Matthew Tkachuk will be out for “an extended period of time” for the Florida Panthers with a lower-body injury, general manager Bill Zito said Monday. “We hope to get him back for the playoffs,” Zito said.

Florida sits in first in the Atlantic Division with 77 points in 61 games played. This article was originally published on www.si.com as Panthers Place Matthew Tkachuk on LTIR, Free Up Cap Space Ahead of Trade Deadline.

The Florida Panthers star will miss the remainder of the regular season with a groin injury he sustained while playing for Team USA during the 4 Nations Face-Off.

The most interesting development about Tkachuk’s placement on LTIR is that it frees up $9.5 million in cap space, setting up the Panthers to make additions ahead of Friday’s trade deadline, exploiting a widely known NHL salary cap loophole.

The Panthers may have star winger Matthew Tkachuk out for more than the next few games, but his absence won’t persist for the rest of the season.

The Florida Panthers resumed their 2024-25 season without the services of Matthew Tkachuk, dropping their first game back 2-1 to the Seattle Kraken.  Tkachuk

Florida Panthers head coach Paul Maurice voiced a strong statement on Matthew Tkachuk's injury ahead of the Cats' pivotal final stretch of the NHL regular season.

Dealing with a lower-body injury, Tkachuk has been ailing since the second game of the 4 Nations Face-Off when he missed the final 12:36 of a 3-1 win for Team USA over Canada. After having to sit out the final game of the round robin, Tkachuk took the ice for just 6:47 in a 3-2 overtime loss to Canada in the championship game on Feb. 20.

Florida Panthers star forward Matthew Tkachuk was a difference maker for Team USA during the 4 Nations Face-Off, but he couldn’t help much dealing with an injur

The Brad Marchand Era in Boston has come to a close. The longtime Bruins forward was sent to the Panthers in a trade deadline stunner that officially signaled Boston’s commitment to a rebuild — and helps the Panthers replace Matthew Tkachuk.

The American 'Bash Brothers,' Matthew and Brady Tkachuk, appeared on the latest episode of the New Heights podcast, where host Travis Kelce made a bold confession to the NHL stars, comparing them to himself and his brother,

Tkachuk sustained a groin injury during the 4 Nations Face-Off while playing for Team USA. It was not immediately clear whether he was placed on the traditional injured reserve or the long-term IR. The injury has held Tkachuk out in all four of the Panthers' games since returning from the break.