The week leading into the NHL Draft has kicked off with a bang as the long-speculated joining of the Tkachuk brothers has come to fruition.
The Florida Panthers, back-to-back Cup winners and three-time finalists before falling off due to injuries in 2025-26, are reloading by acquiring Brady Tkachuk from the Ottawa Senators for a package of first-round picks. The Senators are apparently not rebuilding but rather aiming to turn some of those into new, current-NHL assets.
Islanders News
The latest episode of On The Island
dropped, covering the Isles after the Olympic break, the deadline moves, Pete DeBoer’s late-season hiring, some bonus Pierre Turgeon content, Mat Barzal connecting with a cancer patient who’s a big Islanders fan…and maybe Anders Lee’s final highlight? [YouTube]
Elsewhere
- Fathers Day blockbuster, Brady Tkachuk to Florida for two first-rounders this week, another in 2029 (top-10 protected) and a 2nd. [NHL]
- Friedman: the Senators didn’t have a good feel that Tkachuk would re-sign a couple of years from now, so they acted now. [Sportsnet]
- Supposedly the Senators will make a big push for Stars RFA Jason Robertson. [@TheFourthPeriod]
- Trade grades: yay for the Panthers, tough for the Senators — although Florida still has a goaltending question, and the Senators maybe did well considering Brady is not quite as good as the hype. [Athletic]
- Former Leaf Bobby McMann re-signs for six years with Seattle. [Sportsnet]
- Jason Dickinson signs a five-year extension in Edmonton. [Sportsnet]
