The Florida Panthers They began their training field with a key news: its star Matthew Tkachuk will be on top at least until December while recovering from a surgery from which he was operated in summer. General manager Bill Zito confirmed the information this Wednesday, although he clarified that the return calendar is not final.
Tkachuk suffered a tear in the adductor and a sports hernia during the 4 Nations Face-Off in February, which left him out of the regular season. Even so, it reappeared in the playoffs to contribute to the second consecutive title of the Stanley Cup for Florida, adding 23 points, the highest figure of the team in that postseason.
In the regular campaign, the 27 -year -old striker accumulated 57 points in 52 games, showing again its importance in the Panthers offensive. Despite its initial absence in NHL 2025-26, the United States selection hopes to have it for the Milano Cortina Winter Games, where it was already confirmed among the top six summoned.
The Panthers will debut in preseason on Sunday against Nashville and start the regular season on October 7, although everything indicates that their figure must wait until December to return to the ice.
