Off break, the Florida Panthers were without star forward Matthew Tkachuk on Saturday night against the Seattle Kraken, as the former Team USA winger nurses a lower-body injury suffered during the tournament.

In the club's return from the 4 Nations Face-Off break, the Florida Panthers were without forward Matthew Tkachuk in Saturday night's 2-1 loss to the Seattle Kraken, as the former Team USA winger nurses a lower-body injury suffered during the tourney.

The Florida Panthers will not have Matthew Tkachuk in the lineup Tuesday night when they play the Nashville Predators, and they made a roster move on Monday. The two were not related. Coach Paul Mauri

The Florida Panthers will be without star forward Matthew Tkachuk tonight due to the lower-body injury he sustained at the 4 Nations Face-Off playing for Team USA. This news was not unexpected; coach Paul Maurice said Friday that it was likely Tkachuk would not play tonight.

Florida Panthers forward Matthew Tkachuk was one of the catalysts for Team USA’s run to the championship game of the inaugural 4 Nations Face-Off. Tkachuk and his brother Brady Tkachuk were the ninth- and 10th-leading scorers in the tournament,

Matthew and Brady Tkachuk have been playing against one another in the NHL since the latter was drafted in 2018. Their father, Keith, played in the NHL for 18 years, retiring in 2010, and never was able to hoist the Stanley Cup.

Strickland further suggested that the Panthers are already positioning themselves for a future move, recognizing the chemistry Brady and Matthew displayed throughout the 4 Nations Face-Off with the U.S. team. "Can Florida find a way? Can they find a way to sign him?" co-host Cam Janssen asked.

Could the Tkachuk brothers reunite in Florida? According to Andy Strickland, the Florida Panthers are already exploring ways to acquire Ottawa Senators captain Brady Tkachuk, believing a trade will eventually happen.

BOSTON -- Keith Tkachuk sat in the stands at Bell Centre in Montreal on Saturday -- lower bowl, in the corner, about 20 rows from the ice. Together with wife Chantal, daughter Taryn and the other U.S. families, he felt the energy of the sellout crowd of 21,105 before the United States took on Canada.

Andy Strickland just made a major statement regarding a trade involving Ottawa Senators forward Brady Tkachuk, adding more fuel to the fire.

Team USA couldn’t pull out the overtime winner against Team Canada in the 4 Nations Face-Off, and a huge reason for that may have come during the second period.