Last spring, Tkachuk started out the Panthers’ run to the Stanley Cup ... what it takes to make a great series.” Tkachuk added that he isn’t concerned about the Panthers going into this ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida coach Paul Maurice didn’t care about which team the Panthers drew for Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs. Didn’t care about whether that series would start ...

That's why, for the better part of the last two months, the defending Stanley Cup champions have been patient and prudent. Injured players weren't rushed back into the lineup. Banged-up players ...

The Stanley Cup champion Panthers finished third in the Atlantic Division with 98 points ... and spiritual leader Matthew Tkachuk played only 52 games and hasn't been in a game since the 4 ...

For the fourth time in the past five years, the Florida Panthers will face the Tampa Bay Lightning in the Stanley Cup Playoffs ... they’ll have a healthy Matthew Tkachuk in the lineup.

Considering Florida will also have Aaron Ekblad back from a 20-game suspension and Matthew Tkachuk returning ... the second round into an early offseason. Case for a Stanley Cup run: The Senators ...