- Panthers acquire Brady Tkachuk from Ottawa to pair him with brother Matthew
- Senators land the 9th and 25th picks this year plus a 2029 first and a 2030 second
- Read below for the trade details and the reports that broke it
Brady and Matthew Tkachuk are about to be teammates.
The Panthers are acquiring Brady from the Ottawa Senators, putting the two brothers on the same NHL roster for the first time. Pierre LeBrun was first to report the deal:
Ottawa is getting a haul. The Senators pick up the ninth and 25th overall selections in this year’s draft, along with a 2029 first-rounder and a 2030 second-round pick.
Elliotte Friedman confirmed the trade shortly after LeBrun’s report:
Brady brings some cost certainty with him. He’s signed through 2027-28 at a cap hit just north of $8.2 million.
The 26-year-old put up 22 goals and 59 points in 60 games this season. He had worn the captain’s C in Ottawa since 2021.
The brothers already know what winning together feels like. They took home Olympic gold with Team USA back in February.
Florida set this up earlier Sunday. The Panthers grabbed that 25th pick by sending restricted free agent Mackie Samoskevich to the Seattle Kraken, then flipped it to Ottawa as part of the Brady package.
This is a big swing for a team that missed the playoffs a year after winning back-to-back Stanley Cups. Adding a power forward who scores and hits gives them a different look up front.
Ottawa goes the other way. The Senators got swept by the eventual champion Hurricanes in the first round, and now they’re moving their captain and stockpiling picks.
Three first-round picks for a 26-year-old captain signed for two more years. That’s the cost of putting the Tkachuks on the same bench.
