Matthew Tkachuk Disrespects Wayne Gretzky With Comments in New Interview
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Aaron
July 15, 2025Â Â (2:37)
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Matthew Tkachuk has had a truly special year, winning two Stanley Cups and making three cup finals with the Florida Panthers, but, his recent comments on Wayne Gretzky have caught the eye of many.
The Panthers certainly aren’t regretting that move, despite it being criticized at the time, as they have began a modern dynasty with Tkachuk as a key piece.
When asked at the American Century Championship who he would choose in a winner-take-all shootout, he didn’t take the lay-up answer of the Great One, but rather went with recently retired TJ Oshie, who put up heroics at the Sochi Olympics in 2014.
«That’s so tough. I feel like I saw somewhere once Gretzky said he didn’t like breakaways, which I find that that’s not true, but one of my favorite moments in sports history was watching Oshie in the four-shootout-goal game, so I’m going to take Oshie.»
What Oshie did in 2014 was incredible, but we’re talking about the legendary Wayne Gretzky here — Tkachuk simply missed the mark.
Gretzky, of course, was the NHL’s all-time leader in goals up until a few months ago, until Alex Ovechkin broke his all-but-untouchable 894-goal marker. The shootout didn’t exist when he played, but, if it did, it would have been an incredible sight to see the creativity he could come up with.
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