Florida Panthers Get Tougher With Brady Tkachuk But Must Now Address Their Goaltending
The Florida Panthers pulled off a blockbuster trade with the Ottawa Senators. But acquiring star winger Brady Tkachuk from the Sens still leaves the Panthers with a significant hole in net.
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25, along with a first round pick in 2029 and a second round pick in 2030.
Brady Tkachuk, four time all-star, game.
22 goals, 37 assists for 59 points in 60 games last season.
He is a bruiser.
He loves to play with his brother.
Michael Traikos, let's start with you on this one.
Thoughts on this latest earth-shaking move by Panthers GM Bill Zito.
It's not fair, Ryan.
This is not a fair trade.
the Florida Panthers did not need Brady Tkachuk.
You know, before this trade was made, I think most betting lines had the Panthers either one or two for Stanley Cup odds going into next season.
Th- this trade just puts them right over the top, and if you didn't like the Vegas Golden Knights, oh boy, I think we had forgotten how much we dislike the Florida Panthers because, you know, they, they're stacked from top to bottom right now.
Maybe they need a goal tender probably, but, you know, when we're talking about a team that already had Matthew Tkachuk, already had Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand, and now you're adding Brady Tkachuk to the mix, it's like watch out Atlantic division, it's gonna get real nasty.
And Alexander Barkov's back.
So you have one of the best players in the league, one of the top centers returning with a clean bill of health after a great world championship with Finland.
