After landing Seth Jones in a trade with the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, the Florida Panthers freed up further cap space by placing star forward Matthew Tkachuk on long term injured reserve. Tkachuk suffered a groin injury while representing the United States at the 4 Nations Face-Off and has not played in a game since returning to the Panthers.

As the NHL trade deadline approaches, reports have emerged that Connor Bedard could lose a key teammate to Matthew Tkachuk's Florida Panthers.

After acquiring Chicago Blackhawks defender Seth Jones, the Florida Panthers made a critical announcement on Matthew Tkachuk's season.

Seth Jones impressed his Florida Panthers teammates in his debut Monday night, but it’s anyone’s guess when Matthew Tkachuk will be sharing the ice with his newest teammate.

The Florida Panthers added defense to bolster their repeat of a Stanley Cup win. Now the question with Matthew Tkachuk put on injured reserve is whether they have another move coming.

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 could have a trade up their sleeve after the placing Matthew Tkachuk on LTIR to create cap space.

Florida Panthers star Matthew Tkachuk, who was hurt during the 4 Nations Face-Off, has gone on long-term injured reserve.

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.

The Florida Panthers are placing Matthew Tkachuk on long-term injured reserve due to a groin injury he suffered in the 4 Nations Face-Off, the team announced Sunday. Tkachuk, 27, has sat out the Panthers' past four games since his injury. Now placed on the LTIR, Tkachuk will be out for a significant period of time.

Tim Stutzle scored on a deflection off his skate at 46 seconds of overtime to give the Ottawa Senators a 4-3 victory over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.

The #TimetoHunt put Tkachuk on LTIR After completing the Jones trade, FLA added Tkachuk to LTIR, then called up Driedger. They now have $8.7M Cap Space remaining in LTIR with 21 active players (12F/7D/2G) https://t.co/Fn8YPUBPNG