ Steve Staios drops ‘comfortable’ truth bomb on Brady Tkachuk trade appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Maple Leafs’ Darren Raddysh breaks silence on joining hometown team

The landscape of the NHL was shaken up in a major way this offseason with some big-time trades, none more notable that the deal that sent Ottawa Senators star Brady Tkachuk to the Florida Panthers to play with his brother, Matthew. However, one of the deals that is flying a bit under the radar is […] The post Maple Leafs’ Darren Raddysh breaks silence on joining hometown team appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Panthers star Brady Tkachuk’s new jersey number revealed

The Florida Panthers acquired forward Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators on Sunday. Ottawa received three first-round draft selections and one second-round selection in the deal, with Florida sending its 2026 first-round pick, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2026 first-round pick (previously acquired via the Seattle Kraken), a 2027 second-round pick, and a 2029 first-round pick […] The post Panthers star Brady Tkachuk’s new jersey number revealed appeared first on ClutchPoints .