Tkachuk is back for the Panthers; will it be enough to spark a run to the playoffs?

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Matthew Tkachuk is back with the Florida Panthers, ready to help the back-to-back Stanley Cup champions try to return to the playoffs and start tuning up to play for USA Hockey at next month’s Milan Cortina Olympics.

Tkachuk – who had surgery to repair a torn adductor and sports hernia over the summer, about two months after helping the Panthers win their second straight Stanley Cup – went through morning skate Monday and was added to the lineup for Florida’s game against San Jose that night.

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