Overview
- The Florida Panthers acquired Ottawa captain Brady Tkachuk in a deal announced Sunday that sent the No. 9 and No. 25 overall picks in the 2026 draft plus a 2029 first-round pick (top-10 protected) and a 2030 second-round pick to the Senators.
- Tkachuk, 26, joins his brother Matthew in Florida and arrives with two years left on a seven-year contract that carries an about $8.2 million annual cap hit.
- Florida used a pick it acquired earlier the same day from Seattle in the Mackie Samoskevich trade to assemble the package that closed this deal.
- Senators general manager Steve Staios said the move was made for the club’s long-term future and that Ottawa now has added cap space and draft capital to reshape the roster.
- The trade accelerates Florida’s win‑now strategy by adding a top power forward to an already strong core and forces Ottawa to decide whether to use the new first-rounders to draft prospects or flip them for NHL-ready players at the draft in Buffalo.